Biography:
Named in honor of a line of furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the Chicago-based chamber-pop outfit the Aluminum Group was led by brothers John and Frank Navin, longtime staples of the Wicker Park music scene who first surfaced in 1983 as members of the hardcore band Women in Love. Always harboring a secret affecton for the music of the Carpenters and Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, the Navins eventually formed the Aluminum Group, stubbornly
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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 Aluminum Group—Plano (1998) (http://www.thealuminumgroup.net/site.html)
‘Chocolates’ transcribed by M.A. Goodwin
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
I remember everything as I sit alone, all our mornings and our eveningtimes.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
So I’m getting my coat and your chocolates, yeah.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7
All the buildings from the train pass me in a blur,
Dbmaj7
and the trees are moving just as fast
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Still I’m moving along with your chocolates, yeah.
Fm9 Bbm7
Substitute the telegram with the fax machine.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
What did you substitute me with? Yeah.
Chorus:
Abmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
Am I bringing you down, when I’m bringing you candy?
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Eb11
All I want is the best for you tonight.
Abmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
All I want is you to have life as sweet as it can be.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Eb11
And to know everything will be alright.
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Fm9 Bbm7
Overtook the Doorman with the intercom.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
What did you overtake me with? Yeah.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7
At your step I feel the air as it starts to thin,
Dbmaj7
like the air that you somehow vanished in.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Still I’m holding my breath and your chocolates, yeah.
(Chorus)
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
So I’m leaving your door and your chocolates, yeah.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
As I’m wandering on, do you wonder, boy?
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Am I bringing you down? Am I bringing you down?
‘Chocolates’ transcribed by M.A. Goodwin
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
I remember everything as I sit alone, all our mornings and our eveningtimes.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
So I’m getting my coat and your chocolates, yeah.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7
All the buildings from the train pass me in a blur,
Dbmaj7
and the trees are moving just as fast
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Still I’m moving along with your chocolates, yeah.
Fm9 Bbm7
Substitute the telegram with the fax machine.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
What did you substitute me with? Yeah.
Chorus:
Abmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
Am I bringing you down, when I’m bringing you candy?
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Eb11
All I want is the best for you tonight.
Abmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
All I want is you to have life as sweet as it can be.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Eb11
And to know everything will be alright.
-------
Fm9 Bbm7
Overtook the Doorman with the intercom.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
What did you overtake me with? Yeah.
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7
At your step I feel the air as it starts to thin,
Dbmaj7
like the air that you somehow vanished in.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Still I’m holding my breath and your chocolates, yeah.
(Chorus)
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
So I’m leaving your door and your chocolates, yeah.
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
As I’m wandering on, do you wonder, boy?
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
Am I bringing you down? Am I bringing you down?
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