Biography:
The Weakerthans is a Canadian indie rock/folk band headed by former Propagandhi member, John K. Samson and also comprising guitarist Stephen Carroll, bassist Greg Smith, and drummer Jason Tait. The band last released an album, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, in 2010. Since 2015, the band has been on hiatus.
The band's blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular bands on the Canadian music scene.
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Other songs:
- A New Name For Everything
- Airport Lounge
- Anchorless
- Aside
- Benediction
- Bigfoot
- Civil Twilight
- Confessions Of A Futon Revolutionist
- Everything Must Go
- Exiles Among You
- Farewell Faded Memory
- History To The Defeated
- Hospital Vespers
- Illustrated Bible Stories For Children
- Last Last One
- Left And Leaving
- Manifest
- Maryland Bridge
- My Favourite Chords
- Night Windows
- None Of The Above
- One Great City
- Our Retired Explorer
- Our Retired Explorer Dines With Michael Foucault In Paris 1961
- Pamphleteer
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtue
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtute
- Reasons
- Reconstrution Site
- Reunion Tour
- Saint Cecilia
- Slips And Tangles
- Sounds Familiar
- Sun In An Empty Room
- Sympathetic Smile
- The Reasons
- This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open
- Tournament Of Hearts
- Utilities
- Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure
- Watermark
- Wellingtons Wednesdays
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As far as I know, this song is just by John Samson, but everyone seems to
post his songs under the Weakerthans.. so I'll just follow the trend for now
Standard tuning, no capo.
he plays E, Esus4, E, B, Badd9, B, A, Asus4, A, Asus4, A in the intro, but
for simplicity, I'll write the intro and verse as "E, B, A"
if you listen to the song, you can hear where he adds the variations, but it
would just clutter it up if I wrote it out.
E Esus4 B Badd9 A Asus4 (and for the chorus) C#m
e|-----------------------------------------------------------4-|
B|-0----0-----4-----4-----2-----3----------------------------5-|
G|-1----2-----4-----6-----2-----2----------------------------6-|
D|-2----2-----4-----4-----2-----2----------------------------6-|
A|-2----2-----2-----2-----0-----0----------------------------4-|
E|-0----0------------------------------------------------------|
intro
E, B, A x4
E B A
Hey, another numbing light of early morning
E B A
another pile of half-read books
E B A
nice and safe in my serene surroundings
E B A
evil smiles and empty looks
E B A
why justify why you can think at all?
E B A
i guess i'm far too safe
E B A
cry, falsify this turmoil of emotion
E B A
and you'll feel no pain, but
E B
i'm pretty sure the sun will rise and
C#m
give me the strength to shield my eyes
B A
from all the lights and all the lies of compromise
E B
and i always try to understand
C#m
but looking back, it's hard to
B
know that you were bought and sold
A
for a box filled full of spanish gold
he plays the intro 4 more times, but slows down throughout, and bend the accent notes.
listen to the song and it makes sense. then from this point until the '*',
just strum the chord once and let it ring. when you get to the '*',
start playing the intro/ verse riff again
E B A
i sifted through some archives yesterday
E B A
met you in a photograph
E B A
i saw your face and simply had to look away
E B A
i know that that would make you laugh
*E B A
so many things i guess i should remember
E B A
but i don't know how
E B A
so many things so easy to forget
E B A
i guess i miss you now, but
E B
i'm pretty sure the sun will rise and
C#m
give me the strength to shield my eyes
B A
from all the lights and all the lies of compromise
E B
and is this a faded memory or
C#m
did i see you crawling
B A
out towards the open sea so sad and free
E
without me
E B A
oh, without me x3
E B A
i bid farewell to the faded memory
E B A
then play around with the E and B for the end
post his songs under the Weakerthans.. so I'll just follow the trend for now
Standard tuning, no capo.
he plays E, Esus4, E, B, Badd9, B, A, Asus4, A, Asus4, A in the intro, but
for simplicity, I'll write the intro and verse as "E, B, A"
if you listen to the song, you can hear where he adds the variations, but it
would just clutter it up if I wrote it out.
E Esus4 B Badd9 A Asus4 (and for the chorus) C#m
e|-----------------------------------------------------------4-|
B|-0----0-----4-----4-----2-----3----------------------------5-|
G|-1----2-----4-----6-----2-----2----------------------------6-|
D|-2----2-----4-----4-----2-----2----------------------------6-|
A|-2----2-----2-----2-----0-----0----------------------------4-|
E|-0----0------------------------------------------------------|
intro
E, B, A x4
E B A
Hey, another numbing light of early morning
E B A
another pile of half-read books
E B A
nice and safe in my serene surroundings
E B A
evil smiles and empty looks
E B A
why justify why you can think at all?
E B A
i guess i'm far too safe
E B A
cry, falsify this turmoil of emotion
E B A
and you'll feel no pain, but
E B
i'm pretty sure the sun will rise and
C#m
give me the strength to shield my eyes
B A
from all the lights and all the lies of compromise
E B
and i always try to understand
C#m
but looking back, it's hard to
B
know that you were bought and sold
A
for a box filled full of spanish gold
he plays the intro 4 more times, but slows down throughout, and bend the accent notes.
listen to the song and it makes sense. then from this point until the '*',
just strum the chord once and let it ring. when you get to the '*',
start playing the intro/ verse riff again
E B A
i sifted through some archives yesterday
E B A
met you in a photograph
E B A
i saw your face and simply had to look away
E B A
i know that that would make you laugh
*E B A
so many things i guess i should remember
E B A
but i don't know how
E B A
so many things so easy to forget
E B A
i guess i miss you now, but
E B
i'm pretty sure the sun will rise and
C#m
give me the strength to shield my eyes
B A
from all the lights and all the lies of compromise
E B
and is this a faded memory or
C#m
did i see you crawling
B A
out towards the open sea so sad and free
E
without me
E B A
oh, without me x3
E B A
i bid farewell to the faded memory
E B A
then play around with the E and B for the end
The Wedding
The Wedding Pres (...)
The Weirdos
The Welcome Home
The Well Pennies