Biography:
The Nields is an American folk-rock band that formed in 1991 as a three-piece and expanded to a five-piece in 1994. After enjoying moderate success, the band ceased touring in 2001. During the mid-2000s, the band occasionally performed shows, and, from 2006, went on the release a series of albums. The two sisters who form the core of the band also perform as the duo Nerissa & Katryna Nields.
The first incarnation of what would later become the Nields came together in 1987 in McLean
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The Nields - This Town Is Wrong
INTRO: C
(You've always been a good girl, smart girl
Em
Pretty girl, lucky girl
Am F
Happy as the day is long)
C
(You've always been a good girl, smart girl
Em
Pretty girl, lucky girl
Am F
Happy as the day is long)
C Em Am F C Em Am F C
Em Am F C
This town has so much at stake in you
Em Am F
Do you have any idea what they put you through?
C
They tell you, you will go far, a little star
Em
How I wonder what you are
Am F
When I watch you wearing their jewels
C
They want you to have long hair, short skirts
Em
Clear skin, nothing hurts
Am F
Following their every rule
CHORUS:
Em F
Why don't you make the rules?
C Em Am
Why don't you make the rules?
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G C
Angela, this town is wrong___
Em Am F C
So now, it's so sad to see you this way
Em Am F
I call but you never have time to play
C
They gave you all these big dreams, big plans
Em
Beneficial programs
Am F
A studio with mirrors for walls
C
Your doctors tell you work it through, smooth it out
Em
Feel your pain, let it out
Am F
They never let you learn how to crawl
CHORUS:
Em F
They never let you make the rules
C Em Am
Why don't you make the rules?
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G C
Angela, spread your wings and be gone__
INSTRUMENTAL: Em Am F C Em Am F C
Em Am F C
It's midnight, your light's on and I'm standing here in your yard
Em Am F
I sold my computer for a used acoustic guitar
C
You only need your toothbrush, fifty bucks
Em
That velvet shirt that brings you luck
Am F
The voice that's your mother's investment
C
By morning we'll be long gone, on the run
Em
City bound, I know someone
Am F
I'm sure we could stay in her apartment
CHORUS:
Em F
And then we'll make the rules
Am7 Em7
And then we'll make the rules____
Am G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am
Angela, spread your wings and be
G Am
Angela, spread your wings and be
G C Em Am F
Angela, spread your wings and be gone_________
C Em Am C
Ooooooooooooooooooh
INTRO: C
(You've always been a good girl, smart girl
Em
Pretty girl, lucky girl
Am F
Happy as the day is long)
C
(You've always been a good girl, smart girl
Em
Pretty girl, lucky girl
Am F
Happy as the day is long)
C Em Am F C Em Am F C
Em Am F C
This town has so much at stake in you
Em Am F
Do you have any idea what they put you through?
C
They tell you, you will go far, a little star
Em
How I wonder what you are
Am F
When I watch you wearing their jewels
C
They want you to have long hair, short skirts
Em
Clear skin, nothing hurts
Am F
Following their every rule
CHORUS:
Em F
Why don't you make the rules?
C Em Am
Why don't you make the rules?
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G C
Angela, this town is wrong___
Em Am F C
So now, it's so sad to see you this way
Em Am F
I call but you never have time to play
C
They gave you all these big dreams, big plans
Em
Beneficial programs
Am F
A studio with mirrors for walls
C
Your doctors tell you work it through, smooth it out
Em
Feel your pain, let it out
Am F
They never let you learn how to crawl
CHORUS:
Em F
They never let you make the rules
C Em Am
Why don't you make the rules?
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G C
Angela, spread your wings and be gone__
INSTRUMENTAL: Em Am F C Em Am F C
Em Am F C
It's midnight, your light's on and I'm standing here in your yard
Em Am F
I sold my computer for a used acoustic guitar
C
You only need your toothbrush, fifty bucks
Em
That velvet shirt that brings you luck
Am F
The voice that's your mother's investment
C
By morning we'll be long gone, on the run
Em
City bound, I know someone
Am F
I'm sure we could stay in her apartment
CHORUS:
Em F
And then we'll make the rules
Am7 Em7
And then we'll make the rules____
Am G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am G Am
Angela, this town is wrong___
G Am
Angela, spread your wings and be
G Am
Angela, spread your wings and be
G C Em Am F
Angela, spread your wings and be gone_________
C Em Am C
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