Biography:
Edwyn Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician from Edinburgh, Scotland. He formed the Nu-Sonics in 1976, which became Orange Juice in 1979. The group is perhaps best known for the No. 8 hit "Rip it Up", its only UK top 40 single. In 1985, Orange Juice broke up, and he has since then pursued a solo career. Edwyn Collins is best known for his 1994 hit, "A Girl Like You", which was featured in the films Empire Records and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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Chords used G Am C.
Note - C is e|3 in the chorus (finger-picked obviously)
B|1
G|0
D|2
A|3
E|
Main riff:
G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----0-3----01---0-----0-1-0---0-----0-3----01---0-----0-1-----3-
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
Am
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-
G|----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: G
G Am
So you've set out on you're own
You've shut up shop
G
You're leaving home
Am
You feel no need to settle down
In the crippled crook
G
Of your earth bound town
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G Am
There must be something more than this
G
More than ideal homes or domestic bliss
Am
What is there left for you to do
'Cos you've seen the future
G
And it's nothing new
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G
Should be lower
(Solo over verse chords.)
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G
Should be lower
Instrumental break/Solo (I haven't been bothered to type out the timing consistently for this
part, so please exercise your judgement)
e|-7-5-3--------------5---7---3---5--------
B|-8-5-0-3-3------------5---3-------5-3-1-0
G|-------0-0-5-4-7-4-5---------------------
D|-----------7-5-9-5-7---------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------
e|-7-5-3-5-7-8 ---88-7-5-8--88-7-5-3-----------
B|-8-5-0-5-8-10---55-8-5-5--55-8-5-3-----------
G|------------------------------------353-1----
D|------------------------------------------20-
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------
Note - C is e|3 in the chorus (finger-picked obviously)
B|1
G|0
D|2
A|3
E|
Main riff:
G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----0-3----01---0-----0-1-0---0-----0-3----01---0-----0-1-----3-
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
Am
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-
G|----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: G
G Am
So you've set out on you're own
You've shut up shop
G
You're leaving home
Am
You feel no need to settle down
In the crippled crook
G
Of your earth bound town
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G Am
There must be something more than this
G
More than ideal homes or domestic bliss
Am
What is there left for you to do
'Cos you've seen the future
G
And it's nothing new
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G
Should be lower
(Solo over verse chords.)
C Am G
And you've been down this road before
C Am G
Which is not to say you're bored
C Am G
Or that you shouldn't want for more
C Am
It's just your expectations...
G
Should be lower
G
Should be lower
Instrumental break/Solo (I haven't been bothered to type out the timing consistently for this
part, so please exercise your judgement)
e|-7-5-3--------------5---7---3---5--------
B|-8-5-0-3-3------------5---3-------5-3-1-0
G|-------0-0-5-4-7-4-5---------------------
D|-----------7-5-9-5-7---------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------
e|-7-5-3-5-7-8 ---88-7-5-8--88-7-5-3-----------
B|-8-5-0-5-8-10---55-8-5-5--55-8-5-3-----------
G|------------------------------------353-1----
D|------------------------------------------20-
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------
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