Biography:
Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar tunes. He cites his influences as Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Guns N' Roses, Brother Paramo and Nirvana, among others. He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens as well. Devine graduated Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism.
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Other songs:
- A Flatline Blur
- Brooklyn Boy
- Like Cursing Kids
- People Are So Fickle
- Splitting Up Christmas
- Tapdance
- The Longer That I'm Out Here
- You Are My Sunshine
- Afterparty
- Alabama Acres
- All Of Everything Erased
- Awake In The Dirt
- Before Youre Here
- Between The Concrete And Clouds
- Bloodhound
- Brothers Blood
- Bubblegum
- Burning City Smoke
- Cotton Crush
- Country Sky Glow
- Fever Moon
- Fingerprints And Photographs
- Go Haunt Someone Else
- Guys With Record Collections
- Haircut
- Heaven Bound Glory Be
- Holland 1945
- I Could Be With Anyone
- I Was Alive Back Then
- If We Meet Today
- Instigator
- Its Only Your Life
- Just Stay
- Kareem Abdul Jabar
- Keep Ringing Your Bell
- Less Yesterday More Today
- Little Bulldozer
- Longer That Im Out Here
- Lord I Know We Dont Talk
- Love Me Im A Liberal
- Luxembourg
- Marie
- Murphys Song
- No History
- No One Elses Problem
- No One Says You Have To
- No Time Flat
- No Why
- Noose Dressed Like A Necklace
- Not Over You Yet
- Now Navigate
- Off
- Part Of The Whole
- Probably
- Redbird
- She Stayed As Steam
- Shift Change Splits The Streets
- Sleepwalking Through My Life
- The Weathers Wonderful
- Tomarrows Just Too Late
- Tomorrows Just Too Late
- Trouble
- Wait Out The Wreck
- You Are The Daybreak
- You Knock Me Out
- Youll Only End Up Joining Them
- Youre My Incentive
- Yr Damned Old Dad
- Yr Husband
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(Note: The F# and A#'s listed in the song are just the bass note
being strummed as a transition)
Intro: Em
D
you always wanna be told you're right
Bm A# G F# Em
maybe i got sick of lying all the time
D
you always say you're taken for granted
Bm
unjustly reprimanded
A# G
ruined by your father's love
F# Em
'cause it's not enough
D
well i'm tired of being bitter
Bm A# G F# Em
playing babysitter when you need a place to cry
D
so i'm starting up a boys club just like junior high
Bm A#
for guys with record collections
G
and the girls they hurt to get them
D Bm G Em D
and i'll go there to forget all about you x2
G D
and i'll never take it back
D, Bm, A#, G, F#, Em, D,
Bm A# G F#, Em, D
ahhhh, ahh, ahhhhhh
Bm A# G
ahhhh, ahh, ahhhhhh
D Bm G Em D
and i'll go there to forget all about you x2
G D
and i'll never take it back x4
D, Bm, A#, G, F#, Em
being strummed as a transition)
Intro: Em
D
you always wanna be told you're right
Bm A# G F# Em
maybe i got sick of lying all the time
D
you always say you're taken for granted
Bm
unjustly reprimanded
A# G
ruined by your father's love
F# Em
'cause it's not enough
D
well i'm tired of being bitter
Bm A# G F# Em
playing babysitter when you need a place to cry
D
so i'm starting up a boys club just like junior high
Bm A#
for guys with record collections
G
and the girls they hurt to get them
D Bm G Em D
and i'll go there to forget all about you x2
G D
and i'll never take it back
D, Bm, A#, G, F#, Em, D,
Bm A# G F#, Em, D
ahhhh, ahh, ahhhhhh
Bm A# G
ahhhh, ahh, ahhhhhh
D Bm G Em D
and i'll go there to forget all about you x2
G D
and i'll never take it back x4
D, Bm, A#, G, F#, Em
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