Biography:
Shannon and the Clams is an American indie garage punk quartet based in Oakland, California. Known for a vintage sound that incorporates elements of doo-wop, classic R&B, garage psych, and surf, the band has drawn comparisons to both Buddy Holly and 1960s girl groups.
Like a Beach Rock revival, Shannon and the Clams take you back to a time when Judy and Johnny were your favorite worst couple, with the help of some very heartbreaking background vocals and guitar riffs of which The Beatles would be proud.
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Other songs:
- If You Could Know
- Backstreets
- Corvette
- Did You Love Me
- Dont Close Your Eyes
- Heads Or Tails
- Hey Willy
- How Long
- I Never Wanted Love
- I Will Miss The Jasmine
- Into A Dream
- Its Gonna Go Away
- Its Too Late
- Love Strike
- Muppet Babies
- My Man
- Onion
- Ozma
- Rip Van Winkle
- Sleep Talk
- Strange Wind
- Tell Me When You Leave
- Telling Myself
- The Boy
- The Woodsman
- Tryin
- You Will Always Bring Me Flowers
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!
Rip Van Winkle - Shannon and the Clams (Dreams in the Rat House, 2013)
Chords:
F# D#m B C#
e|---9--------6--------7--------9-----|
B|---11-------7--------7--------9-----|
G|---11-------8--------8--------10----|
D|---11-------8--------9--------11----|
A|---9--------6--------9--------11----|
E|---------------------7--------9-----|
Intro/Verses Riff:
Here's the riff that they play in the intro and for all the verses. It's based around two simple chords
with some notes thrown in:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
The other parts mainly just barre chords which are below with the lyrics. For the verse parts I just put
the chords where they come in with the lines, but they play all the notes written above in the song as well.
Intro:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
F# D#m
You're sleeping all your moments away
F# D#m
I'm counting every breath that you take
B C# B C#
You've been snoozing 20 years and lengthening that beard
F# D#m
You whittled a squirrel for me
F# D#m
And counted lemons on your tree
B C# B C#
And every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You say, "Hey, it'll be alright"
F# D#m
I said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You're haunted by the things that you've seen
F# D#m
I know they give you terrible dreams
B C# B C#
We all know you'll wake up soon and rattle off that dust
F# D#m
You can spot a hawk a mile away
F# D#m
Cursing all those old blue jays
B C# B C#
But every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#M
You say, "Hey, I'm alright"
F# D#m
You said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
Bridge (played with lyrics, as seen below):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14-----|
C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------11--11--11--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10---10--10--10--------------|
10 10 10 11 13 14
Hey, let's go cruise the J
14 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 14
I'll take you away, I'll take you away
10 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 11 10
Can't fill any more plates, move any more chairs
10 10 C# C#
It's been too many years, it's been too many
(play intro/verse stuff over this line)
years
End with the intro/verse riff until you're ready to stop playing the song.
Chords:
F# D#m B C#
e|---9--------6--------7--------9-----|
B|---11-------7--------7--------9-----|
G|---11-------8--------8--------10----|
D|---11-------8--------9--------11----|
A|---9--------6--------9--------11----|
E|---------------------7--------9-----|
Intro/Verses Riff:
Here's the riff that they play in the intro and for all the verses. It's based around two simple chords
with some notes thrown in:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
The other parts mainly just barre chords which are below with the lyrics. For the verse parts I just put
the chords where they come in with the lines, but they play all the notes written above in the song as well.
Intro:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
F# D#m
You're sleeping all your moments away
F# D#m
I'm counting every breath that you take
B C# B C#
You've been snoozing 20 years and lengthening that beard
F# D#m
You whittled a squirrel for me
F# D#m
And counted lemons on your tree
B C# B C#
And every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You say, "Hey, it'll be alright"
F# D#m
I said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You're haunted by the things that you've seen
F# D#m
I know they give you terrible dreams
B C# B C#
We all know you'll wake up soon and rattle off that dust
F# D#m
You can spot a hawk a mile away
F# D#m
Cursing all those old blue jays
B C# B C#
But every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#M
You say, "Hey, I'm alright"
F# D#m
You said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
Bridge (played with lyrics, as seen below):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14-----|
C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------11--11--11--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10---10--10--10--------------|
10 10 10 11 13 14
Hey, let's go cruise the J
14 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 14
I'll take you away, I'll take you away
10 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 11 10
Can't fill any more plates, move any more chairs
10 10 C# C#
It's been too many years, it's been too many
(play intro/verse stuff over this line)
years
End with the intro/verse riff until you're ready to stop playing the song.
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