Biography:
Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Phillips began Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. By 1988, they had signed with Columbia Records. After recording six albums and playing many major tours, they disbanded in 1998.
During his time in Toad the Wet Sprocket, Phillips was involved in a pop rock project called flapping, Flapping.
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Notes:
(1) Glen plays this tuned a full step down. So the song is really in the key of F
(2) Glen uses some elements from the riff throughout the song; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ThbTwmJs8
Riff
e|---3-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3---------------------1---1-0-------1-1-0-------------|
G|---0-----0-2-2h4-4-------0h2---0---0---2-0---0-0---2-0---------|
D|---0-0h2---0-0---0---0h2-------2---2---------2-2---------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----3-------3---3---------------|
E|--3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Riff
e|---3-----3--------------|
B|---3-----3--------------|
G|---0-----0-2-2h4-2-0-0--|
D|---0-0h2---0-0---0-0-2--|
A|------------------------|
E|--3---------------------|
[Verse 1]
G C
don’t know what to say, i don’t know what to do
G
everything gets lost, everything but you
G C
i’m not sure what it takes, fuzzy on the rules
C G
everything’s so dark, everything but you
Riff
[Verse 2]
G C
i’ve forgotten how to pray, forgotten what was true
G
everything feels bought, everything but you
C
the battle of the bands, the rattle of the news
G
everything’s too much, everything but you
[Chorus 1]
C
take me to the town for torture
G
break me on the wheel of fortune
C
all this entertainment’s no good
Am D
it just leaves me hungry for you
[Verse 3]
G C
i’m messing up the words, murdering the tune
G
everything’s so slack, everything but you
C
something’s got to change, someone’s got to choose
G
everything’s sewn up, everything but you
[Chorus 2]
C
take me dancing pale and knock-kneed
G
spin me through the crowd and drop me
C Fill
dizzy in the middle of the floor
Am C
oh my god you terrify me
G Em
oblivious you blow right by me
Am C
spilling wine and melting ice cream
Am D
random, warm and mesmerizing
[Bridge]
Am C G Em
you terrify me, you are everything
Am C G Em
you terrify me, you are everything
Am C
you terrify me
[Interlude]
Riff
Riff
[Outro]
G
well i’ll just stick to what i know,
C
im proud to be your fool
N.C.
everything’s a crutch
N.C.
everything but you
(1) Glen plays this tuned a full step down. So the song is really in the key of F
(2) Glen uses some elements from the riff throughout the song; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ThbTwmJs8
Riff
e|---3-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3---------------------1---1-0-------1-1-0-------------|
G|---0-----0-2-2h4-4-------0h2---0---0---2-0---0-0---2-0---------|
D|---0-0h2---0-0---0---0h2-------2---2---------2-2---------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----3-------3---3---------------|
E|--3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Riff
e|---3-----3--------------|
B|---3-----3--------------|
G|---0-----0-2-2h4-2-0-0--|
D|---0-0h2---0-0---0-0-2--|
A|------------------------|
E|--3---------------------|
[Verse 1]
G C
don’t know what to say, i don’t know what to do
G
everything gets lost, everything but you
G C
i’m not sure what it takes, fuzzy on the rules
C G
everything’s so dark, everything but you
Riff
[Verse 2]
G C
i’ve forgotten how to pray, forgotten what was true
G
everything feels bought, everything but you
C
the battle of the bands, the rattle of the news
G
everything’s too much, everything but you
[Chorus 1]
C
take me to the town for torture
G
break me on the wheel of fortune
C
all this entertainment’s no good
Am D
it just leaves me hungry for you
[Verse 3]
G C
i’m messing up the words, murdering the tune
G
everything’s so slack, everything but you
C
something’s got to change, someone’s got to choose
G
everything’s sewn up, everything but you
[Chorus 2]
C
take me dancing pale and knock-kneed
G
spin me through the crowd and drop me
C Fill
dizzy in the middle of the floor
Am C
oh my god you terrify me
G Em
oblivious you blow right by me
Am C
spilling wine and melting ice cream
Am D
random, warm and mesmerizing
[Bridge]
Am C G Em
you terrify me, you are everything
Am C G Em
you terrify me, you are everything
Am C
you terrify me
[Interlude]
Riff
Riff
[Outro]
G
well i’ll just stick to what i know,
C
im proud to be your fool
N.C.
everything’s a crutch
N.C.
everything but you
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