Biography:
Declan McKenna is an English singer, songwriter, and musician from Hertfordshire. He won the Glastonbury Festival's Emerging Talent Competition in 2015.
He writes alternative indie-pop music with influences from artists such as David Bowie. He has toured in the UK, Europe and in the US.
Declan is known for his outspoken political views, including in his songs such as 'Brazil' which portrays a social commentary on the corruption within the Fifa organisation.
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Other songs:
- Beautiful Faces
- Brazil
- British Bombs
- Humongous
- Isombard
- Listen To Your Friends
- Make Me Your Queen
- Mind
- Why Do You Feel So Down?
- Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home
- Basic
- Be An Astronaut
- Bethlehem
- Brew
- Crimson Part 2
- Dont Change For The Better
- Excitement
- Fear For Some And What They Become
- Get Right
- Hom Ice Cide
- Howl
- I Am Everyone Else
- Internetfatuation
- Ive Made It Further Than You
- Let Me Be
- Liar
- Malibu
- Medley
- Paracetamol
- Plastic People
- Start From The Start
- The Beginning
- The End
- The Kids Dont Wanna Come Home
- The Seaside
- The Window
- Time
- Tribes
- Valentines Day
- What Do You Think About The Car
- Why Do You Feel So Down
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[Recommended Chord Fingerings]
Am x02210
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[Intro]
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
[Verse 1]
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Daniel, do you remember?
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 G
You were in such a state
F F F Em Dm C
Boys would wait outside your house
Dm
I've got your number
G F C Cmaj7 C7
And I'm not afraid to use it
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
They'll probably give it up
Dm Am C C6 C
To anyone they see, including me
F Em Dm
They'll probably make up your mind
C G
As if you want them to
[Chorus]
F
Oh, you
G Am C
Those boys tell you what to do
Dm Dm C Dm C
All of the time
G F
Oh, later on
G Am C
You said I could be just what I want
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they said stop lying
G F
Well you were born to be an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am
What a way to live and die
G F
And you wonder why boys will cry
C Dm G F
Boys will be boys, They should listen, do as their Mothers tell them.
[Verse 3]
Dm Am
If you know what's good for you
Dm Am C C6 C
Behave yourself this time, for me
F Em
If you know what's good for you
Dm C G
Don't lay around complaining all day
F G Am C
Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
Dm Dm C Dm C
They're not crying
[Chorus]
G F
Oh, later on
G Am C
They will tell you what went wrong
Dm Dm C Dm C
They said stop lying
G F
Well you were born to be an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am Bb G F
There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---
[Solo]
C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
G F
Oh, you waste your time
C
Come waste mine
[Chorus]
G F G Am C
Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they're not crying
G F
Oh, then later on
Am C
You will tell them what went wrong
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they'll say you're lying
G F
Well you were born an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am Bb G F
There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---
[Outro]
G F G Am C
Dm C Dm C Dm
G F G Am C
Dm C Dm C Dm
G F C Dm
F Fm C
Am x02210
Asus2 x02200
G 355433
F 133211
Em 022000
Dm xx0231
C x32010
Cmaj7 x32000
C7 x32310
C6 x32210
[Intro]
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
[Verse 1]
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Daniel, do you remember?
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 G
You were in such a state
F F F Em Dm C
Boys would wait outside your house
Dm
I've got your number
G F C Cmaj7 C7
And I'm not afraid to use it
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
They'll probably give it up
Dm Am C C6 C
To anyone they see, including me
F Em Dm
They'll probably make up your mind
C G
As if you want them to
[Chorus]
F
Oh, you
G Am C
Those boys tell you what to do
Dm Dm C Dm C
All of the time
G F
Oh, later on
G Am C
You said I could be just what I want
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they said stop lying
G F
Well you were born to be an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am
What a way to live and die
G F
And you wonder why boys will cry
C Dm G F
Boys will be boys, They should listen, do as their Mothers tell them.
[Verse 3]
Dm Am
If you know what's good for you
Dm Am C C6 C
Behave yourself this time, for me
F Em
If you know what's good for you
Dm C G
Don't lay around complaining all day
F G Am C
Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
Dm Dm C Dm C
They're not crying
[Chorus]
G F
Oh, later on
G Am C
They will tell you what went wrong
Dm Dm C Dm C
They said stop lying
G F
Well you were born to be an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am Bb G F
There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---
[Solo]
C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm G C
G F
Oh, you waste your time
C
Come waste mine
[Chorus]
G F G Am C
Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they're not crying
G F
Oh, then later on
Am C
You will tell them what went wrong
Dm Dm C Dm C
And they'll say you're lying
G F
Well you were born an astronaut
C Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G F Am Bb G F
There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---
[Outro]
G F G Am C
Dm C Dm C Dm
G F G Am C
Dm C Dm C Dm
G F C Dm
F Fm C
Deer Tick
Deerhunter
Deesmi And Onlif (...)
Def Leppard
Default
Deleasa
Delillos
Delinquentes
Delirious
Deliverance