Biography:
Joshua Tillman (born May 3, 1981) is an American folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is also the former drummer for the Philadelphia-based band Saxon Shore (2001 to 2004) and the Seattle-based band Fleet Foxes (2008 to 2012). He departed the Fleet Foxes to focus on his solo album under the moniker Father John Misty.
After dropping out of college in New York, Josh Tillman moved to Seattle and spent a year paying rent by freelance writing and donating plasma.
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- A Hit Play
- Above All Men
- Before We Retire
- Casualties
- Crooked Roof
- Crosswinds
- For An Hour With You
- I Will Return
- If You Gotta Go Go Now
- James Blues
- Love No Less Worthy
- Maria
- My Waking Days
- No Occasion
- Seven States Across
- Singing Axe
- Take Care
- Though I Have Wronged You
- Three Sisters
- Ties That Bind
- Vacilando Territory
- Wild Honey Never Stolen
- With Wolves
- Year In The Kingdom
- Your Mothers Ghost
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Album - Long May You Run, J. Tillman
*Listen to the song for hammer-ons and pull-offs
Em/D - 020000
[Intro]
C F Am
C F Am C
[Verse 1]
F Am C
Maybe we should take some time
C F Am
Long enough to let the blood dry
C F
On both sides
Am C F Am C
On both sides
[Verse 2]
F Am C
Maybe if we just slow down
C F Am
Long enough to lay our sons down
C F
And we retire
Am
Before we
C F Am
Retire
[Instrumental]
C Em/D Am
C Em/D Am C
[Verse 3]
F Am C
The only thing that remains
C F Am
Are graves to dig and rich mans games
C F
That you had to play
Am
That you had
C F Am C
To play
[Verse 4]
F Am C
The only thing they'll take from me
C F Am
Is a life of peace and dreamless sleep
C F
Dreamless sleep
Am C F Am
Ohhhhhh dream....less sleep
[Instrumental]
C Em/D Am
C Em/D Am C
[Verse 5]
F Am C
I guess I'd rather have my limbs
C F Am
So you've got something to sleep in
C F
Than to be free
Am C F Am C
Ohhhhh to... be free
[Verse 6]
F Am C
Brother I'll live in chains
C F Am
Than have you as a cell mate
[Outro]
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
*Listen to the song for hammer-ons and pull-offs
Em/D - 020000
[Intro]
C F Am
C F Am C
[Verse 1]
F Am C
Maybe we should take some time
C F Am
Long enough to let the blood dry
C F
On both sides
Am C F Am C
On both sides
[Verse 2]
F Am C
Maybe if we just slow down
C F Am
Long enough to lay our sons down
C F
And we retire
Am
Before we
C F Am
Retire
[Instrumental]
C Em/D Am
C Em/D Am C
[Verse 3]
F Am C
The only thing that remains
C F Am
Are graves to dig and rich mans games
C F
That you had to play
Am
That you had
C F Am C
To play
[Verse 4]
F Am C
The only thing they'll take from me
C F Am
Is a life of peace and dreamless sleep
C F
Dreamless sleep
Am C F Am
Ohhhhhh dream....less sleep
[Instrumental]
C Em/D Am
C Em/D Am C
[Verse 5]
F Am C
I guess I'd rather have my limbs
C F Am
So you've got something to sleep in
C F
Than to be free
Am C F Am C
Ohhhhh to... be free
[Verse 6]
F Am C
Brother I'll live in chains
C F Am
Than have you as a cell mate
[Outro]
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
Before a meeeeeemory
C Em/D Am
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