Biography:
- Murray MacLeod (Lead Vocals & Guitar) - Jordan Smith (Backing Vocals & Bass) - Tom Heron (Backing Vocals & Drums) -
In the sleepy town of Beth Page, New Jersey, THE XCERTS may as well have been The Beatles – British AND in a band?! It's true what they say: Americans LOVE that kind of thing.
Staying in a dorm-like hotel room with a cosy kitchenette for two weeks and recording in a basement studio, The Xcerts' second album had been coming together for around nine months.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1]
G Em
Well everyone take cover
G Em
Cos I am loading up my guns
C
You will all die young
G Em
And if you try and escape
G Em
Well you will scare yourselves to death
C
You will do the hard work for me
C
You will do the hard work for me
Em D
And I won't say I'm sorry
[Chorus 1]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That I am the champ, I am the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Verse 2]
G Em
Well I was learning to love
G Em
Yeah I was learning to lose myself
C
In a soul where angels go
G Em
To erase each other
G Em
Still I was ripping out finger nails
C
I just can't let you be
C
I just can't let you be
Em D
So please don't say you're sorry
[Chorus 2]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That you are the champ, you are the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Bridge]
Em G Em G
They sleep together
Em G C D
They sleep together silently
Em G Em G
My bones are breaking
Em G C D
My bones are breaking, can't you see?
Em G Em G
Em G C D
My bones are breaking, can't you see?
Em G Em G
Em G C D
[Chorus 3]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That I am the champ, I am the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Outro]
G Em G Em
G Em
Well everyone take cover
G Em
Cos I am loading up my guns
C
You will all die young
G Em
And if you try and escape
G Em
Well you will scare yourselves to death
C
You will do the hard work for me
C
You will do the hard work for me
Em D
And I won't say I'm sorry
[Chorus 1]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That I am the champ, I am the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Verse 2]
G Em
Well I was learning to love
G Em
Yeah I was learning to lose myself
C
In a soul where angels go
G Em
To erase each other
G Em
Still I was ripping out finger nails
C
I just can't let you be
C
I just can't let you be
Em D
So please don't say you're sorry
[Chorus 2]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That you are the champ, you are the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Bridge]
Em G Em G
They sleep together
Em G C D
They sleep together silently
Em G Em G
My bones are breaking
Em G C D
My bones are breaking, can't you see?
Em G Em G
Em G C D
My bones are breaking, can't you see?
Em G Em G
Em G C D
[Chorus 3]
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
I'll be your man, I'll be your mannequin
G Bm/F# C/G
And I'm sinking in myself and finding it's so hard to see
G Bm/F# C/G Bb
That I am the champ, I am the champion
G Bm/F# C/G
So why can't I fall asleep?
[Outro]
G Em G Em
The Yellow Punk
The Yogscast
The Yordles
The Young Crooks
the young escape