Biography:
Broken Bells is an American indie rock duo which formed in 2009 in Los Angeles. The band consists of James Mercer (vocals, guitar) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments, production). Mercer is a member of the indie rock band The Shins and Burton is a member of Gnarls Barkley and Dangerdoom, as well as being a respected producer for such artists as Beck, Gorillaz, The Rapture and The Black Keys.
The debut self-titled album by Broken Bells was released on Columbia Records on March 9, 2010.
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Other songs:
- After The Disco
- Control
- Holding On For Life
- Leave It Alone
- The Hith Road
- A Perfect World
- An Easy Life
- Changing Lights
- Citizen
- Heartless Empire
- Lazy Wonderland
- Medicine
- Mongrel Heart
- No Matter What Youre Told
- October
- Perfect World
- Sailing To Nowhere
- Shelter
- The Angel And The Fool
- The Changing Lights
- The Ghost Inside
- The High Road
- The Mall And Misery
- The Remains Of Rock And Roll
- Vaporize
- Your Head Is On Fire
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!
This is a correction of the previous version, so the ground work comes courtesy of
- whose tab was very good, but I made a few corrections, and I'm now certain this is right!
[Intro]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
[Verse 1]
Am Em
What amounts to a dream any more?
D - C F - G
A crude device, a veil on our eyes
Am Em
A simple plan we'd be different from the rest
D - C F - G
And never resign to a typical life
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
[Verse 2]
Am Em
Common fears start to multiply
D - C F - G
We realize we're paralysed
Am Em
Where'd it go, all that precious time?
D - C F - G
Did we even try, to stem the tide?
[Chorus]
D Am
Why should we waste it on
C F - G
Buying into the same old lies?
D Am
The longer we wait around
C F - G
The faster the years go by
Em D
It's not too late
F G
To feel a little more alive
Em D
Make our escape
F G
Before we start to vaporize
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
G, C, Em, F, G
[Bridge]
G C
Doubtless, we've been through this
Em F G
So if you want to follow me you should know
G C
I was lost then and I'm lost now
Em F G
And I doubt I'll ever know which way to go
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
until end.
Hope you like it! New at this, but I love this song and wanted to put a correct version
there. For the longest time I could NOT get the "doutbless" bit - but after carefully
James Mercer play it live, i'm 100% that this is it! Also, in the other version, the D
Dm, but reviewing Mercer play it - I'm sure this is it too! Hope this helps!
- whose tab was very good, but I made a few corrections, and I'm now certain this is right!
[Intro]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
[Verse 1]
Am Em
What amounts to a dream any more?
D - C F - G
A crude device, a veil on our eyes
Am Em
A simple plan we'd be different from the rest
D - C F - G
And never resign to a typical life
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
[Verse 2]
Am Em
Common fears start to multiply
D - C F - G
We realize we're paralysed
Am Em
Where'd it go, all that precious time?
D - C F - G
Did we even try, to stem the tide?
[Chorus]
D Am
Why should we waste it on
C F - G
Buying into the same old lies?
D Am
The longer we wait around
C F - G
The faster the years go by
Em D
It's not too late
F G
To feel a little more alive
Em D
Make our escape
F G
Before we start to vaporize
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
G, C, Em, F, G
[Bridge]
G C
Doubtless, we've been through this
Em F G
So if you want to follow me you should know
G C
I was lost then and I'm lost now
Em F G
And I doubt I'll ever know which way to go
[Instrumental]
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
Am, Em, D - C, F - G
until end.
Hope you like it! New at this, but I love this song and wanted to put a correct version
there. For the longest time I could NOT get the "doutbless" bit - but after carefully
James Mercer play it live, i'm 100% that this is it! Also, in the other version, the D
Dm, but reviewing Mercer play it - I'm sure this is it too! Hope this helps!
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