Biography:
The Silent Comedy began casually in San Diego, California, United States in 2005 as a side project of the post-punk group, Dehra Dun. The band started as a recording project for songwriting brothers Joshua Zimmerman (bass and vocals) and Jeremiah Zimmerman (keyboards, vocals and guitar) together with their cousin Chad Lee (drums) and long time friend Justin Buchanan (mandolin and banjo). The band quickly gained steam as word of their energetic live show spread.
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The Silent Comedy
Blood On The Rails (a single released in 2012)
Standard Tuning
Capo: 1
Note: Chant lyric somewhat unintelligible. Maybe "Oops"?
[Intro]
|n.c. |n.c. F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a, oops-a, oops-a, oops . .. . .. . .. . . .
[Verse]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Callin' all agents . the seven have split .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |
Villains and vagrants . are killin' . our conscience
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Call it contagious . the shutters'll click .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Fillin' up pages . and give 'em . the op--po--site ... .. Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Cross off the basics . a cut and a stitch .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |
Trial by patience . admitted . 'cause I've got
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Common frustration . a seminal shift .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Piles of papers . are hidden . in of--fi--ces ... ....
[Bridge]
|F |F |
Someone's gotta tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
|G |G |
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
|F |F |
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
|E |E |
Someone's gotta take it . you've gotta fake it
Oh--------------------- you've gotta fake it
[Chorus]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
|Am | |
Call it amazin'. we're gonna get rich
| | |
Figures and failings are givin' . a party
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Settle our savings . a seventies schtick .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Buy off the payments . and kill 'em . with confi--dence ... ....
[Bridge]
|F |F |
Someone's gonna tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
|G |G |
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
|F |F |
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
|G |E |
Someone's gotta take it . not gonna take it
Oh--------------------- not gonna take it
[Break]
| Am | Am | Am | Am |
[Outro]
|Am |Am |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am |Am |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am AmM7 G E |Am AmM7 G E |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am AmM7 G E |Am AmM7 E |
I won't take it, I won't . blood on the
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . .. . . blood on the
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am AmM7 G E |
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . . . . .
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Am |
//
Unique chords:
AmM7 = 576555 (Aka: AmMaj7)
Played after a barred Am in the Outro. You can possibly substitute G# for AmMaj7.
Charted by Dexex
Blood On The Rails (a single released in 2012)
Standard Tuning
Capo: 1
Note: Chant lyric somewhat unintelligible. Maybe "Oops"?
[Intro]
|n.c. |n.c. F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a, oops-a, oops-a, oops . .. . .. . .. . . .
[Verse]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Callin' all agents . the seven have split .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |
Villains and vagrants . are killin' . our conscience
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Call it contagious . the shutters'll click .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Fillin' up pages . and give 'em . the op--po--site ... .. Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Cross off the basics . a cut and a stitch .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |
Trial by patience . admitted . 'cause I've got
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Common frustration . a seminal shift .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Piles of papers . are hidden . in of--fi--ces ... ....
[Bridge]
|F |F |
Someone's gotta tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
|G |G |
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
|F |F |
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
|E |E |
Someone's gotta take it . you've gotta fake it
Oh--------------------- you've gotta fake it
[Chorus]
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
|Am | |
Call it amazin'. we're gonna get rich
| | |
Figures and failings are givin' . a party
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Settle our savings . a seventies schtick .
|Am C Am Em |Am C F Em |Dm |Dm |
Buy off the payments . and kill 'em . with confi--dence ... ....
[Bridge]
|F |F |
Someone's gonna tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
|G |G |
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
|F |F |
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
|G |E |
Someone's gotta take it . not gonna take it
Oh--------------------- not gonna take it
[Break]
| Am | Am | Am | Am |
[Outro]
|Am |Am |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am |Am |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am AmM7 G E |Am AmM7 G E |
I won't take it, I won't take it
|Am AmM7 G E |Am AmM7 E |
I won't take it, I won't . blood on the
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . .. . . blood on the
|Am C Am Em |Am C Am F |Am C Am Em |Am AmM7 G E |
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . . . . .
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Am |
//
Unique chords:
AmM7 = 576555 (Aka: AmMaj7)
Played after a barred Am in the Outro. You can possibly substitute G# for AmMaj7.
Charted by Dexex
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