Biography:
The Swell Season was formed as a result of a collaboration between Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Bertrand Galen and Marja Tuhkanen when they recorded the album The Swell Season (released in April 2006).
in April/May 2006, the quartet played six shows in Ireland to support the release of The Swell Season. Later in the year (October & December) they also played a number of shows in the US to support the release of the album there. The huge success
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Dm
What's the verb to
F#m
Cut it off to
Bm A G
Take a knife and hack away at it
You keep saying
Dm
Well that's the last time
F#m
You'll pretend to
Bm A G
Stand aside no matter what we did
I'm not playing
Dm
All in all they're
F#m
Just enough to
Bm A G
Keep us sliding back to where we were
I'm not waiting
Dm
That's the last time
F#m
You get friends who
Bm A G
Will tell you that you walked away with it
F#m
And you barely scrape through
D/F#
I'm tired of fighting she said
G
Your words just rattle my head
F#m
All joy escapes in the dark
G
And I can't make this make sense
D/F#
Your words are lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
Cause you're out there caring somewhere
D F#m
Dm
So what's the verb to
F#m
Kick it over
Bm A G
Take the time and walk away from it
I'm not playing
Dm
That'll never
F#m
Sit with us well
Bm A G
We're far too pious to get out of it
F#m
And we're on our way
D/F#
I'm tired of fighting she said
G
Your words just rattle my head
F#m
All joy escapes in the dark
G
And I can't make this make sense
D/F#
Your words are lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
You're out there drinking somewhere
D/F#
I'm sorry I've lost all my hope
G
I cannot take it no more
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
You're out there laughing somewhere
D/F#
I tore my heart out, no more
G
I've burned this bridge and it's gone
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
And you're out there laughing somewhere
D/F#
This joy is lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
D
And you're out there drinking somewhere
D/F# G
D/F# G
I'm stuck here kidding myself
D/F# G F#m D
D/F# G F#m G
Dm F#m Bm A G
What's the verb to
F#m
Cut it off to
Bm A G
Take a knife and hack away at it
You keep saying
Dm
Well that's the last time
F#m
You'll pretend to
Bm A G
Stand aside no matter what we did
I'm not playing
Dm
All in all they're
F#m
Just enough to
Bm A G
Keep us sliding back to where we were
I'm not waiting
Dm
That's the last time
F#m
You get friends who
Bm A G
Will tell you that you walked away with it
F#m
And you barely scrape through
D/F#
I'm tired of fighting she said
G
Your words just rattle my head
F#m
All joy escapes in the dark
G
And I can't make this make sense
D/F#
Your words are lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
Cause you're out there caring somewhere
D F#m
Dm
So what's the verb to
F#m
Kick it over
Bm A G
Take the time and walk away from it
I'm not playing
Dm
That'll never
F#m
Sit with us well
Bm A G
We're far too pious to get out of it
F#m
And we're on our way
D/F#
I'm tired of fighting she said
G
Your words just rattle my head
F#m
All joy escapes in the dark
G
And I can't make this make sense
D/F#
Your words are lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
You're out there drinking somewhere
D/F#
I'm sorry I've lost all my hope
G
I cannot take it no more
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
You're out there laughing somewhere
D/F#
I tore my heart out, no more
G
I've burned this bridge and it's gone
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
G
And you're out there laughing somewhere
D/F#
This joy is lost to me now
G
I cannot take it, I'm out
F#m
I'm stuck here kidding myself
D
And you're out there drinking somewhere
D/F# G
D/F# G
I'm stuck here kidding myself
D/F# G F#m D
D/F# G F#m G
Dm F#m Bm A G
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