Biography:
A Camp first drew breath in a forest in Northern Sweden, neck deep in snow, in the waning of the last millenium, amongst families of foxes.
It began a collabrative effort between two Swedish humans: Nina Persson, whose band The Cardigans had seen crazy success in the roaring 90s, and Niclas Frisk, a sonic wanderer who had himself enjoyed pop stardom with his band Atomic Swing. In common was a love for classic American music, and a melancholy both universal and somehow highly specific to the Scandinavian psyche.
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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!
Play these figures along with Nina in verses:
[fig 1] [fig 2]
E--5-3--------||--5-3--------|
B------5-3----||------5------|
G----------5--||--------5----|
D-------------||-------------|
A-------------||-------------|
E-------------||-------------|
Chord stuff: Asus2 (xx2200), others are well known.
[Verse 1]
[fig 1] Gm F
Why can't you just forget about algebra
A / A7 / A
it's all about you now
[fig 2] Gm F
And all your talk of logic and formula
A
could never help you now
A Asus2 A A7 A
(not any more)
[Chorus]
Dm
'Cause you were always
G7
on the run
C Am
from the darkness in your heart
Dm
so you wear it
Em A
on the outside of your chest
[Verse 2]
[fig 2] Gm F
I have taken liberty
A / A7 / A
to tell your ghost to go
[fig 2] Gm F
bribing them with sunlight and sympathy
A
they've promised not to show
A Asus2 A A7 A
(for a while)
[Chorus]
Dm
'Cause you were always
G7
the little boy
C Am
who couldn't keep it to yourself
Dm
so your heart
Em A
is on the outside of your chest
[Solo] just try to play along with Nina
bend!
E------5-7------8-7------7-5--------5----5-8-7-------7(8)7---------------|
B--3-6------6-5------6-5------5-6-8----6--------8-5--------8(9)8-5(6)5---|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm F
At the speed of light
A
you moved inside my home
Gm F
nothing is alright
A
if you're still alone
[Outro]
Dm
And your heart
G7
is greater than
C Am
the sum of you and everyone
Dm G7
but still you're always on the run
C Am
from the poison in your lungs
Dm Em
and your heart is on the outside
A
of your chest.
[fig 1] [fig 2]
E--5-3--------||--5-3--------|
B------5-3----||------5------|
G----------5--||--------5----|
D-------------||-------------|
A-------------||-------------|
E-------------||-------------|
Chord stuff: Asus2 (xx2200), others are well known.
[Verse 1]
[fig 1] Gm F
Why can't you just forget about algebra
A / A7 / A
it's all about you now
[fig 2] Gm F
And all your talk of logic and formula
A
could never help you now
A Asus2 A A7 A
(not any more)
[Chorus]
Dm
'Cause you were always
G7
on the run
C Am
from the darkness in your heart
Dm
so you wear it
Em A
on the outside of your chest
[Verse 2]
[fig 2] Gm F
I have taken liberty
A / A7 / A
to tell your ghost to go
[fig 2] Gm F
bribing them with sunlight and sympathy
A
they've promised not to show
A Asus2 A A7 A
(for a while)
[Chorus]
Dm
'Cause you were always
G7
the little boy
C Am
who couldn't keep it to yourself
Dm
so your heart
Em A
is on the outside of your chest
[Solo] just try to play along with Nina
bend!
E------5-7------8-7------7-5--------5----5-8-7-------7(8)7---------------|
B--3-6------6-5------6-5------5-6-8----6--------8-5--------8(9)8-5(6)5---|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm F
At the speed of light
A
you moved inside my home
Gm F
nothing is alright
A
if you're still alone
[Outro]
Dm
And your heart
G7
is greater than
C Am
the sum of you and everyone
Dm G7
but still you're always on the run
C Am
from the poison in your lungs
Dm Em
and your heart is on the outside
A
of your chest.
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