Biography:
shortstraw play music. music that sounds like puppies being born. music that sounds like protestors outside an abortion clinic. music that sounds like church bells ringing on a crisp sunday morning. music that sounds like angels playing scrabble. music that sounds like a married couple fighting through the thin wall of your apartment. now doesn't that sound nice?
shortstraw started out in 2007 as a two-piece thrash folk band consisting of the enigma that is oliver nathan and what most would call 'sarcastic', alastair thomas.
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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 fancy interludes between verses are just altered versions of the intro)
G C
e-3 e-3
B-3 B-3
G-0 G-0
D-0 D-2
A-2 A-3
E-3 E-x
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G
Simmer down, young couch potato
G C
You forgot your square eyes
G
Come on back to bed my darling
G C D
You forgot your bedroom eyes
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Verse 2]
G
Ante up, you're so gullible
G C
You've got those snake eyes
G
Come back down to earth my angel
G C D
You forgot your head lights on
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Bridge]
G C
Growing up, you've been watching too much TV
G
With no self control, love
C
This isn't the movies
G
Buckle up now, son
G C
Growing up, you've been watching too much TV
G
With no self control, love
C
This isn't the movies
G
Buckle up now, son
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Altered Chorus]
G
You grew up!
G
Cause you've been knocked around
C
You've been knocked around
G
You grew up!
G
Cause you've been knocked around
C D
You've been knocked around
[Outro]
G
So Cheer up!
G
Don't let it get you down
C
Cause nothing's got you down
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G C
e-3 e-3
B-3 B-3
G-0 G-0
D-0 D-2
A-2 A-3
E-3 E-x
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-7-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2-2--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G
Simmer down, young couch potato
G C
You forgot your square eyes
G
Come on back to bed my darling
G C D
You forgot your bedroom eyes
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Verse 2]
G
Ante up, you're so gullible
G C
You've got those snake eyes
G
Come back down to earth my angel
G C D
You forgot your head lights on
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Bridge]
G C
Growing up, you've been watching too much TV
G
With no self control, love
C
This isn't the movies
G
Buckle up now, son
G C
Growing up, you've been watching too much TV
G
With no self control, love
C
This isn't the movies
G
Buckle up now, son
[Chorus]
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C
Has something got you down?
G
Cheer up!
G
Something's got you down
C D
Has something got you down?
[Altered Chorus]
G
You grew up!
G
Cause you've been knocked around
C
You've been knocked around
G
You grew up!
G
Cause you've been knocked around
C D
You've been knocked around
[Outro]
G
So Cheer up!
G
Don't let it get you down
C
Cause nothing's got you down
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------2-2--------------------------------------|
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Show of Hands
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