Biography:
The Wrens formed in the late 1980s in New Jersey, consisting of Charles Bissell (guitar, vocals), Greg Whelan (Whelan G. E.) (guitar, vocals), Kevin Whelan (Sett) (bass, keys, vocals), and Jerry MacDonnell (Jerome MACDonnell) (drums). Their influences range from Guided by Voices to the Pixies, but they have developed a unique sound since their initial formation.
The Wrens are known for their explosive stage presence, despite each member being well past 35, and are steadily gaining a fanbase across the world.
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This is just a transcription of the chords Charles posted on the band forum,
all I've done is set the timing. Each / represents a beat of the previous
chord, and chords written like A/G# represent an A chord with a G# in the
bass. Couple of tricky diminished chords and bass notes, but otherwise not
too bad. Tempo is very, very slow. Strumming pattern is just one downward
strum per chord name or slash. I've tried to place the chord names and
slashes right above the lyric they correspond to, down to the word and
syllable. The two second verses are sung simultaneously, though Charles' is
much more drawn out and is better suited as a backup to Kevin's.
Play this one like a bad memory.
Verse 1
A / A/G# / A/F# / A/G /
Jane fakes a hug
D / D/C# / D/B / Bdim Fdim F#m /
She throws her - self down on the rug
A/G / D / D/C# /
What's wrong?
D/B / B7 Cdim C#m /
My dragging days are whipping long
D / A /
I can't go on
A/G# / F#m /
Time chained friendless
D / C#m / /
Oh, Jane
C#m E / / /
Let's end this
Verse 2 (Kevin)
A / A/G# /
I'd tell her more my thinking
A/F# / A/G /
But she'd just stare back blinking
D / D/C# / D/B
Can't find attraction hate our new house
D/B
She don't get
Bdim Fdim F#m /
She don't get my work
A/G / D /
Jane's made me flirt
D/C# / D/B / B7 Cdim C#m /
In fact I've met this girl, Annette
D / A / A/G# / F#m /
I made a pass my life's a crumbled mess
D / C#m /
I took the girl's address
C#m / E / / /
She just broke up with Paul and I think Jane knows her
Verse 2 (Charles)
A / A/G# /
Two apr - ils
A/F# / A/G /
Go
D / D/C# / D/B
I'D
D/B Bdim
Offer all
Fdim F#m / A/G
To god on high
A/G D / D/C# / D/B
Tell why
D/B B7 Cdim C#m /
I got this far with none for wife
D / A / A/G# / F#m /
This charming life, I can't un - Jane me
D / C#m / /
She married Paul
C#m E / / /
That fall, Aprils ago
Verse 3
A / A/G# /
Boredom crept in and found me
A/F# / A/G /
Temptation follows, mounts me
D / D/C# / D/B /
Our oaths, our real - ty, a good job, a husband
Bd Fdim F#m /
A husband or what
A/G / D /
Christ, Jane, I'm not
D/C# / D/B /
I never was
B7 Cdim C#m /
She turns, spits out
D / A
"We're done, get out
A A/G# / F#m
I wanna say good luck
F#m D / C#m
But I don't wanna hold you up
C#m / / E
You bastard, son of dirt
E / /
Can't picture our house without you"
all I've done is set the timing. Each / represents a beat of the previous
chord, and chords written like A/G# represent an A chord with a G# in the
bass. Couple of tricky diminished chords and bass notes, but otherwise not
too bad. Tempo is very, very slow. Strumming pattern is just one downward
strum per chord name or slash. I've tried to place the chord names and
slashes right above the lyric they correspond to, down to the word and
syllable. The two second verses are sung simultaneously, though Charles' is
much more drawn out and is better suited as a backup to Kevin's.
Play this one like a bad memory.
Verse 1
A / A/G# / A/F# / A/G /
Jane fakes a hug
D / D/C# / D/B / Bdim Fdim F#m /
She throws her - self down on the rug
A/G / D / D/C# /
What's wrong?
D/B / B7 Cdim C#m /
My dragging days are whipping long
D / A /
I can't go on
A/G# / F#m /
Time chained friendless
D / C#m / /
Oh, Jane
C#m E / / /
Let's end this
Verse 2 (Kevin)
A / A/G# /
I'd tell her more my thinking
A/F# / A/G /
But she'd just stare back blinking
D / D/C# / D/B
Can't find attraction hate our new house
D/B
She don't get
Bdim Fdim F#m /
She don't get my work
A/G / D /
Jane's made me flirt
D/C# / D/B / B7 Cdim C#m /
In fact I've met this girl, Annette
D / A / A/G# / F#m /
I made a pass my life's a crumbled mess
D / C#m /
I took the girl's address
C#m / E / / /
She just broke up with Paul and I think Jane knows her
Verse 2 (Charles)
A / A/G# /
Two apr - ils
A/F# / A/G /
Go
D / D/C# / D/B
I'D
D/B Bdim
Offer all
Fdim F#m / A/G
To god on high
A/G D / D/C# / D/B
Tell why
D/B B7 Cdim C#m /
I got this far with none for wife
D / A / A/G# / F#m /
This charming life, I can't un - Jane me
D / C#m / /
She married Paul
C#m E / / /
That fall, Aprils ago
Verse 3
A / A/G# /
Boredom crept in and found me
A/F# / A/G /
Temptation follows, mounts me
D / D/C# / D/B /
Our oaths, our real - ty, a good job, a husband
Bd Fdim F#m /
A husband or what
A/G / D /
Christ, Jane, I'm not
D/C# / D/B /
I never was
B7 Cdim C#m /
She turns, spits out
D / A
"We're done, get out
A A/G# / F#m
I wanna say good luck
F#m D / C#m
But I don't wanna hold you up
C#m / / E
You bastard, son of dirt
E / /
Can't picture our house without you"
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