Biography:
Apes of the State is an independent Lancaster, PA based folk/pop/punk band consisting of: April Hartman (guitar, banjo, vocals, song writing), Dan Ebersole (mandolin, guitar), Mollie Swartz (violin, keys), and Max Scott (vocals, bells, guitar).
April’s first release, “All I Did This Summer Was Go to Rehab (2014),” can be self-described as equal parts cringey and genius. It documents her first ever experiments in song writing and sobriety after uprooting her life in New Jersey to start over post-rehab in Lancaster, PA.
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I wrote this song. This is a simplified chord version of how I play it. I acutally play two variations of the
A and the D chords on the 5th fret. If you want to learn how to play it that way, watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4INt8ThNII
Otherwise it sounds fine like this.
Listen here for strumming pattern: https://apesofthestate.bandcamp.com/track/timeline
It stays consistent through the song except for some palm muting during the verses
[Intro]
A D 2x
[Verse 1]
A
Two years ago I was sitting on a tiny blue
D
couch In the basement apartment of a college town the
A
tears rolled out as I started to Break
D
Down
A
Cause I was lost and I was scared I was graduating
D
school and for the first time in my life I felt so unprepared
A
with no idea what direction I was heading to..
D
[Chorus]
A
And I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
Yea I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A D 2x
[Verse 2]
A
One year ago I was sitting on the edge of the
D
bed At my sister's house in Edison
A
I pulled the needle out as I started to Break
D
Down
A
Cause I was hurt and I was scared I tried to make it on my
D
own and I found out that I was just so unprepared and
A
that was how I learned
D
That in order to be fixed
N.C.
I had to be broken first
[Chorus]
A
And I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
Yea I was trying I was trying to stop getting
D
high Do do do do
A D 2x
[Verse 3]
A
Four months ago I met a girl with pretty brown
D
eyes She looked at me and she said "I want you for mine" It made me
A
happier than I'd been
D
Well in a long time
A
And when I found her I was scared Love never seems to
D
come when I'm prepared And I want to write her a
A
song.. But every time I
D
try, the words never seem to come out
A
right
[Chorus]
A
And I'm just trying I'm just trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
But she makes me yea she makes me lose my god damn
D
mind Do do do do
A D 2x
A and the D chords on the 5th fret. If you want to learn how to play it that way, watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4INt8ThNII
Otherwise it sounds fine like this.
Listen here for strumming pattern: https://apesofthestate.bandcamp.com/track/timeline
It stays consistent through the song except for some palm muting during the verses
[Intro]
A D 2x
[Verse 1]
A
Two years ago I was sitting on a tiny blue
D
couch In the basement apartment of a college town the
A
tears rolled out as I started to Break
D
Down
A
Cause I was lost and I was scared I was graduating
D
school and for the first time in my life I felt so unprepared
A
with no idea what direction I was heading to..
D
[Chorus]
A
And I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
Yea I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A D 2x
[Verse 2]
A
One year ago I was sitting on the edge of the
D
bed At my sister's house in Edison
A
I pulled the needle out as I started to Break
D
Down
A
Cause I was hurt and I was scared I tried to make it on my
D
own and I found out that I was just so unprepared and
A
that was how I learned
D
That in order to be fixed
N.C.
I had to be broken first
[Chorus]
A
And I was trying I was trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
Yea I was trying I was trying to stop getting
D
high Do do do do
A D 2x
[Verse 3]
A
Four months ago I met a girl with pretty brown
D
eyes She looked at me and she said "I want you for mine" It made me
A
happier than I'd been
D
Well in a long time
A
And when I found her I was scared Love never seems to
D
come when I'm prepared And I want to write her a
A
song.. But every time I
D
try, the words never seem to come out
A
right
[Chorus]
A
And I'm just trying I'm just trying not to lose my
D
mind Do do do do
A
But she makes me yea she makes me lose my god damn
D
mind Do do do do
A D 2x
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