Biography:
The Gothic Archies is the Gothic rock-bubblegum pop band of celebrated songwriter Stephin Merritt, also of The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, and Future Bible Heroes. Merritt is the only member although he hopes to acquire more soon.
What makes this band different from The Magnetic Fields is that any glimmer of hope is absolutely extinguished.
Discography:
- The New Despair - EP - (Merge, November 1997)
- The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events - LP - (Nonesuch, October 2006)
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Am G
The Count has an eye on his ankle
F E7
And lives in a horrible place
Am
He wants all your money
G
He's never at all funny
F E7
He wants to remove your face
C G
And you might be thinking what a romp this is
F E7
But wait till you meet his accomplices
Am
When you see Count Olaf
G F E7
You're suddenly full of disgust and despair and dismay
Am G
In the whole of the soul of Count Olaf
There's no love
F E7(Trem.)
When you see Count Olaf count to zero
Am G
Then scream and run away
F E7 Am
Scream scream scream and run away
G
Run run run run run run run run
F E7
Or die die die die die die die die
Am G
Run run run run run run run run
F E7
Or die die die die die die die die die die die
Am G
Two women with powdered-white faces
F E7
And one long nosed bald man with warts
Am G
Things worsen and worsen there's a hook-handed person
F E7
And others with nastier parts
C G
This evil and unpleasent group
F E7
Completes Count Olaf's acting troupe
Am G
The goal of Count Olaf is getting control of
F E7
The fortunes of urchins and orphans hooray
Am G
I mean horrors Count Olaf is no laughing matter
F E7(Trem.)
When you see Count Olaf count to zero
Am G
Then scream and run away
F E7 Am
Scream scream scream then run away
G
Run run run run run run run
F E7
Or die die die die die die die die
Am G
Run run run run run run run run
F E7 Am
Or die die die die die die die die die die die
Where it says, "Trem." rub your index finger rapidly over the strings at the base of the neck.
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