Biography:
Will Varley (born in Brixton, London, on 7 March 1987) is a British folk singer and co-founder of the arts collective Smugglers Records.
Varley spent his teenage years in Kingston playing solo shows and singing in bands. His debut album was released on Smugglers Records in July 2011. He plays an explosive and subversive brand of British folk music.
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Other songs:
- Advert Soundtrack
- As For My Soul
- As The Crow Flies
- Dark Days Away
- From Halcyon
- I Got This Email
- Is Anyone Out There
- King For A King
- Newborn
- One Last Look At The View
- Outside Over There
- Seize The Night
- Send My Love To The System
- Seven Days
- Something Is Breaking
- Statues
- The Endlessness And The Space Between
- The Man Who Fell To Earth
- The Sound Of The Markets Crashing
- These Are The Days
- This House
- To Build A Wall
- Until The Grass Gets Greener
- We Dont Believe You
- We Want Our Planet Back
- Weddings And Wars
- When Youre Gone
- Where The Wild Wind Blows
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INTRO
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
This town bleeds like an open wound
Cm A# D#
You found no peace in a rented room
D# Fm Cm
And every brick sings a different tune
Cm A# D#
Either kissed or cried on every avenue
D# Fm Cm
Well as she steals an hour from the darkest night
Cm A# D#
Wraps it up in gold and gives me some light
D# Fm Cm
‘til there's nothing but shivers going down my spine
Cm A# D#
Rather wake for an hour than sleep for a lifetime
D# Fm Cm
Well I make my way through the rain torn street
Cm A# D#
Past the drunks and their pieces of meat
D# Fm Cm
The alcohol now clouds their minds
Cm A# D#
Souls are wishing for closing time
Cm A# D#
And the coat she bought is bound to keep me warm
Cm A# G#
Buttons are hanging off, sleeves are torn
Cm A# D#
The wind outside howls like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
Please tell me why I’m here before you tell me to stay
Cm A# D#
The big bang doesn’t care if I pray
D# Fm Cm
Well I could fill my time in a million ways
Cm A# D#
Put a little bit of sunshine in my day
D# Fm Cm
There’s still a swing on the old oak tree
Cm A# D#
Where we used to play, my brother and me
D# Fm Cm
And sometimes I feel like going home
Cm A# D#
But home is a childhood memory
D# Fm Cm
Well I cried a tear when I heard the news
Cm A# D#
Really nothing that I could say or do
D# Fm Cm
It’s the hardest lesson I ever learned
Cm A# D#
Light a candle just to watch it burn
Cm A# D#
So you get caught up in a raging winter storm
Cm A# G#
All the lights are off and the curtains are drawn
Cm A# D#
You can live like a king but you die like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
Well I rolled a take me from place to place
Cm A# D#
Gonna let this hair grow from my face
D# Fm Cm
And where I’m bound I cannot tell
Cm A# D#
If you believe the bible then I’m bound for hell
D# Fm Cm
Well I got a lover now she got me
Cm A# D#
She knows a place inside my dreams
D# Fm Cm
If I sell this ring it’ll make me sad
Cm A# D#
I’ll buy me a brand new sleeping bag
D# D#/D Cm
There’s a map of the stars on her chest
G# A# D#
There’s a universe sitting behind her eyes
D# D#/D Cm
But I’ll meet you at 6 after some rest
G# A# D#
We’ll get paid, we’ll get drunk and we’ll get by
Cm A# D#
Chase the sunset until the morning
Cm A# G#
We’ll sleep through a thousand world wars
Cm A# D#
And I’ll smile like a widow but cry like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
This town bleeds like an open wound
Cm A# D#
You found no peace in a rented room
D# Fm Cm
And every brick sings a different tune
Cm A# D#
Either kissed or cried on every avenue
D# Fm Cm
Well as she steals an hour from the darkest night
Cm A# D#
Wraps it up in gold and gives me some light
D# Fm Cm
‘til there's nothing but shivers going down my spine
Cm A# D#
Rather wake for an hour than sleep for a lifetime
D# Fm Cm
Well I make my way through the rain torn street
Cm A# D#
Past the drunks and their pieces of meat
D# Fm Cm
The alcohol now clouds their minds
Cm A# D#
Souls are wishing for closing time
Cm A# D#
And the coat she bought is bound to keep me warm
Cm A# G#
Buttons are hanging off, sleeves are torn
Cm A# D#
The wind outside howls like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
Please tell me why I’m here before you tell me to stay
Cm A# D#
The big bang doesn’t care if I pray
D# Fm Cm
Well I could fill my time in a million ways
Cm A# D#
Put a little bit of sunshine in my day
D# Fm Cm
There’s still a swing on the old oak tree
Cm A# D#
Where we used to play, my brother and me
D# Fm Cm
And sometimes I feel like going home
Cm A# D#
But home is a childhood memory
D# Fm Cm
Well I cried a tear when I heard the news
Cm A# D#
Really nothing that I could say or do
D# Fm Cm
It’s the hardest lesson I ever learned
Cm A# D#
Light a candle just to watch it burn
Cm A# D#
So you get caught up in a raging winter storm
Cm A# G#
All the lights are off and the curtains are drawn
Cm A# D#
You can live like a king but you die like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
A#
D# Fm Cm
Well I rolled a take me from place to place
Cm A# D#
Gonna let this hair grow from my face
D# Fm Cm
And where I’m bound I cannot tell
Cm A# D#
If you believe the bible then I’m bound for hell
D# Fm Cm
Well I got a lover now she got me
Cm A# D#
She knows a place inside my dreams
D# Fm Cm
If I sell this ring it’ll make me sad
Cm A# D#
I’ll buy me a brand new sleeping bag
D# D#/D Cm
There’s a map of the stars on her chest
G# A# D#
There’s a universe sitting behind her eyes
D# D#/D Cm
But I’ll meet you at 6 after some rest
G# A# D#
We’ll get paid, we’ll get drunk and we’ll get by
Cm A# D#
Chase the sunset until the morning
Cm A# G#
We’ll sleep through a thousand world wars
Cm A# D#
And I’ll smile like a widow but cry like a newborn
D# Fm Cm (2x)
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