Biography:
The New Amsterdams began as a solo project in Lawrence, Kansas to then-lead singer for The Get Up Kids Matt Pryor. In 2000, he released his debut album Never You Mind, which was comprised largely of acoustic tracks with sparse accompaniment. However, the album also featured Alex Brahl and Rob Pope providing extra instrument tracks.
Two years later in January 2002, Pryor released Para Toda Vida, this time sticking almost purely to acoustic guitar, with the exception of a few tracks utilizing harmonica and banjo as well.
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Other songs:
- A Beautiful Mistake
- Adeline Out Of Tune
- All Ears
- Asleep At The Wheel
- Death Of Us
- Drunk Or Dead
- Every Double Life
- Exs Ohs
- Four More Years
- From California
- Full Thunder Moon
- Girl Whyd You Run Away
- Goodbye
- Hanging On For Hope
- Heaven Sent
- Hover Near Fame
- Hughes
- I Wont Run Away
- Idaho
- Just So Over You
- Lonely Hearts
- Losing You
- Make Me Change My Mind
- Maybe Im A Fool
- My Old Man Had A Pistol
- Never Treat Others
- Picture In The Paper
- Proceed With Caution
- Revenge
- Slow Down
- Smoking Gun
- Stand Here And Bleed
- Strangled By The Thought
- Turn Out The Lights
- When We Two Parted
- Your Red Hand
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Standard Tuning - Capo 2 (chords relative to capo)
Intro Part 1: C
Intro Part 2: C F Am G C F G
C F
Little did I know it then
Am G
The pictures on the heads of pins
C F
‘Be easier than living is
G
Easier to watch you die
C F
Lost what little luck was left
Am G
It’s not enough to pay the rent
C F
Not enough to force repentance
G
Not enough to make you pray
F G C F
And don’t tell me ‘bout the sins of man
Am G C
I’ve felt the sting of God’s right hand
I find him after school in bed
And don’t know if he’s drunk or dead
A slow but steady breath means
Live to wreck another day
It’s terrible to cross my mind
That I should do him in this time
And I could find a better life
Become a burden on the state
You can’t run when it’s all you know
You’ll just have to wait to go
(Guitar just plays C for the bridge)
And you can’t hurt me ‘cause I’ve been true
Your horrid life caught up to you
But I got bruises that you can’t see
If there’s a god, take him from me.
End on C
Intro Part 1: C
Intro Part 2: C F Am G C F G
C F
Little did I know it then
Am G
The pictures on the heads of pins
C F
‘Be easier than living is
G
Easier to watch you die
C F
Lost what little luck was left
Am G
It’s not enough to pay the rent
C F
Not enough to force repentance
G
Not enough to make you pray
F G C F
And don’t tell me ‘bout the sins of man
Am G C
I’ve felt the sting of God’s right hand
I find him after school in bed
And don’t know if he’s drunk or dead
A slow but steady breath means
Live to wreck another day
It’s terrible to cross my mind
That I should do him in this time
And I could find a better life
Become a burden on the state
You can’t run when it’s all you know
You’ll just have to wait to go
(Guitar just plays C for the bridge)
And you can’t hurt me ‘cause I’ve been true
Your horrid life caught up to you
But I got bruises that you can’t see
If there’s a god, take him from me.
End on C
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