Biography:
Ye olde Press Bio:
Almost every night, some Bound Stems get together for something or other. A lot of times it's for practice, but sometimes it's for a barbecue, with a lot of friendly friends around. A lot of times it's at the studio, and songs are underway. Sounds unspooling in the background: El train, northwest bound; cicadas; a stick gnawed by a puppy; now a chorus of cicadas; sidewalk conversations; giant whirring air conditioning stacks; airplanes approaching O'Hare; fat car tires, and the polite beep of a car in the mouth of an alley.
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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!
Intro:
(0:00) A
(0:21) A D A A D A
(0:27) Db G Db Db G Db
(0:32) D A D A
D
Do you recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
A
Every man has a past, and she now seems content
because she's moving to London to be with her kids...
D
When you were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
A
Well, I'll worry about what my father's going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it--
G
--take it in a Midwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
A
We stayed outside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
G
We weren't alone much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
A
He said, "Boy, how could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it..."
D
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba
A
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
D
She tells me that show now believes it's a matter of principle.
A
Now the neighborhood's gone she won't change them.
D A
She said, "I can see!" She said, "I can see all the empty lots..."
She kept her married name when he left, for the children's sake.
G
My friends still gather around the block!
A
With their loosened ties and their guilty faces!
G
On our bikes we were skeleton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
A
"Take care of the family. I'll explain when you're an older man. I've been found out now."
D A G G F#m F#m D A
--tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on the window for a space on our floor:
D A G G
"You can stay where papa just left; there's a spot on the fireplace mat.
F#m F#m D A
Welcome to our home. Welcome to our home."
D G
"Welcome to our home, please excuse the mess--"
F#m A
"...But they left it like that last night." Bop bop bop bop ba...
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
G F#m
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
G F#m
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
(I've been keeping this family afloat for years.)
Em A D A D G
La la, la la la la, lalalalala
Em A D A D G
La la, la la la la, lalalalala
Em A D A D G
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
(0:00) A
(0:21) A D A A D A
(0:27) Db G Db Db G Db
(0:32) D A D A
D
Do you recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
A
Every man has a past, and she now seems content
because she's moving to London to be with her kids...
D
When you were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
A
Well, I'll worry about what my father's going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it--
G
--take it in a Midwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
A
We stayed outside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
G
We weren't alone much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
A
He said, "Boy, how could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it..."
D
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba
A
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
D
She tells me that show now believes it's a matter of principle.
A
Now the neighborhood's gone she won't change them.
D A
She said, "I can see!" She said, "I can see all the empty lots..."
She kept her married name when he left, for the children's sake.
G
My friends still gather around the block!
A
With their loosened ties and their guilty faces!
G
On our bikes we were skeleton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
A
"Take care of the family. I'll explain when you're an older man. I've been found out now."
D A G G F#m F#m D A
--tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on the window for a space on our floor:
D A G G
"You can stay where papa just left; there's a spot on the fireplace mat.
F#m F#m D A
Welcome to our home. Welcome to our home."
D G
"Welcome to our home, please excuse the mess--"
F#m A
"...But they left it like that last night." Bop bop bop bop ba...
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
G F#m
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
D
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
G F#m
I've been keeping this family afloat for years.
(I've been keeping this family afloat for years.)
Em A D A D G
La la, la la la la, lalalalala
Em A D A D G
La la, la la la la, lalalalala
Em A D A D G
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G Em
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
Em A D A D G Em
We lie asleep in our homes. The evening train goes by,
Em A D A D G
I pull the covers up close. We can hide all night.
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