Biography:
Evil Cowards was born in New York City during the summer of 2008 by Tyler Spencer (of Electric Six) and William Bates (of Fall On Your Sword). The duo created their debut, Covered In Gas, at Bates’ Tribeca studio by working at a pace of their choosing. Unafraid to make songs that are catchy, repetitive, and formulaic (because they get stuck in your head), Evil Cowards collaborated because they had something to say. Their first track came into being
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(o o) Summer of the Purple Man - Evil Cowards
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(oo o )
| 'o'
Tabbed by | |NATURIST Email: [email protected]
Hey Nancy boys, this one's for you.
INTRO version 1 (chords and lead)
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7----- |
B|-9-------9-------9-----9---10----9-------9-------9---7-9-------2- |
G|-9-------9-------9---11----9-----8-------8-------8---8-8--------- |
D|-11------11------11--------------9-------9-------9---9-9--------- |
A|-11------------------------------x------------------------------- |
E|-9-------------------------------7------------------------------- |
| x4
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-0-2-------------0-0---0---0------------------------------------- |
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-----5-7-------------5-5-----5-5-5-5- |
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- |
D|-4---4-4-4-4---------4-----------7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |
A|-4-------------------4-----------7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |
E|-2-------------------------------5---5-5-5-5---5-----5-5--------- /
On the last rep stop here -^
INTRO version 2 (chords only)
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C#m C#m B F#m F#m A x4
E B
He materialized at the edge of my street
G#m A B
In a big beater car that never missed a beat
E B
I guess you could say that's when it all began
G#m A B
F#m B C#m
He seduced me on my way home from marching band
F#m
It was 1991
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C (No Chord)
It was the summer of the purple man
BRIDGE
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E B G#m A
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-------1-----8-8---------4-4---4-------------6---6-------------| x2
D|-2---2-------2-9-9---9-6---6-6---6-------6-----7---7---7-6---6-6-|
A|-2-------------9-9-------7-6-6---6---6-------6-7---7---7---7-----|
E|-0-------------7-7---------4-4---4-------------5---5---5---------|
E B
God only knows we didn't know we did
G#m A B
You bet we played that card 'cause we were just kids
E B G#m A B
Re-educated while working on our tans
F#m B C#m
He controlled us with the touch of his purple hand
F#m
We were falling one by one
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C
It was the summer of the purple man
C#m B
Suddenly the universe was out of whack
A E
And once you go there, you can't come back
C#m B
And daddy looked like he was gonna have a heart attack
A E
Clenched his fist and he said
A E
"When I get my hands on that mother fucker
A B
Gonna put his purple nads in the ground and weigh the fucker *
* (Please comment if you know what he says in this line.)
A B
I'll tear him limb from limb on a torture rack"
E B
The afternoons were spent in nap
G#m A B
The nights for sitting on his lap
E B G#m A B
Feeding him purple beans out of a can
F#m B C#m
Everything going according to his plan
F#m
It was the last time I had fun, yeah
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C
It was the summer of the purple man
BRIDGE (same as before but play only once not twice)
C#m B
Spilling our seeds into the serpent's garden
A E
Our young love muscles began to harden
C#m B
And that's when mother coughed and begged our pardon
A E
Cleared her throat and she said
A E
"You're such a good little boy and you always wanna please us
A B
Surely we can fix this with a little more Jesus
A B
And pray and pray that purple gay away"
E B
Hey Nancy boys this ones for you
G#m A
And the big pink bubble from the gum you chew
E B G#m A
It's such a hoot watching what you've turned into
E B
As the days fly pass
G#m A
We'll stand aghast, trapping you at a social impasse
E B
Run out the door just as fast as you can
G#m A N/C
And try to go back to the summer of the purple man
(o o) Summer of the Purple Man - Evil Cowards
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(oo o )
| 'o'
Tabbed by | |NATURIST Email: [email protected]
Hey Nancy boys, this one's for you.
INTRO version 1 (chords and lead)
---------------------------------
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7----- |
B|-9-------9-------9-----9---10----9-------9-------9---7-9-------2- |
G|-9-------9-------9---11----9-----8-------8-------8---8-8--------- |
D|-11------11------11--------------9-------9-------9---9-9--------- |
A|-11------------------------------x------------------------------- |
E|-9-------------------------------7------------------------------- |
| x4
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-0-2-------------0-0---0---0------------------------------------- |
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-----5-7-------------5-5-----5-5-5-5- |
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- |
D|-4---4-4-4-4---------4-----------7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |
A|-4-------------------4-----------7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- |
E|-2-------------------------------5---5-5-5-5---5-----5-5--------- /
On the last rep stop here -^
INTRO version 2 (chords only)
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C#m C#m B F#m F#m A x4
E B
He materialized at the edge of my street
G#m A B
In a big beater car that never missed a beat
E B
I guess you could say that's when it all began
G#m A B
F#m B C#m
He seduced me on my way home from marching band
F#m
It was 1991
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C (No Chord)
It was the summer of the purple man
BRIDGE
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E B G#m A
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-------1-----8-8---------4-4---4-------------6---6-------------| x2
D|-2---2-------2-9-9---9-6---6-6---6-------6-----7---7---7-6---6-6-|
A|-2-------------9-9-------7-6-6---6---6-------6-7---7---7---7-----|
E|-0-------------7-7---------4-4---4-------------5---5---5---------|
E B
God only knows we didn't know we did
G#m A B
You bet we played that card 'cause we were just kids
E B G#m A B
Re-educated while working on our tans
F#m B C#m
He controlled us with the touch of his purple hand
F#m
We were falling one by one
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C
It was the summer of the purple man
C#m B
Suddenly the universe was out of whack
A E
And once you go there, you can't come back
C#m B
And daddy looked like he was gonna have a heart attack
A E
Clenched his fist and he said
A E
"When I get my hands on that mother fucker
A B
Gonna put his purple nads in the ground and weigh the fucker *
* (Please comment if you know what he says in this line.)
A B
I'll tear him limb from limb on a torture rack"
E B
The afternoons were spent in nap
G#m A B
The nights for sitting on his lap
E B G#m A B
Feeding him purple beans out of a can
F#m B C#m
Everything going according to his plan
F#m
It was the last time I had fun, yeah
1 . . . 2 . . .
F#m G#m A
N/C
It was the summer of the purple man
BRIDGE (same as before but play only once not twice)
C#m B
Spilling our seeds into the serpent's garden
A E
Our young love muscles began to harden
C#m B
And that's when mother coughed and begged our pardon
A E
Cleared her throat and she said
A E
"You're such a good little boy and you always wanna please us
A B
Surely we can fix this with a little more Jesus
A B
And pray and pray that purple gay away"
E B
Hey Nancy boys this ones for you
G#m A
And the big pink bubble from the gum you chew
E B G#m A
It's such a hoot watching what you've turned into
E B
As the days fly pass
G#m A
We'll stand aghast, trapping you at a social impasse
E B
Run out the door just as fast as you can
G#m A N/C
And try to go back to the summer of the purple man
EVS Band
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Ewan MacColl
Ewan McLennan
Ewelina Lisowska