Biography:
Tim Finn, OBE (born Brian Timothy Finn on 25 June 1952 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career began as a member of New Zealand's art-rock pioneers, Split Enz, and he eventually emerged as one of the band's chief songwriters and most recognizable voices. Since that time Finn has released a number of solo albums, and was for a time a member of brother Neil Finn's band Crowded House. He and Neil Finn have also released albums as the Finn Brothers.
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[Verse 1]
D
There's a fraction to much friction
D
There's a fraction to much friction
F# B F# B
Take a typical man, Put him with a typical woman
F B F#
then sit back and watch everything slide
F# B F# B
It's a perfectly natural expression of ill will,
E F#
But when will hostilities subside
[Chorus 1]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm
Don't believe in opposing factions
G A
What we need is some positive action
D Bm G A B
There's a fraction too much friction yeah oh yeah
[Verse 2]
B
Looking for a man who will love his woman
B
Looking for a woman who will love her man
D Bm G A
What we need is some positive action, oh yeah
D Bm G A
What we need is some positive thought yeah
F# B
It's a very old problem that
F# B
Goes back to the dark ages,
F B F#
The wages of original sin,
F# B
Let's make it a better world,
F# B
Let's shake it up, boys and girls,
E F#
It's never to late to begin.
[Chorus 2]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm
Men and women need each other
G A
Should be like sister and brother
D Bm
There's a fraction too much friction
G A B
yeah oh yeah
[Verse 3]
F# B
I swallow my pride for you,
F# B
My personal highs bore you,
F# B
You're to wrapped up,
F# B
In your own world,
F# B F#
I'm not a man for nothing,
F# B
I gotta become someone,
E F#
Inside this oyster there's a pearl
[Chorus 3]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction, yeah
D Bm
Holding on to the bygone era,
G A
Everybody shout 'cause we're getting nearer,
D Bm
There's a fraction too much friction
G A B
yeah oh yeah oh yeah
D
There's a fraction to much friction
D
There's a fraction to much friction
F# B F# B
Take a typical man, Put him with a typical woman
F B F#
then sit back and watch everything slide
F# B F# B
It's a perfectly natural expression of ill will,
E F#
But when will hostilities subside
[Chorus 1]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm
Don't believe in opposing factions
G A
What we need is some positive action
D Bm G A B
There's a fraction too much friction yeah oh yeah
[Verse 2]
B
Looking for a man who will love his woman
B
Looking for a woman who will love her man
D Bm G A
What we need is some positive action, oh yeah
D Bm G A
What we need is some positive thought yeah
F# B
It's a very old problem that
F# B
Goes back to the dark ages,
F B F#
The wages of original sin,
F# B
Let's make it a better world,
F# B
Let's shake it up, boys and girls,
E F#
It's never to late to begin.
[Chorus 2]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm
Men and women need each other
G A
Should be like sister and brother
D Bm
There's a fraction too much friction
G A B
yeah oh yeah
[Verse 3]
F# B
I swallow my pride for you,
F# B
My personal highs bore you,
F# B
You're to wrapped up,
F# B
In your own world,
F# B F#
I'm not a man for nothing,
F# B
I gotta become someone,
E F#
Inside this oyster there's a pearl
[Chorus 3]
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction
D Bm G A
There's a fraction to much friction, yeah
D Bm
Holding on to the bygone era,
G A
Everybody shout 'cause we're getting nearer,
D Bm
There's a fraction too much friction
G A B
yeah oh yeah oh yeah
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