Biography:
The Northern Pikes began their career in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in early 1984. Over the next two years, the band recorded and released the independent EPs 'The Northern Pikes' and 'Scene In North America' with producer and pal Mitch Barnett. Both were recorded and mixed at Studio West in Saskatoon. Sharing a taste for jangly, tuneful songs mixing alternative rock with power pop and indie music, the original lineup was spawned from the ashes of three local groups
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Standard tuning, no capo
Intermediate difficulty
[Intro]
Em D C D
[Verse: sung over repeating bass riff of single notes doubled by the guitar as the Chorus gets closer]
E E G B D D C B
[followed by light harmonics at the 12th fret]
Em
Give me a kiss, give me a kiss
Em
I want to find out what I missed
Em
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Em
Don't leave me at a time like this.
[rocky double stops followed by harmonics]
Em
Posters in blue look just like you
Em
A snapshot on a magazine
Em
Now all the rage, turn back the page
Em
At one time you were just like me
Em
Here in...
[Chorus]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
[Verse]
E E G B D D C B [Bass Riff continues)
followed by light harmonics at the 12th fret
Em
Drink up and drown, drink up and drown
Em
This poison always brings me around
Em
I need cigarettes, I need cigarettes
Em
I need nicotine for full effect
Em
Here in...
[Chorus]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
[Bridge part 1]
D G C Em
All the kids are walking out on their heroes now
D G C Em
What the kids are talking about means zero now
[Bridge part 2: play the following as single notes or power/5 chords]
C C C C D D D D G G G G E E E E
You've gotta give us a break, give us a break
C C C C D D D D G G G G F F F F E E E E
Give us a break in Teenland now
D D D D C C C C B B B B Em
In dreamland now, in Teenland now....
[Solo]
Em (x 4)
Em double stops at low register x 8 bars (2 riffs)
Em double stops at high register x 8 bars (2 riffs)
Em D C D x 4
[Verse]
E E G B D D C B single note Bass Riff continues
Em
You're all the same, you're on the team
Em
Sometimes it makes you want to scream [raunchy over-driven slide]
Em
Give me a kiss, give me a kiss
Em
I want to find out what I missed
Em
Here in...
[Outro]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland now
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
Em
Standard tuning, no capo
Intermediate difficulty
[Intro]
Em D C D
[Verse: sung over repeating bass riff of single notes doubled by the guitar as the Chorus gets closer]
E E G B D D C B
[followed by light harmonics at the 12th fret]
Em
Give me a kiss, give me a kiss
Em
I want to find out what I missed
Em
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Em
Don't leave me at a time like this.
[rocky double stops followed by harmonics]
Em
Posters in blue look just like you
Em
A snapshot on a magazine
Em
Now all the rage, turn back the page
Em
At one time you were just like me
Em
Here in...
[Chorus]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
[Verse]
E E G B D D C B [Bass Riff continues)
followed by light harmonics at the 12th fret
Em
Drink up and drown, drink up and drown
Em
This poison always brings me around
Em
I need cigarettes, I need cigarettes
Em
I need nicotine for full effect
Em
Here in...
[Chorus]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
[Bridge part 1]
D G C Em
All the kids are walking out on their heroes now
D G C Em
What the kids are talking about means zero now
[Bridge part 2: play the following as single notes or power/5 chords]
C C C C D D D D G G G G E E E E
You've gotta give us a break, give us a break
C C C C D D D D G G G G F F F F E E E E
Give us a break in Teenland now
D D D D C C C C B B B B Em
In dreamland now, in Teenland now....
[Solo]
Em (x 4)
Em double stops at low register x 8 bars (2 riffs)
Em double stops at high register x 8 bars (2 riffs)
Em D C D x 4
[Verse]
E E G B D D C B single note Bass Riff continues
Em
You're all the same, you're on the team
Em
Sometimes it makes you want to scream [raunchy over-driven slide]
Em
Give me a kiss, give me a kiss
Em
I want to find out what I missed
Em
Here in...
[Outro]
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland now
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D C
Teenland oh oh oh
G D Bm
Teenland now
Em
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