Biography:
The Spill Canvas started in 2002 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as a side project for lead singer, Nick Thomas, who at the time, was guitarist and backup vocalist for metalcore outfit Nodes of Ranvier. As time passed, Thomas resigned from Nodes and went full-time with The Spill Canvas. While growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thomas recorded his first songs at age 15, funded by his father who strongly encouraged his son's evident musical talent.
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Other songs:
- All Over You
- Appreciation And The Bomb
- Our Song
- The Tide
- The Truth
- 3685
- Aim Snap Fall
- All Hail The Heart Breaker
- All Hail The Heartbreaker
- Appreciation
- As Long As It Takes
- Black Dresses
- Bound To Happen
- Burning Up
- Chemicals
- Connect The Dots
- Dust Storm
- Dutch Courage
- Firm Believer
- Flaws
- Gateway Drug
- Himerus Eros
- Low Fidelity
- Lullaby
- Off A Cliff
- Parallels And Money
- Polygraph Right Now
- Rock Bottom
- Saved
- Secret Oath
- Self Conclusion
- So Much
- Staplegunned
- Still Walking After You
- Sunsets And Car Crashes
- Teleport A And B
- This Is For Keeps
- Tide
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A basic version of the song in chord format. Listen to the song for strumming pattern.
Standard tuning.
Chords Used:
C - 032010
A7 - x02010
G - 320003
F - 133211
Am - x02210
NOTE: Throughout intro/verse when you're playing the C's and A7's it sounds good
to press index finger on and off the b string, fret one.
For example you'd play: [C 032010, 032000] (x2) [A7 x02010, x0200]
Just listen to the song and you'll hear what I mean. Have fun with it.
Intro
C A7 (x2)
Verse
C A7 C
This portrays a striking resemblance to incidents that I’ve, I’ve endured
A7
before.
Pre Chorus
F G Am G F
And you walk away you take everything you own for granted.
Am G F G
And you take everything you own for granted.
(Note: after the last F you can slide up to the last G as a bar chord instead of
transitioning to the open G. Example: F - 133211 to G - 355433)
Chorus
C G F
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head.
I think we can make it.
C G F
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head.
G
I think we can make it.
(back to Intro)
Verse 2
C A7 C
And this looks exactly like something that’s happen to me before.
A7
And the letters you’ve written will never get here.
(Pre Chorus)
(Chorus)
end on F then.. G F G
Bridge
Am G
I’m burning up
F
My face is flushed
Am G F
Ohh my fever is rising.
Am G
I’m burning up
F
My face is flushed
Am G F
My fever is rising.
C G F
Muscles weakening, and I’m leaping at opportunities to touch you.
C G F
And it’s becoming blaringly obvious that I’m still walking after you,
Am G F
I’m still walking after you. (x6)
End on C
Standard tuning.
Chords Used:
C - 032010
A7 - x02010
G - 320003
F - 133211
Am - x02210
NOTE: Throughout intro/verse when you're playing the C's and A7's it sounds good
to press index finger on and off the b string, fret one.
For example you'd play: [C 032010, 032000] (x2) [A7 x02010, x0200]
Just listen to the song and you'll hear what I mean. Have fun with it.
Intro
C A7 (x2)
Verse
C A7 C
This portrays a striking resemblance to incidents that I’ve, I’ve endured
A7
before.
Pre Chorus
F G Am G F
And you walk away you take everything you own for granted.
Am G F G
And you take everything you own for granted.
(Note: after the last F you can slide up to the last G as a bar chord instead of
transitioning to the open G. Example: F - 133211 to G - 355433)
Chorus
C G F
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head.
I think we can make it.
C G F
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head.
G
I think we can make it.
(back to Intro)
Verse 2
C A7 C
And this looks exactly like something that’s happen to me before.
A7
And the letters you’ve written will never get here.
(Pre Chorus)
(Chorus)
end on F then.. G F G
Bridge
Am G
I’m burning up
F
My face is flushed
Am G F
Ohh my fever is rising.
Am G
I’m burning up
F
My face is flushed
Am G F
My fever is rising.
C G F
Muscles weakening, and I’m leaping at opportunities to touch you.
C G F
And it’s becoming blaringly obvious that I’m still walking after you,
Am G F
I’m still walking after you. (x6)
End on C
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