Biography:
The Verve Pipe is an American post-grunge band from East Lansing, Michigan. It was formed in 1991 by Brian Vander Ark, Brad Vander Ark, Donny Brown and Brian Stout, releasing their first album, I've Suffered a Head Injury later that year. They released a second album Pop Smear helping to gain a devoted following in their native state of Michigan, which led to signing with RCA Records in 1995.
Despite the similarity in name to the British band The Verve, there is no relation between the two.
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Intro: E A Dbm - 3 beats - B - 1 beat - A
Verse:
E A
when I was young I knew everything
Dbm B A
and she a punk who rarely ever took advice
E A
now I'm guilt stricken sobbing with my head on the floor
Dbm B A
stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice - no -
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Interlude:
Abm A E B - 2 beats each -
G - 5 beats -
Verse:
E A
my best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
Dbm B A
his girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
E A
and now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Dbm B A
thinks about her now and how he never really wept, he says...
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Interlude - sing 'Hey yeah!' -:
Abm A E B - x3 -
B - hold 5 beats -
Verse:
E A
we've tried to wash our hands of all of this
Dbm B A
we never talk of our lacking relationships
E A
and how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
Dbm B A
we fell through the ice, when we tried not to slip, we'd say it...
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus - x2 -:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Outro:
Abm A E B - x3 -
We were mearly freshmen
G - hold and let ring -
Verse:
E A
when I was young I knew everything
Dbm B A
and she a punk who rarely ever took advice
E A
now I'm guilt stricken sobbing with my head on the floor
Dbm B A
stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice - no -
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Interlude:
Abm A E B - 2 beats each -
G - 5 beats -
Verse:
E A
my best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
Dbm B A
his girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
E A
and now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Dbm B A
thinks about her now and how he never really wept, he says...
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Interlude - sing 'Hey yeah!' -:
Abm A E B - x3 -
B - hold 5 beats -
Verse:
E A
we've tried to wash our hands of all of this
Dbm B A
we never talk of our lacking relationships
E A
and how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
Dbm B A
we fell through the ice, when we tried not to slip, we'd say it...
Pre-Chorus:
Dbm B A
I can't be held responsible
Dbm B A
'cause she was touching her face
Dbm B A
I won't be held responsible
Dbm B A
she fell in love in the first place
Chorus - x2 -:
E A
for the life of me, I cannot remember
Dbm B A E
what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compro-mise
A
for the life of me, I cannot believe
Dbm B A
we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen
Outro:
Abm A E B - x3 -
We were mearly freshmen
G - hold and let ring -
The Violent Femm (...)
The Virgins
The Vocal Few
The Von Bondies
The Vow