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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Ok so I've just written this tab real quick, it may not be 100% accurate but I think it
sounds good.
Intro: F#, C#, G#m
F# C# G#m
Having an argument with myself down Elizabeth Street
A#m
Bumping into backpackers and
G#m
struggling with the parameters
D#m C#
and the basic construction of my feet
B D#m
Shut up, no, you shut up!
A#m D#m
What's the matter, take a number, Buttercup!
Repeat the whole thing until:
Look closer, that's her intials
Play D and C#m twice, and then C#m, D and E on "tidal wave of vomit"
Then you go F#m, Bm, E, C#m, E and G and you then return to the normal chords from the
verse. The timing is tricky on this part so you'll have to hear the song and try to play
along it.
Two notes: you could play the song with a capo on the 2th fret to make it easier, in
fact Jens plays it this way. Also, the first three chords of the song play a little melody
which you'll have to play like this:
e|--2---------4---6----4---------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---6--7--4------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---6-----4------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---6-----6------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---4-----6------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------4------------------------------------------------------------|
sounds good.
Intro: F#, C#, G#m
F# C# G#m
Having an argument with myself down Elizabeth Street
A#m
Bumping into backpackers and
G#m
struggling with the parameters
D#m C#
and the basic construction of my feet
B D#m
Shut up, no, you shut up!
A#m D#m
What's the matter, take a number, Buttercup!
Repeat the whole thing until:
Look closer, that's her intials
Play D and C#m twice, and then C#m, D and E on "tidal wave of vomit"
Then you go F#m, Bm, E, C#m, E and G and you then return to the normal chords from the
verse. The timing is tricky on this part so you'll have to hear the song and try to play
along it.
Two notes: you could play the song with a capo on the 2th fret to make it easier, in
fact Jens plays it this way. Also, the first three chords of the song play a little melody
which you'll have to play like this:
e|--2---------4---6----4---------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---6--7--4------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---6-----4------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---6-----6------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---4-----6------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------4------------------------------------------------------------|
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