Biography:
Neil Halstead (born 7 October 1970 in Luton, England) is a British guitarist and singer. He was a founding member of Slowdive. When Slowdive disbanded, Halstead, along with some other members of Slowdive (including longtime friend and musical collaborator Rachel Goswell), formed Mojave 3, a British country/folk band that features Halstead as the principal singer and songwriter.
In 2002, Halstead released his debut solo album, Sleeping on Roads. A second solo album, Oh! Mighty Engine was released on July 29, 2008.
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Other songs:
- Elevenses
- A Gentle Heart
- Bad Drugs And Minor Chords
- Dreamed I Saw Soldiers
- Hey Daydreamer
- Hi
- High Hopes
- Home For The Season
- Marthas Mantra
- No Mercy For The Muse
- Oh Mighty Engine
- Paint A Face
- Palindrome Hunches
- Phantasmagoria In Two
- Spin The Bottle
- The Finer Points Of Flying
- The Man In The Santa Suit
- Witless Or Wise
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Intro:
C Dm 8x
Verse 1:
C Dm C Dm
When she was a little girl she travelled all
C Dm C
over this big wider world
she says it`s not what you do, it`s the way that you do it
that really counts
Chorus:
G F
I`m not your rollercoaster girl
C Am
I`m just a boy and I`ve got no sty-y-yle
F G
I`m the bullet, you`re the gun
C
if you pull the trigger
Am F G F G F G C
and we`ll both be gone
Verse 2 ( same chords as Verse 1)
it`s not what you say, it`s the way that you say it
that really hurts
i know I`m not alone but I`m feeling so lonely
don`t you understand?
Chorus 2:
I don`t know know what you`re saying girl
I`m just a boy, and I got no style....
Chorus 3:
Am G
Short shrift on the weekend wars
C F Am G F C
bad drugs and minor cho-o-ords
Am G
Short shrift on the weekend wars
C F Am G F F
bad drugs and minor cho-o-ords
Piano Solo:
Am G F C
Am G G
Chorus:
F G
I`m not you roller coaster girl
C Am
I`m just a boy and I got no sty-y-le ( 5x)
F G F G F G C
C Dm 8x
Verse 1:
C Dm C Dm
When she was a little girl she travelled all
C Dm C
over this big wider world
she says it`s not what you do, it`s the way that you do it
that really counts
Chorus:
G F
I`m not your rollercoaster girl
C Am
I`m just a boy and I`ve got no sty-y-yle
F G
I`m the bullet, you`re the gun
C
if you pull the trigger
Am F G F G F G C
and we`ll both be gone
Verse 2 ( same chords as Verse 1)
it`s not what you say, it`s the way that you say it
that really hurts
i know I`m not alone but I`m feeling so lonely
don`t you understand?
Chorus 2:
I don`t know know what you`re saying girl
I`m just a boy, and I got no style....
Chorus 3:
Am G
Short shrift on the weekend wars
C F Am G F C
bad drugs and minor cho-o-ords
Am G
Short shrift on the weekend wars
C F Am G F F
bad drugs and minor cho-o-ords
Piano Solo:
Am G F C
Am G G
Chorus:
F G
I`m not you roller coaster girl
C Am
I`m just a boy and I got no sty-y-le ( 5x)
F G F G F G C
Neko Atsume
Neko Case
Nela Otuafi
Nellie Mckay
Nelly