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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Standard turning (corrected chorus - thanks to "I floss daily" for his/her correct suggestion!)
Bm A
There's blood in the sink,
D G
and he's plunging his wrists in.
Bm A
A hangover halo is
G D
washing away.
Bm A
Mechanic-school dropout
D G
stares into the mirror,
Bm A
stands up in his derelict
G D
daydreams.
Bm A
Always too tall,
D G
always walked around wearing a
Bm A
smile that was never quite
G D
sure of itself.
Bm A
Planning a future
D G
of failures inflicted
Bm A
in phone calls from strip clubs
G D
and bail bonds.
G D Bm A
There's a light left on.
G D Bm A
There's a pace to our direction.
G D Bm A
There's a movie-still
G D Bm A
of a heart I'd like to mention.
Bm A
Don't give me that look,
D G
I looked harder than most did,
Bm A
let details like sharp nails
G D
punch holes in my shoes.
Bm A
Soft-traced to frown
D G
as I put the receiver down.
Bm A
Where do I go
G D
for a pardon?
G D Bm A
There's a light left on.
G D Bm A
There's a pace to our direction.
G D Bm A
There's a movie-still
G D Bm A
of a heart I'd like to mention.
Bm A
We're listing what's left:
D G
a signed Slayer t-shirt,
Bm A
a car up on blocks in his
G D
mother's back yard.
Bm A
There's blood in the sink,
D G
and he's plunging his wrists in.
Bm A
A hangover halo is
G D
washing away.
Bm A
Mechanic-school dropout
D G
stares into the mirror,
Bm A
stands up in his derelict
G D
daydreams.
Bm A
Always too tall,
D G
always walked around wearing a
Bm A
smile that was never quite
G D
sure of itself.
Bm A
Planning a future
D G
of failures inflicted
Bm A
in phone calls from strip clubs
G D
and bail bonds.
G D Bm A
There's a light left on.
G D Bm A
There's a pace to our direction.
G D Bm A
There's a movie-still
G D Bm A
of a heart I'd like to mention.
Bm A
Don't give me that look,
D G
I looked harder than most did,
Bm A
let details like sharp nails
G D
punch holes in my shoes.
Bm A
Soft-traced to frown
D G
as I put the receiver down.
Bm A
Where do I go
G D
for a pardon?
G D Bm A
There's a light left on.
G D Bm A
There's a pace to our direction.
G D Bm A
There's a movie-still
G D Bm A
of a heart I'd like to mention.
Bm A
We're listing what's left:
D G
a signed Slayer t-shirt,
Bm A
a car up on blocks in his
G D
mother's back yard.
The Wedding
The Wedding Pres (...)
The Weirdos
The Welcome Home
The Well Pennies