Biography:
The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes. Although it was widely reported that the New Pornographers got their name from a pamphlet put out by televangelist Jimmy Swaggart condemning rock ‘n’ roll as “the new pornography,” Carl Newman
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Other songs:
- My Rights Versus Yours
- Adventures In Solitude
- All For Swinging You Around
- All The Old Showstoppers
- All The Things That Go To Make Heaven And Earth
- Another Drug Deal Of The Heart
- Avalanche Alley
- Backstairs
- Ballad Of A Comeback Kid
- Bite Out Of My Bed
- Bleeding Heart Show
- Bones Of An Idol
- Born With A Sound
- Brill Bruisers
- Broken Breads
- Centre For Holy Wars
- Challengers
- Champions Of Red Wine
- Chump Change
- Colosseums
- Crash Years
- Dancehall Domine
- Darling Shade
- Daughters Of Sorrow
- Electric Child Of Witchcraft Rising
- Failsafe
- Falling Through Your Clothes
- Fantasy Fools
- From Blown Speakers
- Go Places
- Hey Snow White
- Hi
- High Art Local News
- High Ticket Attractions
- If You Cant See My Mirrors
- Its Only Divine Right
- Jackie
- Jessica Numbers
- Joseph Who Understood
- July Jones
- Letter From An Occupant
- Loose Translation
- Marching Orders
- Mass Romantic
- Miss Teen Wordpower
- Moves
- Mutiny I Promise You
- My Shepherd
- Mystery Hours
- Play Money
- Second Sleep
- Silver Jenny Dollar
- Sing Me In Spanish Techno
- Sing Me Spanish Techno
- Spidyr
- Spirit Of Giving
- Stacked Crooked
- Streets Of Fire
- Testament To Youth In Verse
- The Body Says No
- The Electric Version
- The End Of Medicine
- The Fake Headlines
- The Laws Have Changed
- The New Face Of Zero And One
- The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism
- These Are The Fables
- This Is The World Of The Theater
- Twin Cinema
- Unguided
- Up In The Dark
- Use It
- Valkyrie In The Roller Disco
- War On The East Coast
- We End Up Together
- Weve Been Here Before
- When I Was A Baby
- Whiteout Conditions
- Wide Eyes
- You Tell Me Where
- Your Daddy Dont Know
- Your Hands Together
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Ok, this is my first tab, so I might get some things wrong. This is what it sounds like, atleast.
Ballad Of A Comeback Kid:
Intro:
G A D G
Pray for content, settle for free rent, the tenements recall Rome.
G A Bm Em
High five look up, look alive, as the scions of history guess another mystery
C G C G C G C
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Verse 1:
G D G D
Recite your lines, and I'll quote scriptures.
Em Am Cm Bm
Everything was fine until membership lost its privileges.
G D G D
Everyone in town wanted to be around you.
Em Am Cm Bm
This went on for a while until they finally found you.
Chorus 1:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm C
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you did...
C D C G D, C G D.
For the ballad of a comeback kid.
Verse 2:
G D G D
Watch your step as you step down from the podium.
Em Am Cm
Bm
Returned from the war to a hero's welcome, what's more you just had to win.
G D G D
Blazing new trails, waving goodbye to the audience.
Em Am Cm
Bm
Held captive the crowd was inactive, it made such perfect sense.
Chorus 2:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm (Stop) G
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you...... did.
Bridge: G C, G C.
G C
But you won't, Kelly says she could have. (x2)
C G Bm Em
Like a bat out of hell time has come for... (x3) ... you.
Chorus 3:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you... (x2) did.
C D C. C G D (x6- x8, I don't know) End on C
For the ballad of a comeback kid.
This one is easy to learn, really. Just listen to the song to try to get the strumming.
Ballad Of A Comeback Kid:
Intro:
G A D G
Pray for content, settle for free rent, the tenements recall Rome.
G A Bm Em
High five look up, look alive, as the scions of history guess another mystery
C G C G C G C
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Verse 1:
G D G D
Recite your lines, and I'll quote scriptures.
Em Am Cm Bm
Everything was fine until membership lost its privileges.
G D G D
Everyone in town wanted to be around you.
Em Am Cm Bm
This went on for a while until they finally found you.
Chorus 1:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm C
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you did...
C D C G D, C G D.
For the ballad of a comeback kid.
Verse 2:
G D G D
Watch your step as you step down from the podium.
Em Am Cm
Bm
Returned from the war to a hero's welcome, what's more you just had to win.
G D G D
Blazing new trails, waving goodbye to the audience.
Em Am Cm
Bm
Held captive the crowd was inactive, it made such perfect sense.
Chorus 2:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm (Stop) G
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you...... did.
Bridge: G C, G C.
G C
But you won't, Kelly says she could have. (x2)
C G Bm Em
Like a bat out of hell time has come for... (x3) ... you.
Chorus 3:
C D Em Bm
C
Ever so careful, on the strip we cruise, crippled in someone else's shoes.
C D Em Bm
Who knew? Mind you. I never had to stand in line, you... (x2) did.
C D C. C G D (x6- x8, I don't know) End on C
For the ballad of a comeback kid.
This one is easy to learn, really. Just listen to the song to try to get the strumming.
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