Biography:
Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, 24 March 1949, Walton-on-Thames, England) is a well-respected British singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A pivotal figure in U.K. pub rock, punk rock, power pop, and new wave throughout the 70s and later, Lowe was a key member of bands such as Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile (with Dave Edmunds). Perhaps best known for his songs "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" and "Cruel to Be Kind", he has also famously done production work for Elvis Costello.
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Other songs:
- (what's So Funny About) Peace, Love And Understanding?
- Cruel To Be Kind
- All Men Are Liars
- American Squirm
- Born A Woman
- Bygones Wont Go
- Christmas At The Airport
- Cold Grey Light Of Dawn
- Couldnt Love You Any More Than I Do
- Dont Think About Her
- Everyone
- Failed Christian
- Half A Boy And Half A Man
- Heart
- Heart Of The City
- Homewrecker
- House For Sale
- I Dont Know Why You Keep Me On
- I Knew The Bride When She Could Rock And Roll
- I Live On A Battlefield
- I Love My Label
- I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
- I Read A Lot
- I Trained Her To Love Me
- Im A Mess
- In The Middle Of It All
- Lately Ive Let Things Slide
- Lets Stay In And Make Love
- Lonesome Reverie
- Love Like A Glove
- Man In Love
- Marie Provost
- My Heart Hurts
- Nutted By Reality
- Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart
- Ragin Eyes
- Rocky Road
- Rome Wasnt Built In A Day
- Rose Of England
- Sensitive Man
- She Dont Love Nobody
- Shes Got Soul
- So It Goes
- Somebody Cares For Me
- Stoplight Roses
- Teacher Teacher
- The Beast In Me
- The Club
- Whats Shakin On The Hill
- Whats So Funny
- When I Write The Book
- Wish You Were Here
- Withered On The Vine
- Without Love
- You Make Me
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!
From the seminal 2011 album ?The Old Magic?. Best picked
Chords
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E 022100
Caug x3211x
F# 244322
F#m 244222
F#m6 243222
F#m7 242222
B7 x21202
A x02220
Emaj7 021100
E7 020100
Am/C x32210
Riff1
=====
E ---------------|-----------------|
B ---------------|-----------------|
G ---------------|-----------------|
D ---------------|-----------------|
A ------0-->2----|-----------------|
E 2-->4----------|-----------------|
Verse 1
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E
You've practiced and rehearsed it
Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
But in your heart you know it's too late
B7 /F#
Ex-perience should tell you
B7 /F# A E
Never get your story too straight
A
You'd better steel yourself
Am E F#
And pre-pare for some blues to de-scend
F#m
Cause you've broken something this time
B7 E F#m B7
Stoplight roses can't mend
Verse 2
=======
E
You've dusted off your shame face
Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
In the mirror behind the bathroom door
B7 /F# B7 /F#
That little-boy-lost look that used to work so well
A E
Doesn't any more
A Am
If you believe your same-old used-to-be
E F#
Will see you through
F#m B7 E
You'll last about as long as stoplight roses do
Refrain
=======
F#m riff B7 E Emaj7 E7
Stoplight roses in their sad array
A B7
Love's promise in cellophane lace
E Emaj7 E7
Or dead give-a-way
A Am
You'll need time to devise
E F#
A stylish plan
F#m
And you'll do it driving over to
B7 E F#m B7
The stoplight roses man
Inst
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E Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
B7 /F# B7 /F# A E
Out
===
A Am/C
And if you believe your same-old used-to-be
E F#
Will see you through
F#m B7 E
You'll last about as long as stoplight roses do
E 7---4---2---0---------------0------|
B 9---5---4---2---2---0-------0------|
G ----------------4---1---2---1------|
D ------------------------4---2------|
A ----------------------------2------|
E ----------------------------0------|
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
June 2014
[email protected]
Chords
======
E 022100
Caug x3211x
F# 244322
F#m 244222
F#m6 243222
F#m7 242222
B7 x21202
A x02220
Emaj7 021100
E7 020100
Am/C x32210
Riff1
=====
E ---------------|-----------------|
B ---------------|-----------------|
G ---------------|-----------------|
D ---------------|-----------------|
A ------0-->2----|-----------------|
E 2-->4----------|-----------------|
Verse 1
=======
E
You've practiced and rehearsed it
Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
But in your heart you know it's too late
B7 /F#
Ex-perience should tell you
B7 /F# A E
Never get your story too straight
A
You'd better steel yourself
Am E F#
And pre-pare for some blues to de-scend
F#m
Cause you've broken something this time
B7 E F#m B7
Stoplight roses can't mend
Verse 2
=======
E
You've dusted off your shame face
Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
In the mirror behind the bathroom door
B7 /F# B7 /F#
That little-boy-lost look that used to work so well
A E
Doesn't any more
A Am
If you believe your same-old used-to-be
E F#
Will see you through
F#m B7 E
You'll last about as long as stoplight roses do
Refrain
=======
F#m riff B7 E Emaj7 E7
Stoplight roses in their sad array
A B7
Love's promise in cellophane lace
E Emaj7 E7
Or dead give-a-way
A Am
You'll need time to devise
E F#
A stylish plan
F#m
And you'll do it driving over to
B7 E F#m B7
The stoplight roses man
Inst
====
E Caug F#m F#m6 F#m7
B7 /F# B7 /F# A E
Out
===
A Am/C
And if you believe your same-old used-to-be
E F#
Will see you through
F#m B7 E
You'll last about as long as stoplight roses do
E 7---4---2---0---------------0------|
B 9---5---4---2---2---0-------0------|
G ----------------4---1---2---1------|
D ------------------------4---2------|
A ----------------------------2------|
E ----------------------------0------|
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
June 2014
[email protected]
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