Biography:
The Fiery Furnaces are an inventive and often challenging art pop group from Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Oak Park, Illinois -- a suburb of Chicago -- they consist of the brother and sister team of Matthew Friedberger and Eleanor Friedberger, and are currently joined by Jason Loewenstein (Sebadoh), Bob D'Amico and Michael Goodman when playing live on tour.
The Fiery Furnaces signed with the Rough Trade Records music label in 2002, and recorded their debut album in the same year.
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A7
Come away;
C#7
teach me, sweetheart.
A7
Come on past,
C#7
brave young bachelors.
D
I'm alone;
E
teach me, sweetheart.
A Bm
My mother in law was standing by the stove
C#m
hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake,
E
hissing like a snake.
She gave orders to spill my blood;
she gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
A7 C#7
I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.
Come away;
teach me sweetheart.
Come on past,
brave young bachelors.
I'm alone;
teach me, sweetheart.
My father in law was lying on his bed
growling like a dog, growling like a dog,
growling like a dog.
He gave orders to spill my blood; he gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.
Come away;
teach me sweetheart.
Come on past,
brave young bachelors.
I'm alone;
teach me, sweetheart.
My sister in law was sitting on her stoop
crawing like a crow, crawing like a crow,
crawing like a crow.
She gave orders to spill my blood;
she gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
C#m Cm Bm E
My brother in law was leaning on the love-seat
tapping with his tail, tapping with his tail,
purring like a cat.
He gave orders to spill my blood;
he gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
Come away;
C#7
teach me, sweetheart.
A7
Come on past,
C#7
brave young bachelors.
D
I'm alone;
E
teach me, sweetheart.
A Bm
My mother in law was standing by the stove
C#m
hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake,
E
hissing like a snake.
She gave orders to spill my blood;
she gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
A7 C#7
I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.
Come away;
teach me sweetheart.
Come on past,
brave young bachelors.
I'm alone;
teach me, sweetheart.
My father in law was lying on his bed
growling like a dog, growling like a dog,
growling like a dog.
He gave orders to spill my blood; he gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.
Come away;
teach me sweetheart.
Come on past,
brave young bachelors.
I'm alone;
teach me, sweetheart.
My sister in law was sitting on her stoop
crawing like a crow, crawing like a crow,
crawing like a crow.
She gave orders to spill my blood;
she gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
C#m Cm Bm E
My brother in law was leaning on the love-seat
tapping with his tail, tapping with his tail,
purring like a cat.
He gave orders to spill my blood;
he gave orders
to spill my blood, I thought.
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