Biography:
Firewater is a rock group founded by Tod A. in 1995. He describes them as a "wedding band gone wrong".
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop, he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz, and gypsy forms. More than one source described the original Firewater lineup as an "indie rock supergroup", based on members such as Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard, Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields, and Hahn Rowe.
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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D C
Wear the crown made of thorns on the day I was born
G D
By the light of a cold television
D C
And I remember the boss in his uniform
G D
As he marched from the field of vision
D C G D
[Verse 2]
D C
Well he didn't come home and it was just us alone
G D
The brat and the widowed civilian
D C
Then one April night after Ma took her life
G D
I fell down the street to oblivion
[Chorus 1]
G F D
And I took what the dumpsters were giving
G F D
And I did my best to survive
G F D
'Cause I figured that life's for the living
A
While you're alive
D
While you're alive
[Verse 3]
D C
Bring out the gin and the small violins
G D
I'm a raging success as a failure
D C
And it's colder than hell in this cardboard hotel
G D
Which I share with a chronic embezzler
[Verse 4]
D C
So I beat my retreat down Collister Street
G D
To one of my holy places
D C
And they tangled my wings with wire and string
G D
But I'm spinning in a whirlpool of faces
[Chorus 2]
G F D
And I'll take what the dumpsters are giving
G F D
And I'll do my best to survive
G F D
'Cause I still think that life's for the living
G F Bb G
Yes I still think that life's for the li---ving
[Instrumental Build]
Bb C D
[Singing comes back in]
D C G D
(Repeat progression x4)
[Chorus 3]
G F D
And I'll take what the dumpsters are giving
G F D
And I'll pray every night to St. Giles
G F D
But I still think that life's for the living
A
At least for a while
D
At least for a while
[Outro]
D C G
End on D
D
[Verse 1]
D C
Wear the crown made of thorns on the day I was born
G D
By the light of a cold television
D C
And I remember the boss in his uniform
G D
As he marched from the field of vision
D C G D
[Verse 2]
D C
Well he didn't come home and it was just us alone
G D
The brat and the widowed civilian
D C
Then one April night after Ma took her life
G D
I fell down the street to oblivion
[Chorus 1]
G F D
And I took what the dumpsters were giving
G F D
And I did my best to survive
G F D
'Cause I figured that life's for the living
A
While you're alive
D
While you're alive
[Verse 3]
D C
Bring out the gin and the small violins
G D
I'm a raging success as a failure
D C
And it's colder than hell in this cardboard hotel
G D
Which I share with a chronic embezzler
[Verse 4]
D C
So I beat my retreat down Collister Street
G D
To one of my holy places
D C
And they tangled my wings with wire and string
G D
But I'm spinning in a whirlpool of faces
[Chorus 2]
G F D
And I'll take what the dumpsters are giving
G F D
And I'll do my best to survive
G F D
'Cause I still think that life's for the living
G F Bb G
Yes I still think that life's for the li---ving
[Instrumental Build]
Bb C D
[Singing comes back in]
D C G D
(Repeat progression x4)
[Chorus 3]
G F D
And I'll take what the dumpsters are giving
G F D
And I'll pray every night to St. Giles
G F D
But I still think that life's for the living
A
At least for a while
D
At least for a while
[Outro]
D C G
End on D
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