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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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!
[Intro]
G C G
[Verse 1]
G
Oh you sisters encircled
C G
Children of mine
C
You humble my heart
C G
And sharpen my mind
G
Though scattered and weary
D Em
The change is upon us
C
We are bound till the end
C G
a family I promise
[Chorus 1]
D
All that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Verse 2]
G
For so many years
C G
We swam into the tide
C
And we would not abandon
C G
Heroic and kind
G
Shared our sweat and our shelter
D Em
Our bodies and blood
C
God speed and good fortune
C G
I will miss you my love
[Chorus 2]
D
For all you hold dear
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G
In grief and in praise
[Bridge]
G/F# Em
Now we meet at the well of sorrow
Am
Dug down to the heart of the earth
Em D
To be joined at its source
C G
To the spring of hope
C
Drink deep while you can
D
Give thanks for your thirst
[Solo]
G G C G C C C G G D Em C C C G
[Chorus 3]
D
For all that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Reprise]
C
Sing loud while you re able
D G
In grief and in praise
G C G
[Verse 1]
G
Oh you sisters encircled
C G
Children of mine
C
You humble my heart
C G
And sharpen my mind
G
Though scattered and weary
D Em
The change is upon us
C
We are bound till the end
C G
a family I promise
[Chorus 1]
D
All that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Verse 2]
G
For so many years
C G
We swam into the tide
C
And we would not abandon
C G
Heroic and kind
G
Shared our sweat and our shelter
D Em
Our bodies and blood
C
God speed and good fortune
C G
I will miss you my love
[Chorus 2]
D
For all you hold dear
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G
In grief and in praise
[Bridge]
G/F# Em
Now we meet at the well of sorrow
Am
Dug down to the heart of the earth
Em D
To be joined at its source
C G
To the spring of hope
C
Drink deep while you can
D
Give thanks for your thirst
[Solo]
G G C G C C C G G D Em C C C G
[Chorus 3]
D
For all that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Reprise]
C
Sing loud while you re able
D G
In grief and in praise
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