Biography:
The Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle, USA.
Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, during his elementary school years. He later returned to Seattle and formed both Bun Family Players and The Western State Hurricanes. Following the collapse of the latter, he acted as touring keyboardist for Harvey Danger.
In 2001, Harvey Danger singer/songwriter Sean Nelson suggested that he and Roderick record an album
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[Intro]
A F# A D x 8
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[Verse 1]
A
Sitting there where you buried your pets
A
Get up! We'll dig graves for your invisible friends
C# A
Now I can't stand to hear another thing explained
C# A
Your trip to Spain, your childhood pain
C# E
So won't you quit talking down to your girlfriend
B D
Oh, I see, you're not fighting, you're flirting
A
Well I hope it's exciting
[Verse 2]
A
These kids are my age it's strange to say
A
Look up! Every star is singing in space
C# A
But I am motionless on this tiny strip
C# A
My conscience is clean, I can see everything
C# E
Well, the girls meet to dish the dirt but it's them!
B
I heard their conversation it made me laugh
D
They talk about the magic man
A
Like they ever had him
[Chorus]
D A
Jet City won't let you go without a fight
D C A
You see the pod people on prom night at Hater High
D
Don't stay up late to cry
C
You've got a big trip to plan
E D
Say goodbye to your old friends
A
Say goodbye, goodbye Jet City
[Bridge]
A F# A D x 8
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[Verse 3]
A
She showed up for our date five years late
A
She said you're so sexy and so great
C# A
Aren't you gonna show me where you sing your downtown song?
C# A
I said, "Downtown's gone! Downtown's gone!"
C# E
Now my only ties to that old scene
B
Are the same mean people in pre-owned jeans
B
I used to love them all
D
But they burned me up
B
I used to love them all
D A7 A6 Dm A
But they burned me up, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
A7 A6 Dm A
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
[Chorus]
D A
Jet City won't let you go without a fight
D C A
You see the pod people on prom night at Hater High
D
Don't stay up late to cry
C
You've got a big trip to plan
E D
Say goodbye to your old friends
A
Say goodbye, goodbye Jet City
[Outro]
A
A7 A6 Dm A
A7 A6 Dm A
A F# A D x 8
A
[Verse 1]
A
Sitting there where you buried your pets
A
Get up! We'll dig graves for your invisible friends
C# A
Now I can't stand to hear another thing explained
C# A
Your trip to Spain, your childhood pain
C# E
So won't you quit talking down to your girlfriend
B D
Oh, I see, you're not fighting, you're flirting
A
Well I hope it's exciting
[Verse 2]
A
These kids are my age it's strange to say
A
Look up! Every star is singing in space
C# A
But I am motionless on this tiny strip
C# A
My conscience is clean, I can see everything
C# E
Well, the girls meet to dish the dirt but it's them!
B
I heard their conversation it made me laugh
D
They talk about the magic man
A
Like they ever had him
[Chorus]
D A
Jet City won't let you go without a fight
D C A
You see the pod people on prom night at Hater High
D
Don't stay up late to cry
C
You've got a big trip to plan
E D
Say goodbye to your old friends
A
Say goodbye, goodbye Jet City
[Bridge]
A F# A D x 8
A
[Verse 3]
A
She showed up for our date five years late
A
She said you're so sexy and so great
C# A
Aren't you gonna show me where you sing your downtown song?
C# A
I said, "Downtown's gone! Downtown's gone!"
C# E
Now my only ties to that old scene
B
Are the same mean people in pre-owned jeans
B
I used to love them all
D
But they burned me up
B
I used to love them all
D A7 A6 Dm A
But they burned me up, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
A7 A6 Dm A
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
[Chorus]
D A
Jet City won't let you go without a fight
D C A
You see the pod people on prom night at Hater High
D
Don't stay up late to cry
C
You've got a big trip to plan
E D
Say goodbye to your old friends
A
Say goodbye, goodbye Jet City
[Outro]
A
A7 A6 Dm A
A7 A6 Dm A
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