Biography:
Bishop Allen is an American indie rock band which formed in Brooklyn, New York, United States in 2003. The band's core members are Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, who are supported both on stage and in the studio by a rotating cast of musicial collaborators. Currently the band consists of Justin Rice (vocals, guitar), Christian Rudder (guitar), Darbie Nowatka-Rice (keyboards, violin), Keith Poulson (bass) and Michael Tapper (drums). Tapper is a former member of the indie rock band We Are Scientists.
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Other songs:
- Butterfly Nets
- Click Click Click Click
- The News From Your Bed
- Abe Lincoln
- Another Wasted Night
- Bishop Allen Drive
- Chinatown Bus
- Choose Again
- Corazon
- Coupla Easy Things
- Dimmer
- Dirt On Your New Shoes
- Dont Hideaway
- Flight 180
- Like Castanets
- Little Black Ach
- No Show
- Oklahoma
- Penitentiary Bound
- Queen Of The Rummage Sale
- Rain
- Shanghaied
- Shrinking Violet
- Start Again
- Tea For Two
- The Ancient Commonsense Of Things
- The Bullet Big D
- The Monitor
- True Or False
- Why I Had To Go
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!
Bishop Allen
Shanghaied
Grrr...
Intro:
C, C, Dm, G x4
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x2
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
Verse:
Em Am
It was a cryptic conversation.
Em Am
Suddenly, I'm rolling in the dirt.
Bb G F G
I try and stumble down the passageway, my head thundering with hurt.
Em Am Em Am-G-F
And my condolence to your boyfriend, taken by this penny-ante scam.
C F G
Pretty soon he will be leaving for where I am.
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x2
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
Verse:
Em Am
It was an endless filibuster.
Em Am
Everything was said and nothing done.
Bb G F G
I left there confident in victory, counting out the arguments I'd won.
Em Am
I contemplate the unexpected,
Em Am-G-F
staring at my hands upon the oar.
C F G
I guess it was my inclination to hope for more.
Interlude:
Am........
Ooooohhhhhh
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x4
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
And...SCENE.
Shanghaied
Grrr...
Intro:
C, C, Dm, G x4
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x2
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
Verse:
Em Am
It was a cryptic conversation.
Em Am
Suddenly, I'm rolling in the dirt.
Bb G F G
I try and stumble down the passageway, my head thundering with hurt.
Em Am Em Am-G-F
And my condolence to your boyfriend, taken by this penny-ante scam.
C F G
Pretty soon he will be leaving for where I am.
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x2
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
Verse:
Em Am
It was an endless filibuster.
Em Am
Everything was said and nothing done.
Bb G F G
I left there confident in victory, counting out the arguments I'd won.
Em Am
I contemplate the unexpected,
Em Am-G-F
staring at my hands upon the oar.
C F G
I guess it was my inclination to hope for more.
Interlude:
Am........
Ooooohhhhhh
Chorus:
C, C, Dm, G
x4
C, C, Dm, G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la SHANGHAIED!
And...SCENE.
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