Biography:
Eric Bachmann (born in Greensboro, NC) is an American musician/producer. He is the lead singer of Crooked Fingers andd Archers of Loaf.
His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax". Saddle Creek Records released his album, To the Races on August 22nd, 2006. The album, which was written while living out of his van outside Seattle the previous year, features contributions from Miranda Brown (backing vocals) and DeVotchKa violinist Tom Hagerman.
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[Intro] (4 downstrokes per chord) x2
A A/D E D
[Verse]
A
At the scene
A/D
Of the slow crime
E D
Of the century
A Esus4
Wanda Jean awoke
E6 D
Attached to two IVs
A
Lost her name
A/D
In a shell game
E D
To the masters of the deal
A Esus4
For the sanctioned closure
E6 D
And the governor's seal
[Intro chords] x2
A A/D E D
[Verse]
A
By the trains
A/D
On the east side
E D
Near an oil refinery
A Esus4
Marvin Lee took hold
E6 D
Of a snitch and let him bleed
A
So betrayed
A/D
In a shell game
E D
Where the jury all agreed
A Esus4
Marvin Lee's a ghost
E6 D
Attached to two IVs
[Chorus]
Bm
So what if they're wrong?
F#m
So what if they're right?
Bm
Let Lenny live?
F#m
Or let Lenny die?
Bm A
What should be an old relic by now
D
Should never have been
[Intro chords]
A A/D E D (2x)
[Verse]
A
From a tree
A/D
By a small stream
E D
In a trifling Texas town
A Esus4
E6 D
When they shot poor Johnny down
A
Duly framed
A/D
In a shell game
E D
So the truth was not revealed
A Esus4
For the sake of closure
E6 D
For the masters of the deal
[Chorus]
Bm
So what if they're wrong?
F#m
So what if they're right?
Bm
Let Lenny live?
F#m
Would you let Lenny die?
Bm A
What should be an old relic by now
D
Should never have been
Bm
The South is a ghost
F#m
A ghost is a lie
Bm
Harassing the roads
F#m
And haunting the pines
Bm
His mind may be slow
A
But that killer knows
D
Just how you feel
[Outro]
A
How you feel
A/D E D
A
Just how you feel
A/D E D
A
(At the scene
A/D
Of the slow crime
E D
Of the century)
A A/D E D
[Verse]
A
At the scene
A/D
Of the slow crime
E D
Of the century
A Esus4
Wanda Jean awoke
E6 D
Attached to two IVs
A
Lost her name
A/D
In a shell game
E D
To the masters of the deal
A Esus4
For the sanctioned closure
E6 D
And the governor's seal
[Intro chords] x2
A A/D E D
[Verse]
A
By the trains
A/D
On the east side
E D
Near an oil refinery
A Esus4
Marvin Lee took hold
E6 D
Of a snitch and let him bleed
A
So betrayed
A/D
In a shell game
E D
Where the jury all agreed
A Esus4
Marvin Lee's a ghost
E6 D
Attached to two IVs
[Chorus]
Bm
So what if they're wrong?
F#m
So what if they're right?
Bm
Let Lenny live?
F#m
Or let Lenny die?
Bm A
What should be an old relic by now
D
Should never have been
[Intro chords]
A A/D E D (2x)
[Verse]
A
From a tree
A/D
By a small stream
E D
In a trifling Texas town
A Esus4
E6 D
When they shot poor Johnny down
A
Duly framed
A/D
In a shell game
E D
So the truth was not revealed
A Esus4
For the sake of closure
E6 D
For the masters of the deal
[Chorus]
Bm
So what if they're wrong?
F#m
So what if they're right?
Bm
Let Lenny live?
F#m
Would you let Lenny die?
Bm A
What should be an old relic by now
D
Should never have been
Bm
The South is a ghost
F#m
A ghost is a lie
Bm
Harassing the roads
F#m
And haunting the pines
Bm
His mind may be slow
A
But that killer knows
D
Just how you feel
[Outro]
A
How you feel
A/D E D
A
Just how you feel
A/D E D
A
(At the scene
A/D
Of the slow crime
E D
Of the century)
Eric Byrd
Eric Chandler
Eric Chou
Eric Dodd
Eric Ethridge
Eric Martin
Eric Nam
Eric Nuzum
Eric Paslay
Eric Penny