Biography:
It’s fitting that The Family Crest was born in San Francisco, a city known for its rich history of experimentation, innovation and progressive thinking. In 2009, two young musicians -- Liam McCormick (lead vocals, guitar) and his friend, John Seeterlin (bass) -- settled in San Francisco to record a cycle of songs that McCormick had written. For McCormick, there was explicit intent to include as many people as possible in the music-making, based on his belief that everyone is inherently musical when given the opportunity.
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You can get through a lot of this song by just barring either Gm or Dm and then just muting it.
[Intro]
Gm Dm Gm Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm
State your name
Dm
State your case
Gm
'Cause the lines are drawn
Gm
Do you, do you, do you love me babe?
Dm Dm
Now you say, lover stay,
Gm
Warm these bones my dear
Gm Gm
Light my heart afire
Gm Dm
I know you never mean to say
Gm Dm
All of these awful things you say
Gm
But oh god, the reason is yours
Gm A
Oh god, the reason is yours
A
You smile
[Bridge]
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
I'll howl to the moon, to the stars, to the way that we were
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
Howl to the moon, to the stars, when the weight of the world
Bb A Gm Dm Gm Dm
Is just too much for you
[Verse 2]
Dm
Now I'll wait
Gm
As love and fate
Dm
Echo from your lungs
Gm
Do you, do you, do you want me babe?
Dm Gm
Do you say that a storm is waiting dear,
Dm
Turn the lights down low
Gm Dm Gm
'Cause one of us is surely gone
Gm Gm
I know you never meant to stay, I know love we weren't meant to be
Dm Dm
I know you never meant to go break my heart of gold
Gm
But oh god, the reason is yours
Gm Gm
Oh god, the reason is yours
A
Tonight we're smiling
[Chorus]
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
[Breakdown]
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Gm
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Dm
ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Gm
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Dm
ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
[Buildup]
Oh
Gm
I'm gonna kiss, gonna kiss, gonna kiss your lips
Gm
I'm gonna make sure dear that my love sticks
Dm
I'm gonna shake, gonna shake, gonna shake your legs
Dm
I'm gonna make, make, make, make, make you beg
Gm
I'm gonna make sure that your heart is true
Gm
I'm gonna say here darling I love you
Dm
I'm gonna make sure dear you love me too
Dm
Do you love me dear, do you love me here
Gm
I'm gonna break, break, break, break you dear
Gm
I'm gonna shake, shake up all your fears
Dm
I'm gonna take, take you down my dear
Dm
Do you love me dear, do you love me dear
Gm
I'm gonna make, make you love me dear
Gm
I'm gonna break, break you down my dear
Am
Tonight, I'll smile
[Bridge into Chorus]
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
Howl, to the moon, to the stars, to the way that we were
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
[Outro]
Dm
[Intro]
Gm Dm Gm Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm
State your name
Dm
State your case
Gm
'Cause the lines are drawn
Gm
Do you, do you, do you love me babe?
Dm Dm
Now you say, lover stay,
Gm
Warm these bones my dear
Gm Gm
Light my heart afire
Gm Dm
I know you never mean to say
Gm Dm
All of these awful things you say
Gm
But oh god, the reason is yours
Gm A
Oh god, the reason is yours
A
You smile
[Bridge]
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
I'll howl to the moon, to the stars, to the way that we were
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
Howl to the moon, to the stars, when the weight of the world
Bb A Gm Dm Gm Dm
Is just too much for you
[Verse 2]
Dm
Now I'll wait
Gm
As love and fate
Dm
Echo from your lungs
Gm
Do you, do you, do you want me babe?
Dm Gm
Do you say that a storm is waiting dear,
Dm
Turn the lights down low
Gm Dm Gm
'Cause one of us is surely gone
Gm Gm
I know you never meant to stay, I know love we weren't meant to be
Dm Dm
I know you never meant to go break my heart of gold
Gm
But oh god, the reason is yours
Gm Gm
Oh god, the reason is yours
A
Tonight we're smiling
[Chorus]
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
[Breakdown]
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Gm
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Dm
ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Gm
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
Dm
ba ba ba bada ba bada
C
Ba ba ba bada ba bada
[Buildup]
Oh
Gm
I'm gonna kiss, gonna kiss, gonna kiss your lips
Gm
I'm gonna make sure dear that my love sticks
Dm
I'm gonna shake, gonna shake, gonna shake your legs
Dm
I'm gonna make, make, make, make, make you beg
Gm
I'm gonna make sure that your heart is true
Gm
I'm gonna say here darling I love you
Dm
I'm gonna make sure dear you love me too
Dm
Do you love me dear, do you love me here
Gm
I'm gonna break, break, break, break you dear
Gm
I'm gonna shake, shake up all your fears
Dm
I'm gonna take, take you down my dear
Dm
Do you love me dear, do you love me dear
Gm
I'm gonna make, make you love me dear
Gm
I'm gonna break, break you down my dear
Am
Tonight, I'll smile
[Bridge into Chorus]
Dm C Bb Dm Gm
Howl, to the moon, to the stars, to the way that we were
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
Dm Bb Gm
Forever lost together, forever howling at the moon
Bb A
Cause it's just too much for you
[Outro]
Dm
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The Fantastics
The Far City Boy (...)
The Farewell Fri (...)
The Farm
The Ferocious La (...)
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The Field Mice
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