Biography:
Gregory Alan Isakov (born in 1979 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South Africa-born American singer-songwriter. He released his first album, Rust Colored Stones, in 2003.
Isakov has been described by Boulder Weekly, "Strong, subtle, a lyrical genius" and has been compared to his influences; Bruce Springsteen, Kelly Joe Phelps, Iron & Wine and Gillian Welch. Isakov's humble presence and his overwhelming voice and guitar style has been treasured by an ever-growing and captivated fan base.
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Other songs:
- All Shades Of Blue
- Big Black Car
- Caves
- If I Go I'm Goin'
- Living Proof
- Suitcase Full Of Sparks
- That Moon Song
- That Sea, The Gambler
- The Stable Song
- Time Will Tell
- 3Am
- All There Is
- Amsterdam
- Astronaut
- Berth
- Black Blue
- Bullet Holes
- Buried In The Waves
- Chelsea Hotel No 2
- Chemicals
- Dandelion Wine
- Dark Dark Dark
- Desdemone
- Drank All The Wine
- Evelyn
- February
- Fire Escape
- Garden
- Girl With The Feather
- Highway 29
- Honey Its Alright
- Idaho
- If I Go Im Goin
- If I Go Im Going
- Ill Feed Your Horses
- In Tall Buildings
- John Browns Body
- Kathys Song
- Liars
- Light Year
- Master And A Hound
- Mercury
- Monsters
- Morning Lady
- O City Lights
- One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
- Raising Cain
- Red And Gold
- Saint Valentine
- Salt And The Sea
- San Francisco
- San Luis
- Second Chances
- She Always Takes It Black
- Shining Offa You
- Southern Star
- That Sea The Gamber
- That Sea The Gambler
- The Moon Song
- The Moon Was Red And Dangerous
- The Universe
- This Empty Northern Hemisphere
- Too Far Away
- Unwritable Girl
- Virginia May
- Was I Just Another One
- Where You Gonna Go
- Wings In All Black
- Words
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This is from Isakov's new album "Evening Machines". I love this song because of how effective the atmosphere
is portrayed through the scant instrumentation and short run time. The song is over before you even know it!
Down to business:
-Capo 5 in G. (Song is in C, but Isakov plays it capo'd up more for a higher register sound.)
-Song is in a quick waltz tempo (3/4).
Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to strum down, while pulsing my fret
hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably want to learn that for this song to
play it "correctly".
Oh, and you can check out me playing it on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGhmneu_7tQ
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C Em C Em
Oh my drunken southern star
C Em C G
How you tried to hide in darkness
C G
Slipped from orbit
D C G C G
Now you’re dangerously close
[Verse 2]
C Em
Come out, come out
C Em
From all your hiding out
C Em
We’ll dig in our heels
C G
Salute the battlefields
D C G C G
Where our broken hearts were born, oh
[Chorus]
C
And the storm clouds are thirsty
Em C Em
I can see them bursting, watch them gathering light
C Em D C
And the walls in the bedroom now are pounding out
C Em C Em
Were we broken open baby, maybe just a crack
C Em D C G C G
Swore I heard you whisper that you preferred us like that, oh
[Intrumental]
C Em C Em C Em D C
C Em C Em C Em D C G C G
[Verse 3]
C Em C Em
My broken open child
C Em C G
Were we thirsty, thorned with wild eyes
C G D C G
Still, we are slaves to the sirens of the salty sea
C G C G C G
Oh, oh, oh,
is portrayed through the scant instrumentation and short run time. The song is over before you even know it!
Down to business:
-Capo 5 in G. (Song is in C, but Isakov plays it capo'd up more for a higher register sound.)
-Song is in a quick waltz tempo (3/4).
Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to strum down, while pulsing my fret
hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably want to learn that for this song to
play it "correctly".
Oh, and you can check out me playing it on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGhmneu_7tQ
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C Em C Em
Oh my drunken southern star
C Em C G
How you tried to hide in darkness
C G
Slipped from orbit
D C G C G
Now you’re dangerously close
[Verse 2]
C Em
Come out, come out
C Em
From all your hiding out
C Em
We’ll dig in our heels
C G
Salute the battlefields
D C G C G
Where our broken hearts were born, oh
[Chorus]
C
And the storm clouds are thirsty
Em C Em
I can see them bursting, watch them gathering light
C Em D C
And the walls in the bedroom now are pounding out
C Em C Em
Were we broken open baby, maybe just a crack
C Em D C G C G
Swore I heard you whisper that you preferred us like that, oh
[Intrumental]
C Em C Em C Em D C
C Em C Em C Em D C G C G
[Verse 3]
C Em C Em
My broken open child
C Em C G
Were we thirsty, thorned with wild eyes
C G D C G
Still, we are slaves to the sirens of the salty sea
C G C G C G
Oh, oh, oh,
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