Biography:
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the beats-and-keys solo project of singer, songwriter and Chicago resident, Owen Ashworth. Drawing heavy influence from traditional Americana as well as 80's synth pop and commercial hip hop, the music of CFTPA is a curious mix of austere character studies and playful electronic programming.
Owen Ashworth started to make music on a small casio keyboard back in 1997. His first two albums, "Answering Machine Music" and "Pocket Symphonies for Lonely Subway Cars
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Other songs:
- Beeline
- Blue Corolla
- Bobby Malone Moves Home
- Cold White Christmas
- Dont They Have Payphones Wherever You Were Last Night
- Half Ghost
- Harsh The Herald Angels Sing
- Holly Hobby
- I Love Creedence
- I Should Have Kissed You When I Had The Chance
- It Wasnt The Same Somehow
- Jeane If Youre Ever In Portland
- Killers
- Love Connection
- Man O War
- Nashville Parthenon
- Natural Light
- New Years Kiss
- Northfield Mn
- Optimist Vs The Silent Alarm When The Saints Go Marching In
- Suitcase In Hand
- Toby Take A Bow
- Tonight Was A Disaster
- Traveling Salesmans Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier Vt
- We Have Mice
- White Jetta
- You Were Alone
- Young Shields
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Intro
C - Am - F
C
been this way for almost all my life
Am
wasn't born here Mom & me moved here when I was 5
F C
these Kansas City boys are dull as butter knives
C
had this little car since I was 17
Am
the tape is busted got a boom box in the back seat
F C
blasting Misfits all up & down these streets
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C
the college kids in KC all leave in the fall
Am
don't have time for letters or long distance calls
F C
if friend you leave then friend you're dead to me
C
Mom's been sick now for a long time
Am
she says she hopes I'll want a family after she's died
F
she says the less you feel like a child
C
the more you'll want a child
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C - Am - F
C
been this way for almost all my life
Am
wasn't born here Mom & me moved here when I was 5
F C
these Kansas City boys are dull as butter knives
C
had this little car since I was 17
Am
the tape is busted got a boom box in the back seat
F C
blasting Misfits all up & down these streets
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C
the college kids in KC all leave in the fall
Am
don't have time for letters or long distance calls
F C
if friend you leave then friend you're dead to me
C
Mom's been sick now for a long time
Am
she says she hopes I'll want a family after she's died
F
she says the less you feel like a child
C
the more you'll want a child
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
C Em
to stay the same
F C
to never change
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