Biography:
Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979, in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries.
After departing The Guthries to embark on a solo career, Mays released his self-titled debut which maintained the rootsy, laid-back feel of his earlier work but also had a decidedly more rock vibe.
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Other songs:
- Aint So Heavy
- Chase The Light
- City Of Lakes
- Cocaine Cowgirl
- Dark Promises
- Downtown
- Drive On
- Faint Of Heart
- Good People
- Indio
- Long Since Gone
- Lost Souls
- Mornin Son
- Nyc Girls
- Perfectly Wasted
- Plan
- Queen Of Portland Street
- Shining Eyes
- Slow Burning Luck
- Sometime Soon Movin On
- Spoonful Of Sugar
- St Georges Lane
- Stand Down At Sundown
- Take It On Faith
- Tall Trees
- Travellin
- What Are We Gonna Do Come The Month Of September
- Where Am I Going
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A great tune by a great songwriter
Intro:
E,C#m,G#m,B x2
Verse 1
E A
Through the night 'til the morning
B
It all came to me
E A
At the edge of the desert
B
Where the sand hits the sea
A
Out here on the pier
B
I'm out here on a search
E A
Where the fishermen reel
B
and the pelicans perch
E,C#m,G#m,B x2
Verse 2
E A
I'm out on here on a trip
B
Here on a whim
E A
Into what's going on
B
through the dawn
A
Out here on the pier
B
I'm out here to win
E A
Where the rollercoasters roll
B
And the Ferris wheels spin
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E,A,B x2
A,B
E,A,B
E F#m
living your life
G#m A
on a whim
E F#m
Your eyes ain't bright
G#m A B
If your mind is dim
E A
From the east to the west
B
Can't you feel it in the air
E A
They're gonna save you
B
So you better, you better save them
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E A
From the east to the west
B
Can't you feel it in the air
E A
They're gonna save you
B
So you better, you better save them
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E,F#m,G#m,B
The good people
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people
Outro
E,C#m,G#m,B
Intro:
E,C#m,G#m,B x2
Verse 1
E A
Through the night 'til the morning
B
It all came to me
E A
At the edge of the desert
B
Where the sand hits the sea
A
Out here on the pier
B
I'm out here on a search
E A
Where the fishermen reel
B
and the pelicans perch
E,C#m,G#m,B x2
Verse 2
E A
I'm out on here on a trip
B
Here on a whim
E A
Into what's going on
B
through the dawn
A
Out here on the pier
B
I'm out here to win
E A
Where the rollercoasters roll
B
And the Ferris wheels spin
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E,A,B x2
A,B
E,A,B
E F#m
living your life
G#m A
on a whim
E F#m
Your eyes ain't bright
G#m A B
If your mind is dim
E A
From the east to the west
B
Can't you feel it in the air
E A
They're gonna save you
B
So you better, you better save them
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E A
From the east to the west
B
Can't you feel it in the air
E A
They're gonna save you
B
So you better, you better save them
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people x2
E,F#m,G#m,B
The good people
E,C#m,G#m,B
The good people
Outro
E,C#m,G#m,B
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