Biography:
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were an indie pop band which formed in 2007 in New York City, New York, USA. The band consisted of Kip Berman (vocals, guitar), who currently performs live with Christoph (guitar) and Anton (drums) Hochheim (formerly of The Depreciation Guild, currently of Ablebody), Jacob Sloan (bass) (Dream Diary), Jessica Weiss (vocals) (Fear of Men), and Jen Goma (vocals) (A Sunny Day in Glasgow/Roman a Clef).
Past members included Peggy Wang (vocals, keyboards), Alex Naidus (bass), and Kurt Feldman (drums, programming).
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Other songs:
- My Terrible Friend
- 103
- Anne With An E
- Art Smock
- Beautiful You
- Belong
- Come Saturday
- Contender
- Eurydice
- Even In Dreams
- Girl Of 1000 Dreams
- Heart In Your Heartbreak
- Higher Than The Stars
- Life After Life
- Say No To Love
- Simple And Sure
- Stay Alive
- Strange
- The Body
- The Tenure Itch
- This Love Is Fucking Right
- Too Tough
- Until The Sun Explodes
- Young Adult Friction
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Stay Alive
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Standard Tuning
Original played with a capo on the 2nd, but this has been altered to be able to play without.
intro: E A B E A B x2
E A B E A B
come on down, the furthest reaches of your nowhere town
E A B E A B
they suck you in, the black hole kids wont let you free again
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
E A B E
when its gone, you sit and stare
A B
until the golden dawn
E A B E A B
cant you see his arms are a hell and you wont ever leave?
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
REPEAT INTRO TWICE
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
SOLO CAN BE FOUND ON THE ALBUM TAB
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Standard Tuning
Original played with a capo on the 2nd, but this has been altered to be able to play without.
intro: E A B E A B x2
E A B E A B
come on down, the furthest reaches of your nowhere town
E A B E A B
they suck you in, the black hole kids wont let you free again
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
E A B E
when its gone, you sit and stare
A B
until the golden dawn
E A B E A B
cant you see his arms are a hell and you wont ever leave?
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
REPEAT INTRO TWICE
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E B F#m
tonight well stay alive
A E B
dont you try to shoot up the sky
F#m
to shoot up the sky
A E Bsus B
tonight well stay alive
SOLO CAN BE FOUND ON THE ALBUM TAB
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