Biography:
The Crookes consist of George Waite, Daniel Hopewell, Russell Bates and Tom Dakin. They are set to release their second L.P on legendary indie label Fierce Panda this summer. The band have built up a Cult Underground following known as the "Bright Young Things" and are at the forefront of the nascent NEW POP movement in the UK guitar scene.
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Other songs:
- Yes, Yes, We’re Magicians
- A Colliers Wife
- Afterglow
- American Girls
- Backstreet Lovers
- Bloodshot Days
- Bright Young Things
- Chandelier Girls
- Chorus Of Fools
- Chours Of Fools Acoustic
- City Of Lights
- Collecting Skies
- Dont Put Your Faith In Me
- Echolalia
- Godless Girl
- Hold Fast
- I Love You Bridge
- I Wanna Waste My Time On You
- Just Like Dreamers
- Maybe In The Dark
- More Blitz Than Ritz
- Mrs Porter
- Outsiders
- Sal Paradise
- Sofie
- Somewhere Over The Bus Stop
- Tell England
- The Cooler King
- Two Drifters
- When Youre Fragile
- Yes Yes Were Magicians
- Youth
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!
My favourite song from the Crookes' new album "Soapbox" It really is brilliant and well
worth listening to :)
Intro- A
Verse
A Bm
You know I love to be an outsider even though they try to drag me in
D A
This is where it begins
Bm
You know that we are nothing like them, don’t smile at their jokes or toe the line
D A
God it must be dull on the inside
Pre Chorus
D B A
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D B Bm A E
But I don’t know what something is
B D A
And trouble always finds me. It always seems to excite me.
Chorus
A D E A
So if we’re gonna try let’s go all the way.
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even when we die, we’ll still be
E A
Oh, nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
Verse
A
You know I put my back into it
Bm D A
I severed all my ties, such sacrifice to spark a light off Mr. Nice.
Pre Chorus
D B A
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D B Bm A E
But I don’t know what something is
B D A
And trouble always finds me. It never fails to entice me
A
To entice me
Chorus
A D E A
So if we’re gonna try let’s go all the way.
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even when we die, we’ll still be
E A
Oh, nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
Guitar Solo
D Bm A F#m
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D Bm A
but I don’t know what something is
D Bm A F#m
I’m still waiting for something to happen.
D Bm A
There must be so much more than this
Bridge
D
So long my friend
A
Everyone you love will leave you in the end.
D
So long my friend
A
Everyone you love will leave you in the end
D E A
So long my friend (So long my friend)
A D E A
Oh if we’re gonna die let’s go all the way
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D
‘Cos even if we try,
F E D E A
we’ll still be nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even if we die, we’ll still be
E A
nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
worth listening to :)
Intro- A
Verse
A Bm
You know I love to be an outsider even though they try to drag me in
D A
This is where it begins
Bm
You know that we are nothing like them, don’t smile at their jokes or toe the line
D A
God it must be dull on the inside
Pre Chorus
D B A
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D B Bm A E
But I don’t know what something is
B D A
And trouble always finds me. It always seems to excite me.
Chorus
A D E A
So if we’re gonna try let’s go all the way.
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even when we die, we’ll still be
E A
Oh, nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
Verse
A
You know I put my back into it
Bm D A
I severed all my ties, such sacrifice to spark a light off Mr. Nice.
Pre Chorus
D B A
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D B Bm A E
But I don’t know what something is
B D A
And trouble always finds me. It never fails to entice me
A
To entice me
Chorus
A D E A
So if we’re gonna try let’s go all the way.
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even when we die, we’ll still be
E A
Oh, nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
Guitar Solo
D Bm A F#m
I’ve been waiting for something to happen
D Bm A
but I don’t know what something is
D Bm A F#m
I’m still waiting for something to happen.
D Bm A
There must be so much more than this
Bridge
D
So long my friend
A
Everyone you love will leave you in the end.
D
So long my friend
A
Everyone you love will leave you in the end
D E A
So long my friend (So long my friend)
A D E A
Oh if we’re gonna die let’s go all the way
D E D
We’ll take it to the wire now
A C# D
‘Cos even if we try,
F E D E A
we’ll still be nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
A C# D F E D
‘Cos even if we die, we’ll still be
E A
nothing but outsiders, baby, you and me.
The Feeling
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