Biography:
In 2010 Jon Matte overheard a story about a man getting fired by an old power company called Franklin Electric. After hearing the conversation, I laughed and said thats awesome, and has to be the name of the band” says the singer-writer of The Franklin Electric.
Comprised of Jon Matte (vocals, piano and trumpet), Kevin Warren (drums), and Jean-Sebastien Leblanc (guitar), the Montreal-based trio is vocal oriented, well-versed in a variety of rock-folk genres, and inspired by ambient guitar textures and brass.
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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D A
Holy ghost in my heart and mind
D
And I need you now and I need you now
A
You've been hard to find
G D
The boys have gotten fevers and the girls are always trying to get away
G D
Now you feel like that soldier sick of fighting all these feelings every day
D A
She said won't you take me out of here
G Bm D A
It's your responsibility, my dear
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
It seems so far from here
G D A
It seems so far from here
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
Bm D
Oh oh
[Verse 2]
D
Bare your secrets with an open heart
A
If all else fails
D
She said as she stood alone
A
And pushed them further away
Bm D G A G
There ain't no absolute, there ain't no guarantees or any other way
Bm D A D A
When you can't tame the animal that spilled blood on your brand new clothes today
D A
She said won't you take me out of here
G
I'd save you if I could
Bm D A
You took the bait and ate that hook and now you want to cut that line again
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
It seems so far from here
G D A
It seems so far from here
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
Bm D A E B A E Bm D A
Oh oh oh oh oh
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
D A D G
You can escape at almost any time
Bm D
Oh oh
A Bm D A
So, so, so, so, so far
D
[Verse 1]
D A
Holy ghost in my heart and mind
D
And I need you now and I need you now
A
You've been hard to find
G D
The boys have gotten fevers and the girls are always trying to get away
G D
Now you feel like that soldier sick of fighting all these feelings every day
D A
She said won't you take me out of here
G Bm D A
It's your responsibility, my dear
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
It seems so far from here
G D A
It seems so far from here
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
Bm D
Oh oh
[Verse 2]
D
Bare your secrets with an open heart
A
If all else fails
D
She said as she stood alone
A
And pushed them further away
Bm D G A G
There ain't no absolute, there ain't no guarantees or any other way
Bm D A D A
When you can't tame the animal that spilled blood on your brand new clothes today
D A
She said won't you take me out of here
G
I'd save you if I could
Bm D A
You took the bait and ate that hook and now you want to cut that line again
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
It seems so far from here
G D A
It seems so far from here
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
Bm D A E B A E Bm D A
Oh oh oh oh oh
[Chorus]
G D A D G
When you're exactly where you're supposed to be
D A D G
And everybody's just like you and me
Bm A D G
Stuck with the faith of a child in a grown man's pride makes you weak
Bm
When you speak
D A G
You speak the words of a restless mind
D A D G
You can escape at almost any time
Bm D
Oh oh
A Bm D A
So, so, so, so, so far
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