Biography:
Associates were a post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1977 in Dundee, Scotland. They initially consisted of Billy MacKenzie (vocals), Alan Rankine (guitar, keyboards) and later, Michael Dempsey (bass), formerly of The Cure. After Rankine and Dempsey's departures in 1982, the band featured a fluctuating lineup revolving around MacKenzie. Their best known single is 1982's "Party Fears Two". The band split in 1990, but Billy and Alan reunited briefly in 1993.
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ARTIST: The Associates
SONG: "Party Fears Two"
ALBUM: Sulk (1982)
TUNING: Standard
GUITAR: Alan Rankine
INTRO:
G D Am F C Am D
VERSE I:
G
I'll have a shower
Em
And then phone my brother up
G
Within the hour
C
I'll smash another cup
D
Please don't start saying that
Am
Or I'll start believing you
F#
If I start believing you
B D
I'll know that this party fears two
CHORUS:
E G
And what if this party fears two?
E A
The alcohol loves you while turning you blue
B C
View it from here
B C
From closer to near
Awake me
INTERLUDE:
G D Am F C Am D
VERSE II:
G
Don't turn around
Em
I won't have to look at you
G
And what's not found
C
Is all that I see in you
D
My manners are failing me
Am
I'm left feeling ugly
F#
And you say it's wonderful
B D
To live with I never will
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
VERSE III:
G
I'm standing still
Em
And you say I dress too well
G
Still standing still
C
I might but it's hard to tell
D
Even a slight remark
Am
Makes no sense and turns to shark
F#
Have I done something wrong?
B Am D
What's wrong's the wrong that's always in wrong
OUTRO:
G D Am F C Am D
That's it. Please feel free to leave comments, corrections, requests, and suggestions. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
SONG: "Party Fears Two"
ALBUM: Sulk (1982)
TUNING: Standard
GUITAR: Alan Rankine
INTRO:
G D Am F C Am D
VERSE I:
G
I'll have a shower
Em
And then phone my brother up
G
Within the hour
C
I'll smash another cup
D
Please don't start saying that
Am
Or I'll start believing you
F#
If I start believing you
B D
I'll know that this party fears two
CHORUS:
E G
And what if this party fears two?
E A
The alcohol loves you while turning you blue
B C
View it from here
B C
From closer to near
Awake me
INTERLUDE:
G D Am F C Am D
VERSE II:
G
Don't turn around
Em
I won't have to look at you
G
And what's not found
C
Is all that I see in you
D
My manners are failing me
Am
I'm left feeling ugly
F#
And you say it's wonderful
B D
To live with I never will
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
VERSE III:
G
I'm standing still
Em
And you say I dress too well
G
Still standing still
C
I might but it's hard to tell
D
Even a slight remark
Am
Makes no sense and turns to shark
F#
Have I done something wrong?
B Am D
What's wrong's the wrong that's always in wrong
OUTRO:
G D Am F C Am D
That's it. Please feel free to leave comments, corrections, requests, and suggestions. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
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