Matthew Stephen Ward (b 4th October 1973, Newbury Park, California), known by his stage name M. Ward, is a U.S. singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. In addition to his solo work, he is known as a member of She & Him and Monsters of Folk.
Ward was previously with the band Rodriguez, which included bassist Kyle Field (of Little Wings fame) and drummer Mike Funk. They recorded and released on cassette Box Plots and Cash Crops and then the album Swing Like a Metronome in 2000.
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!
Fill 1 CGCGCG2G e|--8----10-7----8-0----10-7----0-8-10-12-15-|, play once B|--8----8--8----8-8----8--8----8-8-8--8-----|
Fill 2 1st, then 2nd CGCGC e|--8--|--10-7----8-0----10-7----8-0-|, repeat 2nd part over and over B|--8--|--8--8----8-8----8--8----8-8-|
Fill 3 CG e|--3-2--0------------------------------| B|---------3—0h1-3----------------------| G|---------------------0----------------|, repeat over and over D|-----------------------4--2-0------0--| A|-------------------------------2/3----| E|--------------------------------------|
Intro: C-G2-C-G2 x2, (second time with Intro Riff)
Verse 1: C Where you gonna run to now G2CG2 That you ain’t got space to fill C What you gonna do with your time now G2CG2 You ain’t got time to kill CG2 Where you locked in coverage falling in time CG2CG2 And it’s hot enough just to let your song go by
Pre-Chorus 1: CG2 (intro riff) I’m gonna give it to you CG2G If you let me give it to you, hey hey
Chorus: (play Fill 1 once thru chorus) CG So let me turn the volume up get a little bit of Hi-Fiiii CGCG2G Drown out all the sirens in the back of my mind
Interlude:(play twice, second time with Intro Riff) CGCG2 Bah bah bah bah, bah dah bah bah
Verse 2: (use Verse 1 chords) Now you gonna settle your ties With you aint got bind to tie up Why burn your bridges? When you can blow your bridges up Where you locked in coverage falling in time And it’s hot enough just to let your ideas go by
Pre-Chorus 2: CG2 (intro riff) I’m gonna give it to you CG2GG7 If you let me give it to you, hey hey, hey hey,
Chorus: (use chorus chords and play Fill 2&3 at same time until fade out) So let me turn the volume up get a little bit of Hi-Fi Drown out all the sirens in the back of my mind Let me turn the volume up get a little bit of Hi-Fi Drown out all the sirens in the back of my mind Now they’re calling all cars from the north to the Southside Better get the east and its coming from the Westside They’re calling all cars from the north to the Southside Better get the east and its coming from the Westside