Biography:
John Nolan is the co-vocalist/guitarist of Taking Back Sunday and the former lead singer of Straylight Run.
John Thomas Nolan was born on February 24, 1978 in Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, but grew up in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. He attended school with Brand New frontman (and ex-TBS bassist) Jesse Lacey. He used to be in the band Jennifer's Dream, and also Straylight Run. He and Taking Back Sunday bandmate Shaun Cooper left Taking Back Sunday because they felt they were headed in a different direction in music.
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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!
POSTED BY JOHN NOLAN HIMSELF =]
Played with capo on the 3rd fret
Intro:Em G C Am7 2x
Em G C
They dragged me from the party kicking and screaming
Am7 Em
Clawing at the carpet and chewing up the scenery
G C Am7 Em G C Am7
Talking to my friends with no regard for decency
Em G C Am7
I couldn't tell you what I did, or what it meant to me
Em
But I keep finding all these pieces
G C Am7
Soon they start to form a picture
Em G C
And I can understand what I've done
Am7 Em G C
But it takes a long time
Am7 Em G C Am7
to understand why
Em G C
Am7 Em
You made it home, but I was left on the road
G C Am7
To sing songs, drink hard to fight fatigue and the cold
Em
Sleep walking through the days
G C Am7 Em G C Am7
Just waiting until the clock says it's time to let go
Em G
Until it's time to give up again and pretend
C Am7 Em
I'm not bound by habit, I'm not a slave to my needs
G C Am7
I choose to let go so I must be in control
Em G C
This must be who I want to be
Am7 Em G C
But it takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Bm C Cmaj7
to understand why
Bm C Cmaj7
Bm C Cmaj7
Constant effort, constant concentration
Bm C Cmaj7
Constant concern, constant contemplation
Bm C Cmaj7
Constantly checking my tone for accuracy
Bm C Cmaj7
Constantly defining my inability
Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em
It takes a long time
Played with capo on the 3rd fret
Intro:Em G C Am7 2x
Em G C
They dragged me from the party kicking and screaming
Am7 Em
Clawing at the carpet and chewing up the scenery
G C Am7 Em G C Am7
Talking to my friends with no regard for decency
Em G C Am7
I couldn't tell you what I did, or what it meant to me
Em
But I keep finding all these pieces
G C Am7
Soon they start to form a picture
Em G C
And I can understand what I've done
Am7 Em G C
But it takes a long time
Am7 Em G C Am7
to understand why
Em G C
Am7 Em
You made it home, but I was left on the road
G C Am7
To sing songs, drink hard to fight fatigue and the cold
Em
Sleep walking through the days
G C Am7 Em G C Am7
Just waiting until the clock says it's time to let go
Em G
Until it's time to give up again and pretend
C Am7 Em
I'm not bound by habit, I'm not a slave to my needs
G C Am7
I choose to let go so I must be in control
Em G C
This must be who I want to be
Am7 Em G C
But it takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Bm C Cmaj7
to understand why
Bm C Cmaj7
Bm C Cmaj7
Constant effort, constant concentration
Bm C Cmaj7
Constant concern, constant contemplation
Bm C Cmaj7
Constantly checking my tone for accuracy
Bm C Cmaj7
Constantly defining my inability
Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em G C
It takes a long time
Am7 Em G C
to understand why
Am7 Em
It takes a long time
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