Biography:
Stornoway was a British alternative indie folk band who formed in 2006 in the Cowley Road area of Oxford, UK. The band consisted of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs, multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob Steadman on drums. The band was often joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist Rahul Satija.
In October 2016 the band announced that they would be splitting up after a farewell tour during spring 2017. They played their final show on 12 March 2017.
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Other songs:
- The Great Procrastinator
- Zorbing
- Boats And Trains
- Farewell Appalachia
- Fuel Up
- Gondwanaland
- I Never Thought Of Home
- I Saw You Blink
- Josephine
- Knock Me On The Head
- Long Distance Lullaby
- November Song
- The Bigger Picture
- The Cold Harbour Road
- The End Of The Movie
- Unfaithful
- Watching Birds
- We Are The Battery Human
- You Dont Know Anything
- You Take Me As I Am
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!
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!
Stornoway - Watching Birds
I think this is correct, the timing on a few of the chords may be slightly out but I
reckon its a good first attempt.
Intro
x1
e ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
b ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
g ----1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1----|
d ----2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0----|
a ----2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0----|
E ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
Normal strumming starts-
(with occasional hammer-ons - For both E and F#m)
e ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
b ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
g ----1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1----|
d ----2-2-0-0-0--2-2-0-0-0----|
a ----2-2-0-0-0--2-2-0-0-0----|
E ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
E F#m
Oh well her eyes they hypnotised
F#m E
Like a pair of headlights
E F#m
And I remember how she crashed
F#m E
Headlong into my life
E F#m
So I said now close those eyes
F#m E
Stick a pin into this map
E F#m
And then she said now look around
F#m A
Because there'll be no looking back
A G G E
E F#m
Oh but I've been looking since that day
F#m A E
Since the day we parted
E F#m
But you don't find happiness
F#m A G E
When you're searching for it
E F#m
And I might have realised
F#m A
I was wasting precious time
A A E
But I never had the chance to change the batteries in my watch
E A E
Oh and it's a Monday night in June
E E
And I should be sleeping
E A E
But it's so damn warm inside
E E
I'm in the garden dreaming
E A E
And I've got one chair for myself
E F#m
And another for my feet
F#m A G E
Oh but I still don't feel complete
E E E
E F#m
Well she calls me every day
F#m A E
Just to touch base with me
E F#m
And the birds upon the wire
F#m A G E
They feel our electricity
E F#m
And I watch them as they fly
F#m A
And she lifts me up with them
A G E
Until I fall for her again
E E E
E F#m
Oh and I've been working since that day
F#m A E
Since the day I left her
E F#m
I'm making money watching birds
F#m A E
But I don't feel no richer
E F#m
And I should have realised
F#m A
I was wasting precious time
A A E
But I never had the chance to change the batteries in my watch
E A E
Oh and it's a Monday night in June
E
And I should be sleeping
E A E
But it's so damn warm inside
E
I'm in the garden dreaming
E A E
And I've got one chair for myself
E F#m
And another for my feet
F#m A E
But I still don't feel complete
Repeat same chords utill ending the song with
A G
I think this is correct, the timing on a few of the chords may be slightly out but I
reckon its a good first attempt.
Intro
x1
e ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
b ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
g ----1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1----|
d ----2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0----|
a ----2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0--2-2-0----|
E ----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
Normal strumming starts-
(with occasional hammer-ons - For both E and F#m)
e ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
b ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
g ----1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1----|
d ----2-2-0-0-0--2-2-0-0-0----|
a ----2-2-0-0-0--2-2-0-0-0----|
E ----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
E F#m
Oh well her eyes they hypnotised
F#m E
Like a pair of headlights
E F#m
And I remember how she crashed
F#m E
Headlong into my life
E F#m
So I said now close those eyes
F#m E
Stick a pin into this map
E F#m
And then she said now look around
F#m A
Because there'll be no looking back
A G G E
E F#m
Oh but I've been looking since that day
F#m A E
Since the day we parted
E F#m
But you don't find happiness
F#m A G E
When you're searching for it
E F#m
And I might have realised
F#m A
I was wasting precious time
A A E
But I never had the chance to change the batteries in my watch
E A E
Oh and it's a Monday night in June
E E
And I should be sleeping
E A E
But it's so damn warm inside
E E
I'm in the garden dreaming
E A E
And I've got one chair for myself
E F#m
And another for my feet
F#m A G E
Oh but I still don't feel complete
E E E
E F#m
Well she calls me every day
F#m A E
Just to touch base with me
E F#m
And the birds upon the wire
F#m A G E
They feel our electricity
E F#m
And I watch them as they fly
F#m A
And she lifts me up with them
A G E
Until I fall for her again
E E E
E F#m
Oh and I've been working since that day
F#m A E
Since the day I left her
E F#m
I'm making money watching birds
F#m A E
But I don't feel no richer
E F#m
And I should have realised
F#m A
I was wasting precious time
A A E
But I never had the chance to change the batteries in my watch
E A E
Oh and it's a Monday night in June
E
And I should be sleeping
E A E
But it's so damn warm inside
E
I'm in the garden dreaming
E A E
And I've got one chair for myself
E F#m
And another for my feet
F#m A E
But I still don't feel complete
Repeat same chords utill ending the song with
A G
