Biography:
The Format was an indie pop band formed in Peoria, Arizona, United States in 2001 by Sam Means and Nate Ruess.
Throughout the band's existence, the duo toured and recorded with a revolving door of musicians, and as of 2007, the band consisted of guitarists Mike Schey and Mark Buzard, bassist Don Raymond, drummer Adam Boyd, and its principal members, singer Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means. The band chose their name to make fun of the music industry's inclination towards a cookie-cutter "format" for a hit.
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Intro: E
E
So the wind that blows across your room,
A
Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser,
E
It rained for jewelery and for credit cards,
A E
Two tickets to a film I don't remember,
A
One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone,
E
To find I've been turned over,
A
You grab that piece of gold,
E
Only to find that the smell has taken over,
A
And all the things you had,
B7
They aren't the same
E
As what you hold
E
Now I'm standin' in a room,
A
That's filled with older folks,
E
They're pleading baby listen,
E
And I scream as loud as anyone,
A
But when asked to make a point,
E
I tend to whisper
A
Now highways turn to tidal waves,
E
And they're asking me to export all of your insecurities,
A
But that wind that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails,
E B7
And send me back to you, ooh,
Chorus:
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye
Gb
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I'm doing all right
Bridge:
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
Verse:
E A
It's a shame what your father did,
E A B
To your brothers head, he smashed it with the
E A E A B
Telephone
E A
Your mother got scared and locked the door,
E A B E A
You were only four, but Lord, you remember it,
Dbm B A
So now you're scared of love
E
I'm here to tell you love's not some xxxxing blood on the receiver
A
Love is speaking in code
E
It's an inside joke, love is coming home
Chorus:
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye
Gb
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I
Verse:
E
Yeah I'm doing alright
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine
Gb A
An' if she seems as lonely as me, Let her sink
E
Yeah I'm doin' alright,
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
Gb
An' if she seems as lonely as me, let her,
A
Sink, you let her, sink, well let her!
Outro:
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E B A
E
So the wind that blows across your room,
A
Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser,
E
It rained for jewelery and for credit cards,
A E
Two tickets to a film I don't remember,
A
One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone,
E
To find I've been turned over,
A
You grab that piece of gold,
E
Only to find that the smell has taken over,
A
And all the things you had,
B7
They aren't the same
E
As what you hold
E
Now I'm standin' in a room,
A
That's filled with older folks,
E
They're pleading baby listen,
E
And I scream as loud as anyone,
A
But when asked to make a point,
E
I tend to whisper
A
Now highways turn to tidal waves,
E
And they're asking me to export all of your insecurities,
A
But that wind that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails,
E B7
And send me back to you, ooh,
Chorus:
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye
Gb
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I'm doing all right
Bridge:
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
Verse:
E A
It's a shame what your father did,
E A B
To your brothers head, he smashed it with the
E A E A B
Telephone
E A
Your mother got scared and locked the door,
E A B E A
You were only four, but Lord, you remember it,
Dbm B A
So now you're scared of love
E
I'm here to tell you love's not some xxxxing blood on the receiver
A
Love is speaking in code
E
It's an inside joke, love is coming home
Chorus:
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye
Gb
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I
Verse:
E
Yeah I'm doing alright
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine
Gb A
An' if she seems as lonely as me, Let her sink
E
Yeah I'm doin' alright,
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
Gb
An' if she seems as lonely as me, let her,
A
Sink, you let her, sink, well let her!
Outro:
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E B A
The Fratellis
The Fray
The Frights
The Front Bottom (...)
The Fugees