Biography:
Peter Bjorn and John were formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1999. Made up of members Peter Morén on vocals, guitar, and harmonica; Björn Yttling on vocals, bass, and keyboards; and John Eriksson on drums, percussion, and vocals. The band has released six albums: "Peter Bjorn and John" (2002), "Falling Out" (2004), "Writer's Block" (2006), "Seaside Rock" (2008), "Living Thing" (2009) and "Gimme Some" (2011). The band is influenced by the sounds of classic '60s baroque pop, power pop, and new wave
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Other songs:
- Young Folks
- Amsterdam
- Between The Lines
- Big Black Coffin
- Blue Period Picasso
- Breaking Point
- Chills
- Dont Let Them Cool Off
- Every Other Night
- Far Away By My Side
- It Dont Move Me
- Lay It Down
- Nostalgic Intellect
- Objects Of My Affection
- Paris 2004
- Poor Cow
- Start To Melt
- Stay This Way
- Teen Love
- Unreleased Backgrounds
- Up Against The Wall
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]
Bb Dm Eb Bb x2
Dm Eb
[Verse]
Gm
Things aren't working out like they're supposed to,
Bb
But at least they're working out
Cm
If you ask yourself if anything is meaningful,
Bb
You'll find that everything is no doubt
Cm
Call it lack of inspiration,
Bb
Resignation, stupid or immature
Eb F
You can only do as much in little time,
Eb F
If you're up for sharing I can split up mine
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
'Cause it makes me happy
Dm Eb
[Verse]
Cm
I've been up and down
And out and in
Bb
And everything that's in between
Cm
And in my ridicule I thought that I was something special,
Bb
In spite of ordinary dreams
Eb Cm Bb
But you end up getting tired of doing psychoanalysis of yourself
Eb F
You can only do as much in little time,
Eb F
If you're up for sharing, I can split up mine.
[Chorus]
Bb
'Cause it makes me happy
Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna go back,
Eb
I don't wanna move on
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna grow old,
Eb
I don't wanna stay young
[Stylophone solo]
Cm Bb (x3)
Eb F (x2)
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna go back,
Eb
I don't wanna move on
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna grow old,
Eb
I don't wanna stay young
[Outro]
Eb F
Bb Gm
Eb
I don't wanna know you,
F
Not like I used to know people
Bb
I don't wanna change you,
Gm
Not like I used to change people
Cm Eb
I just want to have you here
Bb Dm Eb Bb x2
Dm Eb
[Verse]
Gm
Things aren't working out like they're supposed to,
Bb
But at least they're working out
Cm
If you ask yourself if anything is meaningful,
Bb
You'll find that everything is no doubt
Cm
Call it lack of inspiration,
Bb
Resignation, stupid or immature
Eb F
You can only do as much in little time,
Eb F
If you're up for sharing I can split up mine
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
'Cause it makes me happy
Dm Eb
[Verse]
Cm
I've been up and down
And out and in
Bb
And everything that's in between
Cm
And in my ridicule I thought that I was something special,
Bb
In spite of ordinary dreams
Eb Cm Bb
But you end up getting tired of doing psychoanalysis of yourself
Eb F
You can only do as much in little time,
Eb F
If you're up for sharing, I can split up mine.
[Chorus]
Bb
'Cause it makes me happy
Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna go back,
Eb
I don't wanna move on
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna grow old,
Eb
I don't wanna stay young
[Stylophone solo]
Cm Bb (x3)
Eb F (x2)
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna go back,
Eb
I don't wanna move on
Bb Dm Eb Bb
(Why can't it stay this way?)
Gm
I don't wanna grow old,
Eb
I don't wanna stay young
[Outro]
Eb F
Bb Gm
Eb
I don't wanna know you,
F
Not like I used to know people
Bb
I don't wanna change you,
Gm
Not like I used to change people
Cm Eb
I just want to have you here
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