Biography:
Fortresses (2009) – Octoberman’s third full-length – saw Marc Morrissette and his band distancing themselves further from any notion of comfort or security. While the evocative title certainly lent itself well to Octoberman’s formidable new sound, it also allowed the record’s frequent instances of aching vulnerability to catch an unsuspecting listener completely unaware. Marking Octoberman’s most cohesive and adventurous effort to date
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Intro: E C#m E C#m
E
don't pass me a comb
C#m B
cause I got me a poem running through my mind
E
don't remind me you're dead
C#m B
cause i'd rather think instead of the times you lived
E
forcing the circumstance
C#m B
chasing ambulances up the road
E
was that a laugh or cough?
C#m
please drop my cousin off
E
he's heading home to Perth
C# B
he got his money's worth in Canada
C#m G#m
but he sure had a lot to say about America today
A E
she's been beaten up, she's been battered down
C#m
but we all get confused
G#m
lose sight of those tiny clues
A B
chasing ambulances
E C#m E C#m
E
some chasing the mighty buck
C#m E
some chase till their wheels get stuck
E
some chasing piles of dirt
C#m B
some chasing a piece of skirt
E
some chasing their own tails
C#m
some chase till all else fails
E
some chasing common sense
C#m B
some chasing a picket fence
E
me, i'd rather chase you down
C#m B
don't ask me how I found the balls to say "hey, hey, hey..."
C#m G#m
but I sure got a lot to learn about waiting for my turn
A E
but i've been beaten up, i've been battered down
C#m
but we all get confused
G#m
lose sight of those tiny clues
A B
chasing ambulances
E A B
i'd rather chase you down, yeah
E A B
not ambulances, child, no
E A B
i'd rather chase you down
not ambu-
E A C#m B
Not ambulances, child, no, no...
E
E
don't pass me a comb
C#m B
cause I got me a poem running through my mind
E
don't remind me you're dead
C#m B
cause i'd rather think instead of the times you lived
E
forcing the circumstance
C#m B
chasing ambulances up the road
E
was that a laugh or cough?
C#m
please drop my cousin off
E
he's heading home to Perth
C# B
he got his money's worth in Canada
C#m G#m
but he sure had a lot to say about America today
A E
she's been beaten up, she's been battered down
C#m
but we all get confused
G#m
lose sight of those tiny clues
A B
chasing ambulances
E C#m E C#m
E
some chasing the mighty buck
C#m E
some chase till their wheels get stuck
E
some chasing piles of dirt
C#m B
some chasing a piece of skirt
E
some chasing their own tails
C#m
some chase till all else fails
E
some chasing common sense
C#m B
some chasing a picket fence
E
me, i'd rather chase you down
C#m B
don't ask me how I found the balls to say "hey, hey, hey..."
C#m G#m
but I sure got a lot to learn about waiting for my turn
A E
but i've been beaten up, i've been battered down
C#m
but we all get confused
G#m
lose sight of those tiny clues
A B
chasing ambulances
E A B
i'd rather chase you down, yeah
E A B
not ambulances, child, no
E A B
i'd rather chase you down
not ambu-
E A C#m B
Not ambulances, child, no, no...
E
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