Biography:
Benny Tipene (born 1990) is a 23-year-old music retail assistant from Palmerston North. He auditioned with a sung version of Outkast's "Hey Ya!". Tipene is a self-taught singer-songwriter who describes his genre as "acoustic folk pop". He previously played with popular Palmsterton North indie rock band the Nerines. In week nine, Tipene performed his self-penned song "Boxes", the first contestant to perform an original song outside of auditions or a sing-off.
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Better Side - Benny Tipene
Transcribed by Levi Flintoff
Toulouse EP - 2014
Intro: Percussion palm muting
Verse 1
F C G
If I die before I wake, can you make me feel a different way?
F C G
Cause in my mind you're not the same but I've been waiting here anyway
F C G
Cause I believe in what I see but I can't spot you in front of me
F C G
And if I leave here, will I come home to that face that I used to know?
Chorus
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Verse 2
F C G
And in time we could learn how to shape each other's worlds
F C G
In a way that's not to lead our hearts to hurt and not to bleed
F C G
Cause I believe in what I see but I can't spot you in front of me
F C G
And if I leave here will I come home to that face that I used to know?
Chorus
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Interlude/Bridge
F C G
Mmmmmmmmmmmm... (in the tune of the verses, using different notes occasionally)
Chorus 2
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Ending
F C G
And if I die before I wake, can you make me feel a different way?
Transcribed by Levi Flintoff
Toulouse EP - 2014
Intro: Percussion palm muting
Verse 1
F C G
If I die before I wake, can you make me feel a different way?
F C G
Cause in my mind you're not the same but I've been waiting here anyway
F C G
Cause I believe in what I see but I can't spot you in front of me
F C G
And if I leave here, will I come home to that face that I used to know?
Chorus
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Verse 2
F C G
And in time we could learn how to shape each other's worlds
F C G
In a way that's not to lead our hearts to hurt and not to bleed
F C G
Cause I believe in what I see but I can't spot you in front of me
F C G
And if I leave here will I come home to that face that I used to know?
Chorus
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Interlude/Bridge
F C G
Mmmmmmmmmmmm... (in the tune of the verses, using different notes occasionally)
Chorus 2
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
F C G
Cause I don't know if there's something that you could do to restore my faith in time
F C G
I need a little reminding, take me back to the better side of love
Ending
F C G
And if I die before I wake, can you make me feel a different way?
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