Jason Collett is a Canadian singer-songwriter. A member of Broken Social Scene, he also tours and records on his own.
The best songs don’t just tell a story set to music – they capture a moment, encapsulate a feeling and draw in the listener, in a way that’s at once singularly personal and completely universal. When Toronto singer-songwriter Jason Collett was mulling over titles for his new album, the by-turns effervescent and elegiac Here’s To Being Here
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Title: 'Hangover Days' Artist: Jason Collett Album: Idols of Exile Tabbed by Jorge Díaz ([email protected])
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A --x-0-2-2-2-0--| D --x-x-0-2-3-2--| E --0-2-2-1-0-0--| F#m --2-4-4-2-2-2--| C#m --x-4-6-6-5-4--| C#7 --x-4-6-4-6-4--| Asus2 --x-0-2-2-0-0--|
Intro: A
Verse 1 - 2: (0:17)
A It was in your basement apartment D with all of its earth and sea EAD making love on the carpet DEA under the light of the tv
A outside the sour moon minstrels D shook their dark tambourines EAD the morning came in sinister DEA well window light menacing
Chorus 1: (0:53)
F#mC#m with clouds up above C#7D and clouds down below DEAAsus2D killing time but it won't stand still EA it won't stand still
Verse 3 - 4: (1:13)
A I told you never make a promise (Emily) D A promise I can keep (Emily) DEAD I thanked you for being honest (Jason) EA I told you, don't pull that shit on me (Emily)
A these are the hangover days (Jason) D of frosted glass and metallic gleam (Jason) DEAD all these new non-places (Emily) EA they erase your memory (Emily)
Chorus 2: (1:50) (Both)
F#mC#m we try so hard, C#7D we try so hard EAAsus2D we try so hard to love EA we try so hard to love
Verse 5 - 6: (2:29)
A It was underneath London bridge D I finally realized what you mean DEAD meanwhile all of fashion's latest DEA were nipping at the heels of history
A I tried to send you a postcard D but all you could write were apologies (Emily) DEAD so out the Columbia hotel window EA I threw my heart into the street (Both)
Chorus 3: (3:05) (Both)
F#mC#m with stars up above C#7D and stars down below DEAAsus2D killing time but it won't stand still EA it won't stand still
Outro: (3:23) (Both)
F#mC#m we try so hard, C#7D we try so hard DEA we try so hard to love