Biography:
Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael in 1985, and made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin Farley and drummer Martin Beadle joined in 1986.
Their first album, Broadcast, released in 1986, was the first U.S. number one album for Richard Branson's Virgin Records. It included "(I Just) Died in Your Arms", their most popular single, which reached number one in the U.S., and number four in the UK; the album also yielded an additional U.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Played on acoustic. Listen to song for rhythm.
[Intro]
(Starting with the drums)
D Em D/F# G A
[Verse 1]
D G
I have learnt through all my past mistakes
C D
Not to let the hurdles sap my energy
D G
Time will tell and time is all it takes
C D
You won't see the bastards knock the running out of me
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
D Em F#m G A
[Verse 2]
D G
Don't be fooled by those who feed you words
C D
They just twist and tighten up the tourniquet
D G
But the sweetest song of all the mocking birds
C D
Couldn't hope to match one note of any song we played
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
[Bridge]
F A
Ooh, What are you hiding from?
F A
Ooh, Why do you lock the door?
G
Open up the door!
[Instrumental]
D Em F#m G A x2
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
D A
I have learnt, time will tell, years will pass, tears will fall,
Em D G C G
Don't be fooled, fed by words, their sweet songs,
D Dsus D A Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
Mocking birds!
[Outro]
(Just repeat the chords in the chorus)
D Dsus D A Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
[Intro]
(Starting with the drums)
D Em D/F# G A
[Verse 1]
D G
I have learnt through all my past mistakes
C D
Not to let the hurdles sap my energy
D G
Time will tell and time is all it takes
C D
You won't see the bastards knock the running out of me
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
D Em F#m G A
[Verse 2]
D G
Don't be fooled by those who feed you words
C D
They just twist and tighten up the tourniquet
D G
But the sweetest song of all the mocking birds
C D
Couldn't hope to match one note of any song we played
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
[Bridge]
F A
Ooh, What are you hiding from?
F A
Ooh, Why do you lock the door?
G
Open up the door!
[Instrumental]
D Em F#m G A x2
[Chorus]
D Dsus D A
And the band, they played one more song
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
One for the mocking bird, they played one more song
D Dsus D A
All the tears, they fell one by one
Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
All for the mocking bird, they fell one by one
D A
I have learnt, time will tell, years will pass, tears will fall,
Em D G C G
Don't be fooled, fed by words, their sweet songs,
D Dsus D A Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
Mocking birds!
[Outro]
(Just repeat the chords in the chorus)
D Dsus D A Asus A Em D/F# G D/F# C G
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