Biography:
The Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, they signed with Dine Alone Records, home to other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Bedouin Soundclash, Black Lungs and Cancer Bats. Their first full length record,Jackson Square, was released on October 28th, 2008, and includes their biggest hit "Oh! The Boss is Coming", along with "The Ballad of Hugo Chavez", and "No Champagne Socialist."
In late 2008, Arkells toured Canada as opening act for Matt Mays & El Torpedo.
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Other songs:
- And Then Some
- Ballad Of Hugo Chavez
- John Lennon
- Knocking At The Door
- Leather Jacket
- On Paper
- 11 11
- A Little Rain A Song For Pete
- Abigail
- Agent Zero
- American Screams
- Book Club
- Coffee
- Come Back Home
- Come To Light
- Company Man
- Crawling Through The Window
- Cynical Bastards
- Deadlines
- Dirty Blonde
- Dont Be A Stranger
- Drakes Dad
- Eyes On The Prize
- Hand Me Downs
- Im Not The Sun
- Kiss Cam
- Michigan Left
- My Hearts Always Yours
- Never Thought That This Would Happen
- No Champagne Socialist
- Oh The Boss Is Coming
- Only For A Moment
- Passenger Seat
- Peoples Champ
- Private School
- Pullin Punches
- Relentless
- Round And Round
- Savannah
- Show Me Dont Tell Me
- What Are You Holding On To
- Whistleblower
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!
Dm xx0231
G/B x2003x
F6/9 xx303x
Cadd2 xx203x
G/C x30033
G 3x0033
Gm x10033
Em7 x20033
E 022100
C* x3505x
F x33211 Replacing F6/9 at the end
Am7 xx2013 Replacing Cadd2 at the end
C x32013 Replacing G/C at the end
[Intro]
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
(Hammers on in the beginning)
[Verse 1]
Dm G/B
Words, they keep dropping
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
They keep spilling from my hands on to paper
Dm G/B
I'm in Virginia
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
It's 3am and I can't fall asleep
Dm G/B
When games, made our money
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
The consequences are must greater
Dm G/B
And he's, making promises
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
He's making promises that he can't keep
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what I need in my institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus] (Soft downstrokes)
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Instrumental]
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
[Verse 2]
Dm G/B
Wait! Won't you look around you?
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
Won't you look beside you now to figure out the score?
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
Read. Skim down the front page and you'll see my given name presenting yours
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what I need in my institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus]
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Instrumental]
Dm G/B F Am7 C G (x2)
[Bridge]
Dm
You can say it any way you want to
G/B
You can frame it any way you can
F Am7 C G
But I can tell you I've read the fine print written by your steady hand
Dm
You can say it any way you want to
G/B
You can frame it anyway you can
F Am7
What's behind your good intentions
C G
On your heart, a hidden hand?
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what we need in our institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus]
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Outro]
Dm G/B F Am7 C G (x4)
For the whistle blower
Dm
G/B x2003x
F6/9 xx303x
Cadd2 xx203x
G/C x30033
G 3x0033
Gm x10033
Em7 x20033
E 022100
C* x3505x
F x33211 Replacing F6/9 at the end
Am7 xx2013 Replacing Cadd2 at the end
C x32013 Replacing G/C at the end
[Intro]
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
(Hammers on in the beginning)
[Verse 1]
Dm G/B
Words, they keep dropping
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
They keep spilling from my hands on to paper
Dm G/B
I'm in Virginia
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
It's 3am and I can't fall asleep
Dm G/B
When games, made our money
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
The consequences are must greater
Dm G/B
And he's, making promises
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
He's making promises that he can't keep
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what I need in my institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus] (Soft downstrokes)
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Instrumental]
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
[Verse 2]
Dm G/B
Wait! Won't you look around you?
F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
Won't you look beside you now to figure out the score?
Dm G/B F6/9 Cadd2 G/C G
Read. Skim down the front page and you'll see my given name presenting yours
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what I need in my institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus]
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Instrumental]
Dm G/B F Am7 C G (x2)
[Bridge]
Dm
You can say it any way you want to
G/B
You can frame it any way you can
F Am7 C G
But I can tell you I've read the fine print written by your steady hand
Dm
You can say it any way you want to
G/B
You can frame it anyway you can
F Am7
What's behind your good intentions
C G
On your heart, a hidden hand?
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Em7
Just a little bit of faith is what I want
Dm G
It's what we need in our institutions
Gm Em7
So I wait, so patiently
[Chorus]
G
But when it happens (When it happens)
F
Over and over (Over and over)
E
Can we hear it? (Can we hear it?)
C*
Yeah let's hear it, for the whistleblower!
[Outro]
Dm G/B F Am7 C G (x4)
For the whistle blower
Dm
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