Biography:
Icelandic singer-songwriter, Ásgeir Trausti, may only be 20 years old but he already last summer made his mark on the Icelandic music scene with his two singles, Sumargestur and the smash-hit Leyndarmal. Both singles belong to his just released debut album Dýrð í dauðaþögn that was awaited with much excitement in Iceland. A digital presale on Icelandicmusic.com, a week before the release of the album, broke all records and showed clearly that Ásgeir Trausti had already created a name for himself.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Chords]
E A D G B E
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-3
Dadd4/F# 2-0-0-2-3-3
Cadd9 0-3-2-0-2-2
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
G 3-2-0-0-2-2
Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
What's the use of reaching for your heart when we sail miles apart?
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I gave you tomorrow's useless broken try to make our world alive
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I'm free from lover's breathless scream, following me
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7
Perhaps you could just take one small chance, and see maybe you need me
[Chorus 1]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Understand that there is someone
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Waiting till the curtains close
[Instrumental]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
x4
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9
Me, I'm a watercolour washing off
Dadd4/F# Em7
Into the deepest sea
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9
Though my soul may set in darkness
Dadd4/F# Em7
It will rise in light
[Chorus 2]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Out beyond your claim to freedom
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A field wide, I can meet you there
[Instrumental]
Cadd9 G Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 G Em7
x2
[Verse 3]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I shut my eyes and all the world drops
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I lift them and you're born again
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Out beyond your claim to freedom
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A field wide, I can meet you there
[Chorus 3]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I will come back here at sunrise
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A lover who waits all night
E A D G B E
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-3
Dadd4/F# 2-0-0-2-3-3
Cadd9 0-3-2-0-2-2
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
G 3-2-0-0-2-2
Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
What's the use of reaching for your heart when we sail miles apart?
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I gave you tomorrow's useless broken try to make our world alive
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I'm free from lover's breathless scream, following me
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7
Perhaps you could just take one small chance, and see maybe you need me
[Chorus 1]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Understand that there is someone
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Waiting till the curtains close
[Instrumental]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
x4
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9
Me, I'm a watercolour washing off
Dadd4/F# Em7
Into the deepest sea
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9
Though my soul may set in darkness
Dadd4/F# Em7
It will rise in light
[Chorus 2]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Out beyond your claim to freedom
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A field wide, I can meet you there
[Instrumental]
Cadd9 G Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F# Cadd9 G Em7
x2
[Verse 3]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I shut my eyes and all the world drops
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
I lift them and you're born again
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
Out beyond your claim to freedom
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A field wide, I can meet you there
[Chorus 3]
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I'm the man that stands behind you
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
Real calm while you prove yourself
Cadd9 Am Em7 G
I will come back here at sunrise
Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 Dadd4/F#
A lover who waits all night
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