Biography:
The Middle East were a musical collective from Townsville, Australia, which formed in 2005. Fusing various influences from post-rock to folk to ambient, various members have at different times played in other North Queensland based groups such as Joseph Liddy and the Skeleton Horse, The Forest, and We Are Buildings.
After completing several East Coast tours, they released a split EP in 2006 with local Cairns band Sleeping in Trains. Their debut album The Recordings of the Middle East was released on 24th April 2008
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I think this is kind of right.
Note: Not sure if it's how they play it, but for
the Em and the C, I like to keep my pinky on the high G
Another note: You can do C Am F C G with no capo too, of course.
I just like the way it sounds more this way.
Capo V
G
I read the words of a thousand books
Em
And gave away my dirty looks
C G
And I cleaned out all my cupboards
D
One by one
G
I quit the job that I hated most
Em
My pockets full of hundred dollar notes
C G
But there’s not enough to buy back
D
What I lost
Ooh's: G Em C G D
G
Now I wash my hair and I clip my toes
Em
I leave the room just to blow my nose
C G
And I shower twice a day
D
With soap
G
But I don’t feel clean like I thought I would
Em
My sins don’t wash away so good
C G
They stick to me like glue
D
Like glue
Ooh's/harmonica: G Em C G D7 x2
G
So I pack my bags and change my name
Em
To something that nobody can say
C G
And I’ll squander all my hard
D
Earned cash
G
I speak too slow when I’m most in need
Em
Your skins too soft and your hearts too clean
C
To be caught up in this awful mess
G D
With someone like me
Ooh's/harmonica: G Em C G D x3
End on G
Note: Not sure if it's how they play it, but for
the Em and the C, I like to keep my pinky on the high G
Another note: You can do C Am F C G with no capo too, of course.
I just like the way it sounds more this way.
Capo V
G
I read the words of a thousand books
Em
And gave away my dirty looks
C G
And I cleaned out all my cupboards
D
One by one
G
I quit the job that I hated most
Em
My pockets full of hundred dollar notes
C G
But there’s not enough to buy back
D
What I lost
Ooh's: G Em C G D
G
Now I wash my hair and I clip my toes
Em
I leave the room just to blow my nose
C G
And I shower twice a day
D
With soap
G
But I don’t feel clean like I thought I would
Em
My sins don’t wash away so good
C G
They stick to me like glue
D
Like glue
Ooh's/harmonica: G Em C G D7 x2
G
So I pack my bags and change my name
Em
To something that nobody can say
C G
And I’ll squander all my hard
D
Earned cash
G
I speak too slow when I’m most in need
Em
Your skins too soft and your hearts too clean
C
To be caught up in this awful mess
G D
With someone like me
Ooh's/harmonica: G Em C G D x3
End on G
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