Biography:
Midlake is an American rock band from Denton, Texas, that formed in 1999. The band first gained popularity in Europe.
Midlake began in 1999 by a group of jazz students at the University of North Texas. The original lineup consisted of Tim Smith (vocals, guitars, keyboards), McKenzie Smith (drums), Paul Alexander (bass), Eric Nichelson (guitar), and Evan Jacobs (keyboards). Their initial work (under the working name The Cornbread All-Stars) consisted of funk/jazz explorations heavily influenced by Herbie Hancock.
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Other songs:
- Head Home
- Young Bride
- Roscoe
- Acts Of Man
- Ages
- Antiphon
- Aurora Gone
- Balloon Maker
- Bandits
- Branches
- Bring Down
- Chasing After Deer
- Children Of The Grounds
- Core Of Nature
- Fortune
- Golden Hour
- He Tried To Escape
- In The Ground
- In This Camp
- Its Going Down
- Moppers Medley
- Mr Amateur
- No One Knew Where We Were
- Rulers Ruling All Things
- Simple
- Small Mountain
- Some Of Them Were Superstitious
- The Fairest Way
- The Old And The Young
- Van Occupanther
- We Gathered In Spring
- Winter Dies
- You Never Arrived
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!
"The Fairest Way" by Midlake
a brilliant yet not very well-known song by good old Midlake
(I still wonder why it´s meant to belong to "The trials of Van Occupanther" and not to "Courage of others",
for it sounds a lot more similar to it)
[Intro with flute] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 1]
(soft picking)
Am G F G
The fairest way for any man to have his own
Am G F G
Is forty years of undisturbed work
Am G F G
And while the rest are buried under stone
Am G F G
When do you want to go off on our own?
[Instrumental] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 2]
Am G F G
Rolling towns of pastures green and mountainsides
Am G F G
Reflected light off winding streams that run for miles
Am G F G
I wanted to try my hand but I am old
Am G F G
And now it's too late, you'll never get to go
[Instrumental] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 3]
(strumming)
Am G F G
Finding the path to be taken
Am G F G
Was forced by a desperate ruler
Am G F G
Who gave mostly hardships and earful news
Am G F G
But thought himself generous and fair
[Vers 4]
(harder picking)
Am G F G
Lay me besi--de the mountain
Am G F G
Whose shelter inci--tes the moon
Am G F G
But who dares disturb those that rest nearby
Am G F G
The mountain?
[Outro with flute] x2
Am G F G
a brilliant yet not very well-known song by good old Midlake
(I still wonder why it´s meant to belong to "The trials of Van Occupanther" and not to "Courage of others",
for it sounds a lot more similar to it)
[Intro with flute] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 1]
(soft picking)
Am G F G
The fairest way for any man to have his own
Am G F G
Is forty years of undisturbed work
Am G F G
And while the rest are buried under stone
Am G F G
When do you want to go off on our own?
[Instrumental] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 2]
Am G F G
Rolling towns of pastures green and mountainsides
Am G F G
Reflected light off winding streams that run for miles
Am G F G
I wanted to try my hand but I am old
Am G F G
And now it's too late, you'll never get to go
[Instrumental] x2
Am G F G
[Vers 3]
(strumming)
Am G F G
Finding the path to be taken
Am G F G
Was forced by a desperate ruler
Am G F G
Who gave mostly hardships and earful news
Am G F G
But thought himself generous and fair
[Vers 4]
(harder picking)
Am G F G
Lay me besi--de the mountain
Am G F G
Whose shelter inci--tes the moon
Am G F G
But who dares disturb those that rest nearby
Am G F G
The mountain?
[Outro with flute] x2
Am G F G
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