Biography:
Paul Dempsey (born 1976 in Melbourne) is the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of Australian rock group Something for Kate. Paul was a founding member of the band, and in August 2009 is to release his first solo album whilst continuing his work with Something for Kate. A multi-instrumentalist, Paul has also produced and co-written records for other artists.
Paul Dempsey formed Something For Kate just after leaving high school in 1994 with school friend, drummer Clint Hyndman.
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CAPO 1
NB: F chord is played 13321x, though a normal F chord works too
Riff 1
E|---------|
B|--2-3-5-7|
G|---------|
D|--4-5-7-9|
A|---------|
E|---------|
INTRO:
Am C G F x2
Am C G F
The man of the moment is just way ahead of his time,
Am C G F
could be why you see just distance in his eyes
Riff 1 F C
he could be watching ashes grow,
Riff 1 F C G
where all your best seeds were just now sown
Dsus2 Am F Am
but for all I know there's far more I don't
Am C G F
New rays of light must fight for a place between the leaves
Am C G F
so son don't seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree
Riff 1 F C
just like Abe you can't think twice
Riff 1 F C G
when offered your piece of the franchise
Dsus2 Am F
now every kid expects a birthright
F G
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Am G
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
F G
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Dsus2 Am F
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
Am C G F
It's some privilege to claim that only the strong survive -
Am C G F
if you can choose the time and place and what you'll sacrifice
Riff 1 F C
we'll all get our piece of the dream
Riff 1 F C G
and the have-nots will have to take another hit for the team
Dsus2 Am
well that's just how it's always been
Am C G
It went something like - garden, tree, Adam and Eve, and Father, pray,
F
forgive.
Am C G F
But if I never hear that shit again I'll live and live and live
Riff 1 F C
and whatever made the world go round before
Riff 1 F C G
is probably what will keep it going round after they're gone
Dsus2 Am F
but for all I know there's much more I don't
F G
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Am G
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
F G
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Dsus2 Am
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
F
made to measure
OUTRO:
Am C G F
repeat a few times then finish on Am
NB: F chord is played 13321x, though a normal F chord works too
Riff 1
E|---------|
B|--2-3-5-7|
G|---------|
D|--4-5-7-9|
A|---------|
E|---------|
INTRO:
Am C G F x2
Am C G F
The man of the moment is just way ahead of his time,
Am C G F
could be why you see just distance in his eyes
Riff 1 F C
he could be watching ashes grow,
Riff 1 F C G
where all your best seeds were just now sown
Dsus2 Am F Am
but for all I know there's far more I don't
Am C G F
New rays of light must fight for a place between the leaves
Am C G F
so son don't seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree
Riff 1 F C
just like Abe you can't think twice
Riff 1 F C G
when offered your piece of the franchise
Dsus2 Am F
now every kid expects a birthright
F G
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Am G
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
F G
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Dsus2 Am F
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
Am C G F
It's some privilege to claim that only the strong survive -
Am C G F
if you can choose the time and place and what you'll sacrifice
Riff 1 F C
we'll all get our piece of the dream
Riff 1 F C G
and the have-nots will have to take another hit for the team
Dsus2 Am
well that's just how it's always been
Am C G
It went something like - garden, tree, Adam and Eve, and Father, pray,
F
forgive.
Am C G F
But if I never hear that shit again I'll live and live and live
Riff 1 F C
and whatever made the world go round before
Riff 1 F C G
is probably what will keep it going round after they're gone
Dsus2 Am F
but for all I know there's much more I don't
F G
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Am G
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
F G
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
Dsus2 Am
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
F
made to measure
OUTRO:
Am C G F
repeat a few times then finish on Am
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