Biography:
Ben Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, born in London. He moved to Totnes, Devon, in his teens. Howard's musically-inclined parents exposed him at a young age to their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists such as Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and John Martyn. Howard began writing his own songs and after a short spell studying journalism, he decided in 2009 at the age of 21 to become a full-time musician.
After building up a reputation with his gigs across the UK
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Other songs:
- Black Flies
- Gracious
- I Forget We Were
- Keep Your Head Up
- Oats On The Water
- Old Pine
- Only Love
- Promise
- Soldiers
- The Fear
- Empty Corridors
- The Wolves
- 7 Bottles
- A Boat To An Island On The Wall
- All Is Now Harmed
- Another Friday Night
- Bones
- Burgh Island
- Call Me Maybe
- Conrad
- Depth Over Distance
- Diamonds
- End Of The Affair
- Esmerelda
- Evergreen
- Everything
- Follaton Wood
- Further Away
- Hideaway
- Hot Heavy Summer
- I Forget Where We Were
- In Dreams
- Keiko
- Me And My Friend Time
- Move Like You Want
- Murmurations
- Nica Libres At Dusk
- Oats In The Water
- Rivers In Your Mouth
- She Treats Me Well
- Small Things
- Someone In The Doorway
- The Defeat
- These Waters
- Time Is Dancing
- To Be Alone
- Towing The Line
- Under The Same Sun
- Wolves
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[Gm9 CAN BE PLAYED INSTEAD OF Gm]
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PART 1
VERSE
Dm Bbmaj7
Always a riddle in the world she says
Gm Dm
Always a riddle inside my head
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Always a thing to wonder the way we come to be
Dm Bbmaj7
Oh it's a big old place for me
Gm Dm
It's a big old world indeed
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Everyone is killing me and everything conspires
CHORUS
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have watched it spin
F F/E F Dm
See a violent crack of atoms were all that comes in
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have lain in sin
F F/E F Dm
Just to be the cracked and the cared for
BREAK
Dm Dm Dm Dm
F F/E F Dm
How can I ask, ask for more?
VERSE
Dm Bbmaj7
Always a riddle in the world she says
Gm Dm
Always a riddle inside my head
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Always a thing to wonder in the way come to be
Dm Bbmaj7
Oh it's a big old world for me
Gm Dm
It's a big old world indeed
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Kicking my heels and wondering how I've been here so long
CHORUS
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have watched it spin
F F/E F Dm
See a violent crack of atoms were all that comes in
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I saw Aesop's kin
F F/E F Dm
Just a carcass of a man, I belong inside his skin
BREAK
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Mmmm mmmmm mmmm
F F/E F Dm ... Dm Dm
Where to, where to begin?
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PART 2
Bm D Bm Bm Bm Bm
I live alone now, I live alone
D D D D
in life with out you here
C/G G D F F/E D
I may be troubled ... but I'm gracious in defeat
C/G G D F F/E D
Oh I may be troubled ... but I'm gracious in defeat
[Gm9 CAN BE PLAYED INSTEAD OF Gm]
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PART 1
VERSE
Dm Bbmaj7
Always a riddle in the world she says
Gm Dm
Always a riddle inside my head
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Always a thing to wonder the way we come to be
Dm Bbmaj7
Oh it's a big old place for me
Gm Dm
It's a big old world indeed
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Everyone is killing me and everything conspires
CHORUS
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have watched it spin
F F/E F Dm
See a violent crack of atoms were all that comes in
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have lain in sin
F F/E F Dm
Just to be the cracked and the cared for
BREAK
Dm Dm Dm Dm
F F/E F Dm
How can I ask, ask for more?
VERSE
Dm Bbmaj7
Always a riddle in the world she says
Gm Dm
Always a riddle inside my head
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Always a thing to wonder in the way come to be
Dm Bbmaj7
Oh it's a big old world for me
Gm Dm
It's a big old world indeed
Dm Bbmaj7 Gm Dm
Kicking my heels and wondering how I've been here so long
CHORUS
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I have watched it spin
F F/E F Dm
See a violent crack of atoms were all that comes in
F Gm F F/E
Oh in dreams I saw Aesop's kin
F F/E F Dm
Just a carcass of a man, I belong inside his skin
BREAK
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Mmmm mmmmm mmmm
F F/E F Dm ... Dm Dm
Where to, where to begin?
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PART 2
Bm D Bm Bm Bm Bm
I live alone now, I live alone
D D D D
in life with out you here
C/G G D F F/E D
I may be troubled ... but I'm gracious in defeat
C/G G D F F/E D
Oh I may be troubled ... but I'm gracious in defeat
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