Biography:
Allan Dawson is a recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, studio engineer and record producer based in London, UK. His artistic style draws from a wide range of music influences and life experiences, which are reflected in a varied collection of thought provoking songs spanning a range of rock styles, from slow ballads to high energy guitar showcases brimming with hooks, riffs and solos.
Allan began his performing career aged 14 in his home town in North Wales to a live audience of 3
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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!
(Words and music by Allan Dawson)
This transcription is based on the album version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiXeWLwNeg).
Note the continually changing Time Signatures shown below the section labels.
[Intro]
(7/8)
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim (x4)
[Intro]
(4/4)
D F#m Adim Esus4 (x2)
[Verse 1]
(4/4)
D F#m
Concrete boxes and toxic skies,
Adim Esus4
An information super-high.
D F#m
Crowded people along for the ride,
Adim Esus4
No direction, stolen lives,
D F#m
People scatter folding paper,
Adim Esus4
Waiting for their token waiver,
D F#m
Ambition lost to scaling labour,
Adim Esus4
Imagining invented saviour.
[Bridge]
(3/4)
E Amaj7
I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Verse 2]
(4/4)
D F#m
There’s no idols any more.
Adim Esus4
Justified lies in lazy law.
D F#m
Nobody held in awe,
Adim Esus4
Technological overhaul.
D F#m
There’s no leader in the light,
Adim Esus4
To capture public eye.
D F#m
No captain of the flight,
Adim Esus4
Remembered for the fight.
[Bridge]
(3/4)
E Amaj7
I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Middle 8] (7/8)
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim (x4)
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
There's seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
In all I want to do.
Bm G
There's seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
In all I want to do.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Outro]
(7/8)
Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am
This transcription is based on the album version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiXeWLwNeg).
Note the continually changing Time Signatures shown below the section labels.
[Intro]
(7/8)
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim (x4)
[Intro]
(4/4)
D F#m Adim Esus4 (x2)
[Verse 1]
(4/4)
D F#m
Concrete boxes and toxic skies,
Adim Esus4
An information super-high.
D F#m
Crowded people along for the ride,
Adim Esus4
No direction, stolen lives,
D F#m
People scatter folding paper,
Adim Esus4
Waiting for their token waiver,
D F#m
Ambition lost to scaling labour,
Adim Esus4
Imagining invented saviour.
[Bridge]
(3/4)
E Amaj7
I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Verse 2]
(4/4)
D F#m
There’s no idols any more.
Adim Esus4
Justified lies in lazy law.
D F#m
Nobody held in awe,
Adim Esus4
Technological overhaul.
D F#m
There’s no leader in the light,
Adim Esus4
To capture public eye.
D F#m
No captain of the flight,
Adim Esus4
Remembered for the fight.
[Bridge]
(3/4)
E Amaj7
I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Middle 8] (7/8)
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim (x4)
[Chorus]
(4/4)
Bm G
There's seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
In all I want to do.
Bm G
There's seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
In all I want to do.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
Bm G
These seven years of concrete boxes
A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Have made me numb to you.
[Outro]
(7/8)
Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am
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