Biography:
American alternative country band from Kentucky. In 1989, Catherine Irwin and Janet Bean founded the band, and they have been supported by several musicians since then, including members of Califone (2005 Thinking of You tour). Bassist David Wayne Gay is another long-time member of the band. They release their records on Chicago's Thrill Jockey label.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[VERSE 1]
C
Skinny knee bone
F
Through it all and end up all alone (??)
G
Carve it away until you find
F C
The marble girl who’s left behind inside
G
This block of stone
[VERSE 2]
C
Skinny knee bone
F
Too far too near the sun your engines drawn
G
Jet planes trail across the skies
F
Your skin and bone across my eyes
C G
To far too light to land where you were thrown
[CHORUS 1]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
We’re gonna run the table (??)
F
Bet it all on black
C
Bet it all on black
[BRIDGE]
Am Dm
A ship in a bottle
Am Dm
Double bet without breaking (??)
Am Dm
A ship in a bottle
C G
Your heart is in the making (??)
[VERSE 3]
C
Skinny knee bone
F
So still inside the silk where you were sewn
G F
All things come to those whose weight is not the sum of all they ate
C G
The finger on the scale was not your own
[CHORUS 2]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
F
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
C
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
G
Bet it all on black (together)
[CHORUS 3]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
F
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
C
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
G
Run the jaw bone’s slack (together)
C
Skinny knee bone
F
Through it all and end up all alone (??)
G
Carve it away until you find
F C
The marble girl who’s left behind inside
G
This block of stone
[VERSE 2]
C
Skinny knee bone
F
Too far too near the sun your engines drawn
G
Jet planes trail across the skies
F
Your skin and bone across my eyes
C G
To far too light to land where you were thrown
[CHORUS 1]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
We’re gonna run the table (??)
F
Bet it all on black
C
Bet it all on black
[BRIDGE]
Am Dm
A ship in a bottle
Am Dm
Double bet without breaking (??)
Am Dm
A ship in a bottle
C G
Your heart is in the making (??)
[VERSE 3]
C
Skinny knee bone
F
So still inside the silk where you were sewn
G F
All things come to those whose weight is not the sum of all they ate
C G
The finger on the scale was not your own
[CHORUS 2]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
F
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
C
Bet it all on black (Bet it all on black)
G
Bet it all on black (together)
[CHORUS 3]
F
The knee bone’s connected to the jaw bone
C Am
With a wire, and a cable
G
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
F
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
C
Run the jaw bone’s slack (Run the jaw bone’s slack)
G
Run the jaw bone’s slack (together)
Fred Bongusto
Fred De Palma
Fred Durst
Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Hammond
Fred Stobaugh
Fred Thomas
Fred V And Grafi (...)
Fred Wedlock
Fred Wesley