Biography:
Jens Martin Lekman (born February 6, 1981 in Angered, Sweden) is a Swedish musician. He has released four albums and several EPs since 2003. His music can be described as guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and lachrymose. His work is often compared to that of Stephin Merritt of the The Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman and Morrissey.
Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately from 2000 to 2003 on CD-R.
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Other songs:
- An Argument With Myself
- Your Arms Around Me
- A Man Walks Into A Bar
- A Postcard To Nina
- And I Remember Every Kiss
- At The Dept Of Forgotten Songs
- Become Someone Elses
- Black Cab
- Erica America
- Evening Prayer
- Every Little Hair Knows Your Name
- Happy Birthday Dear Friend Lisa
- Hotwire The Ferris Wheel
- How Can I Tell Him
- How We Met The Long Version
- I Want A Pair Of Cowboy Boots
- Julie
- La Strada Nel Bosco
- Maple Leaves
- Pocketful Of Money
- Postcard 17
- Rocky Dennis Farewell Song To The Blind Girl
- Shirin
- Sipping On The Sweet Nectar
- The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love
- The Opposite Of Hallelujah
- To Know Your Mission
- Waiting For Kirsten
- Wedding In Finistere
- When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog
- You Are The Light
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G#m x x 9 8 9 7
Rest are normal bar chords.
(When live and acoustic the chords in the verse are, capoed on 2:nd, Emaj7 021100 and
Bmaj7sus2 x02100.)
[Verse 1]
F#maj7 G#m
There's a carnival in town
F#maj7 G#m
Walking your dog past the old fairground
F#maj7 G#m
From inside we hear screaming and laughter
F#maj7 G#m
From roller coasters and merry-go-rounds
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Verse 2]
F#maj7 G#m
Lately you've been a wreck
F#maj7 G#m
Life called, it wanted its dreams back
F#maj7 G#m
I'm here if you want to chat
F#maj7 G#m
Or just keep my mouth shut, if you prefer that
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Verse 3]
F#maj7 G#m
The lonely cry of a seagull (You say)
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "Let's do something illegal
F#maj7 G#m
Let's get ourselves in trouble
F#maj7 G#m
Let's just live a little"
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A#m7 D#7 G#m
So when the moon rolled in over the buildings like bowling pins
A#m7 D#7 G#m
We climbed over the wired fences, you dropped one of your contact lenses
A#m7 D#7 G#m A#m B C#7
Past the point of slumbering seals up the hill to the Ferris wheel
[Chorus]
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
[Verse 4]
F#maj7 G#m
From up here I can see all the way to the royal palace
F#maj7 G#m
Where did you develop those hot-wiring talents?
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "My brother was an electrician
F#maj7 N.C.
But when he was younger he had other ambitions"
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
You say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "Okay, if I'm gonna write a song about this I promise I won't make it a sad song"
A#m D#7 G#m A#m B C#7
You'll go like this: woo!
[Chorus]
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
G#m x x 9 8 9 7
Rest are normal bar chords.
(When live and acoustic the chords in the verse are, capoed on 2:nd, Emaj7 021100 and
Bmaj7sus2 x02100.)
[Verse 1]
F#maj7 G#m
There's a carnival in town
F#maj7 G#m
Walking your dog past the old fairground
F#maj7 G#m
From inside we hear screaming and laughter
F#maj7 G#m
From roller coasters and merry-go-rounds
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Verse 2]
F#maj7 G#m
Lately you've been a wreck
F#maj7 G#m
Life called, it wanted its dreams back
F#maj7 G#m
I'm here if you want to chat
F#maj7 G#m
Or just keep my mouth shut, if you prefer that
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Verse 3]
F#maj7 G#m
The lonely cry of a seagull (You say)
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "Let's do something illegal
F#maj7 G#m
Let's get ourselves in trouble
F#maj7 G#m
Let's just live a little"
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A#m7 D#7 G#m
So when the moon rolled in over the buildings like bowling pins
A#m7 D#7 G#m
We climbed over the wired fences, you dropped one of your contact lenses
A#m7 D#7 G#m A#m B C#7
Past the point of slumbering seals up the hill to the Ferris wheel
[Chorus]
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
[Verse 4]
F#maj7 G#m
From up here I can see all the way to the royal palace
F#maj7 G#m
Where did you develop those hot-wiring talents?
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "My brother was an electrician
F#maj7 N.C.
But when he was younger he had other ambitions"
[Instrumental]
F#maj7 D#m
F#maj7 D#m
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
You say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "If you're gonna write a song about this then please don't make it a sad song"
F#maj7 G#m
I say, "Okay, if I'm gonna write a song about this I promise I won't make it a sad song"
A#m D#7 G#m A#m B C#7
You'll go like this: woo!
[Chorus]
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
F#maj7 D#m
Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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Hot-wire the Ferris wheel
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