Fanfarlo are an indie pop band which formed in 2006 in London, England. The band consists of Simon Balthazar (vocals, guitar, clarinet), Cathy Lucas (vocals, mandolin, violin, keyboards), Leon Beckenham (keyboards, trumpet), Justin Finch (bass, vocals) and Amos Memon (drums). Mark West (guitar, keyboards) left the band in 2008 and formed The Lost Cavalry in 2009. The band's name is a reference to Charles Baudelaire's novella, "La Fanfarlo."
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!
Verse 1 chords: GC/GDG They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold, for the gold C/GDG We fall for the same lies we all have the same shoes to fit
Interlude: [GC/GD] x2
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] The preachers and books of your empire will fight here alone Some day the will be forgotten and die one by one
Chorus chords: C/GGC/G The walls the walls are coming down GC/G The here and now is coming round GDC/G It will some day let you down GC/G The ships the ships are coming in GC/G The great ideas are wearing thin GD There is nothing left to do
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords] For atoms have gone as far as atoms will go Your books write themselves, they line up in row after row
Interlude: [GC/GD] x3
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] The walls the walls are coming down The here and now is coming round It will some day let you down The ships the ships are coming in The great ideas are wearing thin There is nothing left to do
Outro: [G C/G D] repeat a few times, repeat chorus once, end on G