Biography:
Built to Spill is an indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The band is best known for its catchy guitar hooks and the unique voice of frontman Doug Martsch.
Former Treepeople frontman Doug Martsch formed Built to Spill in 1992 with Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz as the band's original members. In an interview with Spin magazine, Martsch stated that he intended to change the band's lineup for every album, with Martsch being the only permanent member.
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- Aisle 13
- Bad Light
- Car
- Carry The Zero
- Cleo
- Distopian Dream Girl
- Done
- Else
- Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
- Girl
- Good Ol Boredom
- Hindsight
- I Would Hurt A Fly
- In The Morning
- In Your Mind
- Israels Song
- Just A Habit
- Kicked It In The Sun
- Liar
- Lifes A Dream
- Living Zoo
- Made Up Dreams
- Made
- Mess With Time Chords
- Never Be The Same
- Nowhere Lullabye
- Nowhere Nothin Fuckup
- Oh Yeah
- Out Of Site
- Pat
- Planting Seeds
- Preview
- Reasons
- Saturday
- Sidewalk
- So
- Some Other Song
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- Strange
- The Source
- The Weather
- There Is Nothing Wrong With Love
- Things Fall Apart
- Tomorrow
- Twin Falls
- Velvet Waltz
- Water Sleepers
- You Were Right
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Built to Spill - Girl
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Album: The normal years 1996
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Tabbed by Marcus Hautz (endofallthings at gmx. de)
Standard Tuning. This is one hell of a fun song to play.
You'll find a few pointers on strumming and intonating the
different parts on the bottom of the tab. But just listen
to the song and you'll get it.
Enjoy !
G D Em C
sitting at the railway station
G D Em C
reading books bout intimidation
G D Em C
waiting for my girl to come
G D Em C
and if she does will she be dumb or
Em Am C
really smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart and
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em
someone who'll gimme time and gimme space
G D Em C G D Em C
and take it all away
G D Em C
sitting at the bus station
G D Em C
reading books bout legislation
G D Em C
suddenly my girl comes and
G D Em C
she's not even dumb in fact she's
Em Am C
kinda smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em
someone who'll gimme time and gimme space
G D Em C G D Em C
and take it all away
G D Em C
actually I've never even been to a railroad station
G D Em C
even though I used to live near one and
G D Em C
still I'm waiting for my girl to come and
G D Em C
if she does will she be dumb or
Em Am C
really smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart and
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
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A few hints on strumming :
1) For the verse
Chords: G D Em C
Strum: D - D U - U D U - U D U - U D U
Text: Sitting at the railway station
2) Play the Em dirctly after the Verse twice
Chords: Em Em Am C
Strum: D - D - - U D U D - D U - U D U
Text: really smart
3) In the "Bridge" part play a different strumming
Chords: G C D
Strum: D - D U - U D U D - D U - U D U D
Text: wad it up and throw it in my face
Built to Spill - Girl
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Album: The normal years 1996
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by Marcus Hautz (endofallthings at gmx. de)
Standard Tuning. This is one hell of a fun song to play.
You'll find a few pointers on strumming and intonating the
different parts on the bottom of the tab. But just listen
to the song and you'll get it.
Enjoy !
G D Em C
sitting at the railway station
G D Em C
reading books bout intimidation
G D Em C
waiting for my girl to come
G D Em C
and if she does will she be dumb or
Em Am C
really smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart and
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em
someone who'll gimme time and gimme space
G D Em C G D Em C
and take it all away
G D Em C
sitting at the bus station
G D Em C
reading books bout legislation
G D Em C
suddenly my girl comes and
G D Em C
she's not even dumb in fact she's
Em Am C
kinda smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em
someone who'll gimme time and gimme space
G D Em C G D Em C
and take it all away
G D Em C
actually I've never even been to a railroad station
G D Em C
even though I used to live near one and
G D Em C
still I'm waiting for my girl to come and
G D Em C
if she does will she be dumb or
Em Am C
really smart
Em Am C
will she break my heart and
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C D
wad it up and throw it in my face
G C Am G
I knew I'd find a nice girl someday
Em Am Cadd9
find a nice girl settle down
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
Em C7
someone I can talk to
Em C7
someone I don't have to talk to
-------------------------------------
A few hints on strumming :
1) For the verse
Chords: G D Em C
Strum: D - D U - U D U - U D U - U D U
Text: Sitting at the railway station
2) Play the Em dirctly after the Verse twice
Chords: Em Em Am C
Strum: D - D - - U D U D - D U - U D U
Text: really smart
3) In the "Bridge" part play a different strumming
Chords: G C D
Strum: D - D U - U D U D - D U - U D U D
Text: wad it up and throw it in my face
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