Biography:
The Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle, USA.
Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, during his elementary school years. He later returned to Seattle and formed both Bun Family Players and The Western State Hurricanes. Following the collapse of the latter, he acted as touring keyboardist for Harvey Danger.
In 2001, Harvey Danger singer/songwriter Sean Nelson suggested that he and Roderick record an album
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The Long Winters - "Scared Straight"
Tabbed By: Carmen Filletti
D#m7 C#
Washington’s on the one
A#m
I’m in the middle of speaking
G#
And you’re under the gun
D#m7 C#
Seething, leave it to the lone nut
D#m7 C#
It’s unappealing in someone so young
D#m7 C#
Plaintiff, you’re feeling so washed up
A#m G#
And you mean it when you say you’re done
D#m7
Five lanes of freeway
C#
But it’s all gone dark
D#m7 C#
You called to say you’re gonna run
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
She didn’t want you to:
D#m7 C#
Speak right,
A#m G#
be strong,
D#m7 C#
act nice,
D#m7 C#
take so long
She didn’t want you to:
D#m7 C#
Call time,
A#m G#
seem tired,
D#m7 C#
leave mad,
D#m7 C#
get so wired
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
C#
Maybe you belong to someone
F#
Maybe you have finally met them
C#
Maybe smoke belongs in the sky
F#
Maybe I hate it when you cry
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
D#m7 C#
You were hurt so you got hard
A#m G#
You were cursed and scolded and scarred
D#m7 C#
You were searched for, then ignored
D#m7
You want to burn the liars
C#
You’ll set us both on fire
D#m7 C#
You’re faking, so I’m pretend sleeping
A#m G#
Waiting for this to be fun
D#m7 C#
It’s true little miss mean mini-bar guard
D#m7 C#
We’re gonna have to try something new
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C# A#m G#
Let me breathe fire down on you
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe fire down on you
Tabbed By: Carmen Filletti
D#m7 C#
Washington’s on the one
A#m
I’m in the middle of speaking
G#
And you’re under the gun
D#m7 C#
Seething, leave it to the lone nut
D#m7 C#
It’s unappealing in someone so young
D#m7 C#
Plaintiff, you’re feeling so washed up
A#m G#
And you mean it when you say you’re done
D#m7
Five lanes of freeway
C#
But it’s all gone dark
D#m7 C#
You called to say you’re gonna run
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
She didn’t want you to:
D#m7 C#
Speak right,
A#m G#
be strong,
D#m7 C#
act nice,
D#m7 C#
take so long
She didn’t want you to:
D#m7 C#
Call time,
A#m G#
seem tired,
D#m7 C#
leave mad,
D#m7 C#
get so wired
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
C#
Maybe you belong to someone
F#
Maybe you have finally met them
C#
Maybe smoke belongs in the sky
F#
Maybe I hate it when you cry
C# F#
Well, Can you wait?
C# F#
Can you stand it?
C# F#
Are you brave or are you
C# F#
scared straight,
C# F#
scared straight?
D#m7 C#
You were hurt so you got hard
A#m G#
You were cursed and scolded and scarred
D#m7 C#
You were searched for, then ignored
D#m7
You want to burn the liars
C#
You’ll set us both on fire
D#m7 C#
You’re faking, so I’m pretend sleeping
A#m G#
Waiting for this to be fun
D#m7 C#
It’s true little miss mean mini-bar guard
D#m7 C#
We’re gonna have to try something new
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe
D#m7 C# A#m G#
Let me breathe fire down on you
D#m7 C#
Let me breathe fire down on you
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