Biography:
Oxfordshire quartet Glass Animals are Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer and Joe Seaward. They grew up together from the age of thirteen and started working together when Dave showed Drew some tracks.
They self-released a 5 track demo in 2012 which form the basis of the 'Leaflings EP', released via Kaya Kaya Records. It included 'Cocoa Hooves', 'Golden Antlers' and 'Exxus', later included on the 'Black Mambo / Exxus EP'.
Having left the confines of their creative hub in the woodlands of Oxfordshire (referred to as The Shed)
Read more on Last.fm
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!
Bb Dm Gm
e|-1---5---3-|
B|-3---6---3-|
G|-3---7---3-|
D|-3---7---5-|
A|-1---5---5-|
E|-x---x---3-|
[Intro]
Bb Dm Gm Dm
[Verse 1]
Bb
This old goat with beard of grey
Dm
He turns his leather gripped cane
Gm Bb
Those times you clapped and called for, "Quiet."
Bb
They’ve come to hold you, ain’t that nice?
Bb
He packs a fat oom paul to
Dm
Jib and make home-baked perfume
Gm
Sips froth from soft, warm joe
Dm Bb Dm
Snug eiderdown bedclothes
Dm Gm Dm Bb Dm Gm Bb
You know, you know the way that I
[Chorus]
Bb
Come on you hermit, you never fight back
Dm
Why don’t you play with bows and arrows?
Gm
Why don’t you dance like you’re sick in your mind?
Dm
Why don’t you set your wings on fire?
[Verse 2]
Bb
You slick back that wiry mane
Dm
A neat tucked slice
Gm
Deep trees sleep on the dank lawn
Dm
And scratch the slate
Bb
You finger down that waxen line
Dm
Between your breasts
Gm
A squeaky pain upon each breath
Dm Bb Dm Gm Dm
The plumbers left
Dm Bb Dm Gm Dm
You know the way that I feel
[Chorus]
Bb
Come on you hermit, you never fight back
Dm
Why don’t you play with bows and arrows?
Gm
Why don’t you dance like you’re sick in your mind?
Dm
Why don’t you set your wings on fire?
[Outro]
Bb
Come on you hermit, Why don’t you play nice?
Dm
Why don’t you toy with sex and violence?
Gm
Why don’t you stare back into my huge eye?
Dm
Why don’t you set my wings on fire?
e|-1---5---3-|
B|-3---6---3-|
G|-3---7---3-|
D|-3---7---5-|
A|-1---5---5-|
E|-x---x---3-|
[Intro]
Bb Dm Gm Dm
[Verse 1]
Bb
This old goat with beard of grey
Dm
He turns his leather gripped cane
Gm Bb
Those times you clapped and called for, "Quiet."
Bb
They’ve come to hold you, ain’t that nice?
Bb
He packs a fat oom paul to
Dm
Jib and make home-baked perfume
Gm
Sips froth from soft, warm joe
Dm Bb Dm
Snug eiderdown bedclothes
Dm Gm Dm Bb Dm Gm Bb
You know, you know the way that I
[Chorus]
Bb
Come on you hermit, you never fight back
Dm
Why don’t you play with bows and arrows?
Gm
Why don’t you dance like you’re sick in your mind?
Dm
Why don’t you set your wings on fire?
[Verse 2]
Bb
You slick back that wiry mane
Dm
A neat tucked slice
Gm
Deep trees sleep on the dank lawn
Dm
And scratch the slate
Bb
You finger down that waxen line
Dm
Between your breasts
Gm
A squeaky pain upon each breath
Dm Bb Dm Gm Dm
The plumbers left
Dm Bb Dm Gm Dm
You know the way that I feel
[Chorus]
Bb
Come on you hermit, you never fight back
Dm
Why don’t you play with bows and arrows?
Gm
Why don’t you dance like you’re sick in your mind?
Dm
Why don’t you set your wings on fire?
[Outro]
Bb
Come on you hermit, Why don’t you play nice?
Dm
Why don’t you toy with sex and violence?
Gm
Why don’t you stare back into my huge eye?
Dm
Why don’t you set my wings on fire?
Glen Campbell
Glen Frey
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard And (...)
Glen Hansard And (...)