Give Me Back My Name Chords - Talking Heads






Give me back my name

C#m                    Dm                                              
There's a word for it

And words don't mean a thing
C#m                     Dm
There's name for it

And names make all the difference in the world
Gm
Some things can never be spoken
D#
Some things cannot be pronounced
G                            A
That word does not exist in any language
D                                    F
It will never be uttered by a human mouth

C#m
Let X make a statement
Dm
Let breath pass through those cracked lips
C#m
That man was my hero
Dm
And now that word has been taken from us

(1)
Gm  D#
Some things can never be spoken

Some things cannot be pronounced
G                            A
That word does not exist in any language
D                                  F
It will never be uttered by a human mouth

G        B       A
Give me back my name
G        B       A
Give me back my name
G                                  D
Something has been changed in my life
G                                  D
Something has been changed in my life
G                                  D
Something must be returned to us
G                                  D
Something must me returned to us         

first time:  back to (1)
second time:  C#m Dm C#m Dm A

(chords identified by Buck S.)