Biography:
The Lake Poets is Martin Longstaff, a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Sunderland.
Inspired by artists such as Feist, Warren Zevon, Arcade Fire, Tom Waits, Villagers and Neil Young, Martin’s output as The Lake Poets is as haunting as it is beautiful.
Stunning audiences in support of Willy Mason, Ben Howard, Daughter and Jake Bugg, Martin has also played sold-out shows at prestigious venues such as Union Chapel, Roundhouse and The Sage Gateshead, as well as major festivals such as Glastonbury and T in the Park.
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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!
CAPO ON THE 2ND FRET
[Verse 1]
G Am Em
I applaud your timing
G Am C
I applaud your style
G Am Em
Now I feel like dying
G Am C
It's been this for a while
[Verse 2]
G Am Em
I can hear your silence
G Am C
I can feel your eyes
G Am Em
You can speak your mind but you never will
C G
And now we're running out
Am C
... of time
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
[Verse 3]
G Am Em
I can see you're lying
G Am C
Well that's nothing new
G Am Em
Well there's no denying
G Am C
How I feel for you
[Verse 4]
G Am Em
How can I continue
G Am C
Tell me what to do
G Am Em
I guess I'll hide my feelings
G Am C
Keep from losing you
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
We'll keep lying to me (several times, fading)
[Verse 1]
G Am Em
I applaud your timing
G Am C
I applaud your style
G Am Em
Now I feel like dying
G Am C
It's been this for a while
[Verse 2]
G Am Em
I can hear your silence
G Am C
I can feel your eyes
G Am Em
You can speak your mind but you never will
C G
And now we're running out
Am C
... of time
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
[Verse 3]
G Am Em
I can see you're lying
G Am C
Well that's nothing new
G Am Em
Well there's no denying
G Am C
How I feel for you
[Verse 4]
G Am Em
How can I continue
G Am C
Tell me what to do
G Am Em
I guess I'll hide my feelings
G Am C
Keep from losing you
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
Em C G D
In that Edinburgh bar
[Chorus]
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C
In that Edinburgh bar you said nothing was wrong
G
Why were you lying
D
... to me?
Em C G D
We'll keep lying to me (several times, fading)
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