Biography:
The Common Linnets is a Dutch country-Americana band currently comprising Ilse DeLange, Rob Crosby, Jake Etheridge, JB Meijers and Matthew Crosby. DeLange has stated that the group is a platform for Dutch artists to make country, Americana, and bluegrass music and that the members are likely to change.
Orginally consisting of the duo DeLange and Waylon (who had known each other prior to performing together), they first performed in 2013 for a concert in Enschede.
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Other songs:
- Calm After The Storm
- Arms Of Salvation
- Before Complete Surrender
- Better Than That
- Broken But Home
- Christmas Around Me
- Days Of Endless Time
- Dust Of Oklahoma
- Give Me A Reason
- Hungry Hands
- In Your Eyes
- Love Goes On
- Lovers And Liars
- Proud
- Runaway Man
- Still Loving After You
- Sun Song
- That Part
- Time Has No Mercy
- We Dont Make The Wind Blow
- When Love Was King
- Where Do I Go With Me
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The Common Linnets - Give Me A Reason
From the album: The Common Linnets (2014)
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Intro:
C F C
C F C
Em C
You tell me that you can't make up your mind
Em Dm
You've been riding fences all your life
F
So go ahead and build your own little boat
Ab
Won't you tell me if it floats
Bb C
And if it don't, don't you cry to me
Em C
Y'tell me maybe I'd be better off on my own
Em Dm
Just wanna hear me tell you baby that you're wrong
F
So damned tired of all these constant contradictions
Ab
Baby getting your convictions
Bb C
I can't make up your mind (oh no)
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C F C
Give me a reason to write you one
Em C
You're talking of a love for heaven nothing is safe
Em Dm
Leaving you free in your little cage
F
Won't you give me just a little piece of truth
Ab Bb C
It's less about me and it's more about you
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C Bb F G C G
Give me a reason to write you one
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C F C
Give me a reason to write you one
F C
Give me a reason to write you one
From the album: The Common Linnets (2014)
Comment for any corrections and please rate
Intro:
C F C
C F C
Em C
You tell me that you can't make up your mind
Em Dm
You've been riding fences all your life
F
So go ahead and build your own little boat
Ab
Won't you tell me if it floats
Bb C
And if it don't, don't you cry to me
Em C
Y'tell me maybe I'd be better off on my own
Em Dm
Just wanna hear me tell you baby that you're wrong
F
So damned tired of all these constant contradictions
Ab
Baby getting your convictions
Bb C
I can't make up your mind (oh no)
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C F C
Give me a reason to write you one
Em C
You're talking of a love for heaven nothing is safe
Em Dm
Leaving you free in your little cage
F
Won't you give me just a little piece of truth
Ab Bb C
It's less about me and it's more about you
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C Bb F G C G
Give me a reason to write you one
C F
So why can't you just look me in the eye
C F
The very least you owe me is goodbye
Dm
If you want a heartache
F
I'd give me a reason to run
Dm
If you want a love song
F C F C
Give me a reason to write you one
F C
Give me a reason to write you one
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