Biography:
Things of Stone and Wood (sometimes abbreviated to Tosaw) are a well known Australian band which had their first show in 1989. They are perhaps best known for the song Happy Birthday Helen (released 1992). They won best new talent at the 1993 ARIA awards.
Their song Happy Birthday Helen was number 91 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993
They were all ex-students of Eltham College.
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Other songs:
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!
Standard Tuning
Chords:
D xx0232
Dsus xx0233
D9 xx0230
C9 x32033
G5 320033
D(group) consists of
Dsus D D(9) D
-INTRO
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D(group)
Let's not forget last night,
C(9)
(Yeah) how we drove along the Yarra,
G5 C(9) D(group)
How we sang harmonies to Carole King.
D
These three years now just gone,
C(9)
They are the legends of my mind,
G5 C(9) Dsus D
We both kneel at these rocks and drink of the memories
D(9) D G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs, .
D(9) D G5 C(9)
G5 G5
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D
We kissed on that bridge that fell down
C(9)
While we held hands at the Taj,
G5 C(9) D(group)
We've been stuck in a cave with that bloke who says 'Oi Am',
D
And when I cried for my cruel heart,
C(9)
You rubbed my back 'til I felt better,
G5 C(9) Dsus D
We ate bread on the lake and yearned for the seasons.
D(9) D G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs, .
D(9) D G5 C(9)
G5 G5
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
SOLO-
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------| (Play three times)
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
(You are the ...)
G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs,
D(9) D G5 C(9)
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
C(9)
You are the storm on the ocean,
G5
The poems in the trees,
C(9) G5
The smell of the winter that haunts me each Autumn
C(9)
My everything
G5
You are my everything .
C(9) C(9)
You are my everything
Happy Birthday Helen
[Repeat intro a few times and fade out]
Chords:
D xx0232
Dsus xx0233
D9 xx0230
C9 x32033
G5 320033
D(group) consists of
Dsus D D(9) D
-INTRO
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D(group)
Let's not forget last night,
C(9)
(Yeah) how we drove along the Yarra,
G5 C(9) D(group)
How we sang harmonies to Carole King.
D
These three years now just gone,
C(9)
They are the legends of my mind,
G5 C(9) Dsus D
We both kneel at these rocks and drink of the memories
D(9) D G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs, .
D(9) D G5 C(9)
G5 G5
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
D
We kissed on that bridge that fell down
C(9)
While we held hands at the Taj,
G5 C(9) D(group)
We've been stuck in a cave with that bloke who says 'Oi Am',
D
And when I cried for my cruel heart,
C(9)
You rubbed my back 'til I felt better,
G5 C(9) Dsus D
We ate bread on the lake and yearned for the seasons.
D(9) D G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs, .
D(9) D G5 C(9)
G5 G5
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
Happy Bithday Helen.
D C(9) G5 C(9) D(group)
SOLO-
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------| (Play three times)
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e---3-2-0-------0-2-|
B---------3---3-----|
G-----------2-------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
(You are the ...)
G5
You are the tunes in my head,
C(9) Dsus D
The fire in my ribs,
D(9) D G5 C(9)
You are the voice in my heart that whispers compassion
C(9)
You are the storm on the ocean,
G5
The poems in the trees,
C(9) G5
The smell of the winter that haunts me each Autumn
C(9)
My everything
G5
You are my everything .
C(9) C(9)
You are my everything
Happy Birthday Helen
[Repeat intro a few times and fade out]
This Beautiful R (...)
This Charming Ma (...)
This Good Robot
This Is A Robber (...)
This Is Head