Biography:
Beans On Toast (aka Jay MacCallister) is a British folk singer from Essex, UK, who rose to out of the UK folk scene in 2005. He is well known for his self-deprecating and honest songwriting, which openly deals with the topics of politics, drugs and love. He has six studios albums and has traditionally released a new record each year on his birthday, 1 December.
Jay claims the songs he writes 'have the same chords' and 'sound like Billy Bragg'. His close friend Frank Turner mentions Jay in many of his songs: I Knew Prufock Before He Got Famous
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Other songs:
- A Whole Lot Of Loving
- Beer And A Burger
- Coke
- Dirty Pi
- Dont Believe The Bullshit
- Free Nights Of Riots
- I Fancy Laura Marling
- I Think Everybody Should Be Terrified
- Im Home When You Hold Me
- Jamie Lily
- Magic
- Mdm Amazing
- Microwave Popcorn
- Myspace Picture
- Old Grunge
- Peter Pans Playground
- Price Of Rice
- The American Dollar
- The Ignorant Englishman
- Things
- War On War
- Watching The World Go By
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Artist: Beans on Toast
Song: Things
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Improvements are welcome as I doubt it's perfect.
[Verse 1]
B
I'm not a poster boy for recreational drugs
F#
I'm a 32 year old man
B
With a pocket full of stories, a handful of songs and a three chord master plan
F#
I try to be nice and enjoy myself and I take things in my stride
B
I see the poetry and the simple things that happen in my life
F#
And I believe in love and family and trusting in my friends
B
Believe in myself but I also know that I don't know everything
F#
So I don't take things too seriously and I like to play the fool
B
I understand the best things in life, aren't things at all
[Chorus]
E
The best questions go unanswered
B
The best mysteries untold
F# B
I keep my head head held high, keep my shoes untied, keep my movement in my soul
E
Well if everything happens for a reason
B
And everythings gonna be alright
F# B
One thing leads to another, these things happen all the time
[Verse 2]
B F#
When I look at the big picture and I just see loads of holes
B
Some of them so far away and some right here at home
F#
But I'm not surprised when politics sells off it's policies
B
And religion contradicts itself with every blasphemy
F#
The prophecy it came and went, and I'm stood where I stand
B
In the same blue Nike hoodie with a bin bag in my hands
[Chorus]
E B
The best journeys are best travelled with the best of friends
F# B
The best beginnings start before the means to an end
E B
So be careful, be cautious, beware
F# B
Bollocks that's bullshit be a. breath of fresh air
[Verse 3]
F#
Well I'm not sure what fracking is, but it sounds really bad
B
Drilling holes into the hills, and poisoning the land
F#
Searching for an energy that we're told that we need
B
By the people who own the shares in the fracking companies
F#
At least we've got the internet to form our own opinions
B
Til someone that you've never met decides to outlaw wanking
F#
They'll watch what you get off on, see whether they agree with that
B
It's like it was a secret that human beings masturbate
[Chorus]
E B
And if you let them censor one thing, then they're soon gonna censor more
F# B
Til the things that you see aren't really anymore
E B
And if we stop thinking for ourselves, then things are gonna get bad
F# B
Something worth thinking about before things get out of hand
Song: Things
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Improvements are welcome as I doubt it's perfect.
[Verse 1]
B
I'm not a poster boy for recreational drugs
F#
I'm a 32 year old man
B
With a pocket full of stories, a handful of songs and a three chord master plan
F#
I try to be nice and enjoy myself and I take things in my stride
B
I see the poetry and the simple things that happen in my life
F#
And I believe in love and family and trusting in my friends
B
Believe in myself but I also know that I don't know everything
F#
So I don't take things too seriously and I like to play the fool
B
I understand the best things in life, aren't things at all
[Chorus]
E
The best questions go unanswered
B
The best mysteries untold
F# B
I keep my head head held high, keep my shoes untied, keep my movement in my soul
E
Well if everything happens for a reason
B
And everythings gonna be alright
F# B
One thing leads to another, these things happen all the time
[Verse 2]
B F#
When I look at the big picture and I just see loads of holes
B
Some of them so far away and some right here at home
F#
But I'm not surprised when politics sells off it's policies
B
And religion contradicts itself with every blasphemy
F#
The prophecy it came and went, and I'm stood where I stand
B
In the same blue Nike hoodie with a bin bag in my hands
[Chorus]
E B
The best journeys are best travelled with the best of friends
F# B
The best beginnings start before the means to an end
E B
So be careful, be cautious, beware
F# B
Bollocks that's bullshit be a. breath of fresh air
[Verse 3]
F#
Well I'm not sure what fracking is, but it sounds really bad
B
Drilling holes into the hills, and poisoning the land
F#
Searching for an energy that we're told that we need
B
By the people who own the shares in the fracking companies
F#
At least we've got the internet to form our own opinions
B
Til someone that you've never met decides to outlaw wanking
F#
They'll watch what you get off on, see whether they agree with that
B
It's like it was a secret that human beings masturbate
[Chorus]
E B
And if you let them censor one thing, then they're soon gonna censor more
F# B
Til the things that you see aren't really anymore
E B
And if we stop thinking for ourselves, then things are gonna get bad
F# B
Something worth thinking about before things get out of hand
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