Biography:
Civil Twilight is the three-piece rock band from Cape Town, South Africa consisting of Andrew McKeller(guitar, vocals), Steven McKeller(vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Richard Wouters(drums, percussion) and Kevin Dailey(keyboards). They are signed to Wind-up Records, and have released three studio albums—their self-titled debut, Civil Twilight, Holy Weather, and Story of an Immigrant.
Originally hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Civil Twilight
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[Intro]
Gb Ab Bbm7 Bbm7
Gb Ab Bbm7 Bbm7
[Verse 1]
Gb Bbm Db Ab
I got up and dusted off my running shoes
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
To see how far I could run away
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
I got up the hill and came back down again
Ab Ebm
And I blamed it all on you
Ab Ebm
The foolish things I do
[Chorus]
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Ab
I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb
But it's your love that won't run dry
[Verse 2]
Gb Bbm Db Ab
I have looked down all those drinking wells
Gb Bbm Db
In some of them, I accidentally fell
Ab Ebm
But when I hit the bottom
Ab Ebm
All I came up with was a dry and empty shell
[Chorus]
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Ab
I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb
But it's your love that won't run dry
[Bridge]
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb
I gave it in
B
I gave it all
Bbm Gb
I just don't know anymore
I can't take this
B Bbm
I just don't know anymore
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb Ebm B Bbm
Gb Ebm B Bbm
Ab Ab Ab Ab
[Chorus]
(soft)
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Fm
Ooh, I tell myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb Ebm Bbm Fm
Oh, but it's your love, it's your love, that won't run dry
[Chorus]
(loud)
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how, oh
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
Yes, I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Ebm Bbm Ebm Gb Ebm Bbm Gb
Oh, but it's your love, it's your love, that won't run dry
[Tag]
Gb Eb Bm Bbm Db Gb Ebm Bbm
Oh , it just won't run, it just won't run, dry, oh
[Coda]
Gb Ebm Bbm
(for the ending, sustain the Gb for 4 beats,
hit the Ebm 3 times with a rest on beat 4,
then sustain on a low Bb power chord)
//As a general rule throughout, use a lighter
tone/attack for the verses and soft chorus
than for the loud choruses.//
//Disclaimer: I play piano so these chords may
not fit a guitar well but they are true to the
original song.//
Gb Ab Bbm7 Bbm7
Gb Ab Bbm7 Bbm7
[Verse 1]
Gb Bbm Db Ab
I got up and dusted off my running shoes
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
To see how far I could run away
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
I got up the hill and came back down again
Ab Ebm
And I blamed it all on you
Ab Ebm
The foolish things I do
[Chorus]
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Ab
I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb
But it's your love that won't run dry
[Verse 2]
Gb Bbm Db Ab
I have looked down all those drinking wells
Gb Bbm Db
In some of them, I accidentally fell
Ab Ebm
But when I hit the bottom
Ab Ebm
All I came up with was a dry and empty shell
[Chorus]
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Ab
I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb
But it's your love that won't run dry
[Bridge]
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb
I gave it in
B
I gave it all
Bbm Gb
I just don't know anymore
I can't take this
B Bbm
I just don't know anymore
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb Gb B Bbm
Gb Ebm B Bbm
Gb Ebm B Bbm
Ab Ab Ab Ab
[Chorus]
(soft)
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Fm
Ooh, I tell myself all kinds of foolish lies
Gb Ebm Bbm Fm
Oh, but it's your love, it's your love, that won't run dry
[Chorus]
(loud)
Gb Ebm Bbm Db Ab
I tried to leave you but I don't know how, oh
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
I try to give you up a thousand times
Gb Ebm Bbm Db
Yes, I told myself all kinds of foolish lies
Ebm Bbm Ebm Gb Ebm Bbm Gb
Oh, but it's your love, it's your love, that won't run dry
[Tag]
Gb Eb Bm Bbm Db Gb Ebm Bbm
Oh , it just won't run, it just won't run, dry, oh
[Coda]
Gb Ebm Bbm
(for the ending, sustain the Gb for 4 beats,
hit the Ebm 3 times with a rest on beat 4,
then sustain on a low Bb power chord)
//As a general rule throughout, use a lighter
tone/attack for the verses and soft chorus
than for the loud choruses.//
//Disclaimer: I play piano so these chords may
not fit a guitar well but they are true to the
original song.//
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