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My Love is You  David Byrne

i like david byrne and i assume you do as well.
this song is pretty east to play. its just basic chords with a few little licks
intermittently. listen for the timing.
intro:
D9 | B7 |:
D7 | D9 | F#m | B7 |
B7 | A | B7 | E |:
[D9]Some men desire a [B7]princess
And [D9]others lust for a [B7]temptress
Well [D7]I don't [D9]need one of [F#m]those [B7]cause,
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
[D9]Some men replace their [B7]mamas
And [D9]some want a young bai[B7]ana
[D7]I have [D9]no use for [F#m]those [B7]cause,
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
[Bm]Sometimes dear
You [F#7]tell me I'm an asshole
G Em | E
Sometimes you're an asshole too
[Bm]Even though we're
[F#7]Filled with imperfections
G B | E
I don't think any less of you
(Repeat intro)
[D9]I'm primitive and [B7]selfish
I'm [D9]childlike and I'm [B7]helpless
Well, [D7]I got [D9]that way be[B7]cause of
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]for y[E]ou
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
[B7]My l[A]ove [B7]is y[E]ou
there are two main licks in this song.
Lick 1, this is after the first B7:
[B7]  
 
 -2------2-----|
 -4-2-h4---2---|
 -2------------|
 -4------------|
 -2------------|
 -2------------|

Lick 2, this is after the E at the end of each stanza:
[E]  
 
 -0------0-------|
 -0--------0-----|
 -1-0-h1-----1---|
 -2--------------|
 -2--------------|
 -0--------------|

the chords i use are as follows:
[D9] [B7] [D7] [F#m] [A] [E]  
[F#7] [G] [B]  
 
 -x---2---5---2----0--0--2---2----3--2---|
 -5---4---7---2----2--0--3---2----3--4---|
 -5---2---5---2----2--1--4---3----4--4---|
 -4---4---7---4----2--2--4---2----5--4---|
 -5---2---5---4----0--2--2---4----5--2---|
 -x---x---x---2----x--0--x---2----3--x---|

so thats pretty much it. enjoy.

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A B B7 Bm D7 D9 E F#7 F#m G
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