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)
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Intro
G Gb Bm x4
Bm A
When I was young and stupid my love
G D Em
Left to be a rock and roll star
Bm A
He told me please don't worry
G D Em
Wise little smile that spoke so safely
Bm A
He booked a one way ticket
G D Em
Out west that's where they'd make it
Bm A
Six kids stuck in a bedsit
G D Em
To sunswept poolside riches
Bm A
He met a girl who wore Versace
G D Em
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewellery
Bm A
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon
G D Em
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon
Bm A
He's got a gold Camaro
G D Em
He said over the payphone
Bm A
I try to keep my cool but
G D Em
My life turns in slow motion
Chorus
G Gb
Bye bye baby blue
Bm
I wish you could see the wicked truth
A G Gb
Caught up in a rush it's killing you
Bm
Screaming at the sun you blow into
A G Gb
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Bm
Fingers in a fist like you might run
A G Gb
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Bm
Superparadise I held on to
A G
But I settle for a ghost
Gb G Gb
Bm A
Where I was from NOLA no one
G D Em
Left to be a rock and roll star
Bm A
He'd stay and treat his lady
G D Em
Give everything to his new baby
Bm A
I miss him don't you blame me
G D Em
That boy went stone cold crazy
Bm A
Caught up in camera lust he's
G D Em
Chasing that pappy pipe dreams
Gb G Em x2
Gb
I know you don't but I
G
I know you don't but I still try
Gb
My thunder shook him down
G Bm Gb G
My thunder came and shook him down
D
That girl is gone but I
Gb G
That girl is gone but I still try
A
I think it's over now
Gb
The bullet hit but maybe not
G A
I feel so fucking numb
Gb G
It hits my head and I feel numb
A
My body's looking wrong
Gb
My body's looking wrong
My body's looking wrong
G Gb
Bye bye baby blue
Bm
I wish you could see the wicked truth
A G Gb
Caught up in a rush it's killing you
Bm
Screaming at the sun you blow into
A G Gb
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Bm
Fingers in a fist like you might run
A G Gb
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Bm
Superparadise I held on to
A G
But I settle for a ghost
Gb Bm A G x4
Glen Campbell
Glen Frey
Glen Hansard
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