Biography:
Martha and the Muffins were a Canadian new wave synth pop band in the 1970s and 1980s.
The group's initial line-up came together in Toronto in 1977, when David Millar asked his fellow Ontario College of Art student Mark Gane to help him start a band. Millar recruited Martha Johnson to play keyboards; Johnson brought in a friend from high school, Carl Finkle, to play bass; and Gane's brother Tim Gane signed on as the drummer. With Millar and Mark Gane as guitarists
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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!
[Intro]
C
Am D C Am D C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--0-----3----3-------0-------1--0-----3----3-------0------| Repeat
G|---------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D|-------------0--0--------------------------0--0----------------|
A|-0-------------------3------3^0--------------------3------3^0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G |
[Verse]
I [Am]know it's out of fashion, [D]and a [C]trifle [Am]uncool, [D] [Em]
But [Am]I can't help it, [D]I'm a [C]romantic [Am]fool. [D] [Em]
It's a [Am]habit of mine [D]to watch the [C]sun go [Am]down. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]I watch the [C]sun go [Am]down. [D] [Em]
From [G] to five I have to spend my [D]time at work.
My [G]job is very boring I'm an [D]office clerk.
The [Am]only thing that helps me pass the [Em]time away
Is [Am]knowing I'll be back in Echo [Em]Beach some day.
(with saxophone)
F | G | Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G | Am
[Interlude]
Am D C Am D C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--0-----3----3-------0-------1--0-----3----3-------0------| Repeat
G|---------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D|-------------0--0--------------------------0--0----------------|
A|-0-------------------3------3^0--------------------3------3^0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
On [Am]silent summer evenings, [D]the sky's [C]alive with [Am]light. [D] [Em]
A [Am]building in the distance - [D]surreal[C]istic [Am]sight. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]waves make the [C]only [Am]sound. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]there's not A [C]soul A[Am]round. [D] [Em]
{C
(with sax)
F | G | Bb | C | F | G | Bb | C
Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G |
Repeat this ad nauseum!
[Am]Echo Beach [G]far away in time, [Em]Echo Beach [F]far away [G]in time
C
Am D C Am D C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--0-----3----3-------0-------1--0-----3----3-------0------| Repeat
G|---------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D|-------------0--0--------------------------0--0----------------|
A|-0-------------------3------3^0--------------------3------3^0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G |
[Verse]
I [Am]know it's out of fashion, [D]and a [C]trifle [Am]uncool, [D] [Em]
But [Am]I can't help it, [D]I'm a [C]romantic [Am]fool. [D] [Em]
It's a [Am]habit of mine [D]to watch the [C]sun go [Am]down. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]I watch the [C]sun go [Am]down. [D] [Em]
From [G] to five I have to spend my [D]time at work.
My [G]job is very boring I'm an [D]office clerk.
The [Am]only thing that helps me pass the [Em]time away
Is [Am]knowing I'll be back in Echo [Em]Beach some day.
(with saxophone)
F | G | Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G | Am
[Interlude]
Am D C Am D C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--0-----3----3-------0-------1--0-----3----3-------0------| Repeat
G|---------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
D|-------------0--0--------------------------0--0----------------|
A|-0-------------------3------3^0--------------------3------3^0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
On [Am]silent summer evenings, [D]the sky's [C]alive with [Am]light. [D] [Em]
A [Am]building in the distance - [D]surreal[C]istic [Am]sight. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]waves make the [C]only [Am]sound. [D] [Em]
On [Am]Echo Beach, [D]there's not A [C]soul A[Am]round. [D] [Em]
{C
(with sax)
F | G | Bb | C | F | G | Bb | C
Am | G | Em | F G | Am | G | Em | F G |
Repeat this ad nauseum!
[Am]Echo Beach [G]far away in time, [Em]Echo Beach [F]far away [G]in time
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