Biography:
The Watanabes are an international indie pop band performing and recording in Tokyo. They enjoy drinking banana juice together and are keen students of Ikebana. The band began life in the orange-laden prefecture of Ehime, and named themselves Watanabe in tribute to the warm and friendly people of the region, whilst also alluding to British indie favourites The Smiths.Three years later, they packed up and shifted to Tokyo in search of new inspiration and regular trains.
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Official: http://www.thewatanabes.com
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watanabes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewatanabes
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheWatanabes
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-watanabes
BabyBoom Records JP: http://www.babyboomrecords.jp/BabyBoom_Records_Japan/artists.html
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
I recall the day I came to stay in my beloved Ehime.
D* Am7 Cmaj7
There wasn't much I could say to express my confusion
Em
At least in Japanese anyway.
Am7 Cmaj7 Em D
I was struck by the smell of the staff-room and the dog-like procedure involved
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
when I went to the bathroom. It was a struggle back then.
G D C
But now... I've learned to use the toilet,
G D C
And now after failing niikyu I can speak nihongo, or whatever they call it.
G D C
Now I can ask a girl for her phone number
G D C
And after 12 long months I'm pretty bloody good at ikebana.
Am7 Cmaj7 Em D
When I arrived in my town, they said there's a super(market) down the road,
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
And it's not too far. It took two hours by train and another hour by car.
Am7 Cmaj7
I made a nice group of friends in my town,
Em
They were a very friendly bunch,
D Am7 Cmaj7 Em
But they didn't get let out of the old peoples home, that much.
G D C
But now... I've made friends my own age,
G D C
And now I can read a menu, well at least the first page.
G D C
And now I understand that people don't mean to be dicks,
G D C
When they say with a patronizing smile, that I'm good with chopsticks.
Am7 Cmaj7
I have grown to love the love princess,
Em D Am7
I just wish I had a little more success with the opposite sex,
Cmaj7 Em
or if I was gay then with the same sex. (Repeat Twice)
*Note: D on the verse is played in the shape of C 2 frets up.
Note: The album version is played with the guitar tuned two steps down.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watanabes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewatanabes
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheWatanabes
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-watanabes
BabyBoom Records JP: http://www.babyboomrecords.jp/BabyBoom_Records_Japan/artists.html
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
I recall the day I came to stay in my beloved Ehime.
D* Am7 Cmaj7
There wasn't much I could say to express my confusion
Em
At least in Japanese anyway.
Am7 Cmaj7 Em D
I was struck by the smell of the staff-room and the dog-like procedure involved
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
when I went to the bathroom. It was a struggle back then.
G D C
But now... I've learned to use the toilet,
G D C
And now after failing niikyu I can speak nihongo, or whatever they call it.
G D C
Now I can ask a girl for her phone number
G D C
And after 12 long months I'm pretty bloody good at ikebana.
Am7 Cmaj7 Em D
When I arrived in my town, they said there's a super(market) down the road,
Am7 Cmaj7 Em
And it's not too far. It took two hours by train and another hour by car.
Am7 Cmaj7
I made a nice group of friends in my town,
Em
They were a very friendly bunch,
D Am7 Cmaj7 Em
But they didn't get let out of the old peoples home, that much.
G D C
But now... I've made friends my own age,
G D C
And now I can read a menu, well at least the first page.
G D C
And now I understand that people don't mean to be dicks,
G D C
When they say with a patronizing smile, that I'm good with chopsticks.
Am7 Cmaj7
I have grown to love the love princess,
Em D Am7
I just wish I had a little more success with the opposite sex,
Cmaj7 Em
or if I was gay then with the same sex. (Repeat Twice)
*Note: D on the verse is played in the shape of C 2 frets up.
Note: The album version is played with the guitar tuned two steps down.
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