Biography:
With 11 full-length albums to his credit, Stuart Davis has carved out a unique wavelength in the musical spectrum. Taking the topics of God, sex and life and death and crafting them into inimitable pop songs with lyrical flair and unforgettable hooks, Stuart continues to be one of the great undiscovered singer/songwriters around.
Season 1 of his television show, Sex, God, Rock 'n Roll, was filmed in Boulder, CO in the fall of 2008. It aired on HDNet in the US and Canada in late spring 2009 and has since been released on DVD.
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Date: Sunday, October 13, 2002
Subject: d/davis_stuart/jonah.tab
Jonah by Stuart Davis from The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN 06/29/01
Submitted by Del Kreiser
tune down 1/2 step
intro
C#m*
E |-4---4-X-|
B |-4h5-5-X-|
G |-6---6-X-|
D |-6---6-X-|
A |-4---4-X-|
E |-4---4-X-|
repeat rhythm throughout first verse
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
B |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
G |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
D |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
A |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
C#m E A E B
Jonah, I ran into your mom, she isn't aging very well
A E B E
sometimes I think her face is gonna burst
A C#m E
cause hiding pain is work, and your mother is a worker
A E B E A B
Jonah, some thoughts about your sister -- her eyes are always closed
A E B
ever since that day she's held a certain pose
F# A B E
it's not a coma, she's the opposite of numb
A C#m E
some people soak pain up, and your sister is a sponge
A E F# E
and your mother is a worker
F# A C#m E A E B*
Jonah, I still see Ben, but if i bring your name up the conversation ends
F# A C#m E
cause he loaned you the shotgun you took up to the cabin
A E B* C#m E
whatever people say, he only hears the words 'Benjamin's a murderer'
A E F# E B*
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
B* A E B
Jonah, Jonah, news about your dad -- you thought he drank before
A E B* A C#m
now he drinks, his body is at war and his stomach's never full
E A E
cause your father is a general, Benjamin's a murderer
F# E A E B A
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
C#m A E A B
Jonah they gave me your goddamn dogs and I'm sick of what they do
F# A F# E
they bark at everything until they see it isn't you
C#m F# E
cause the dogs are still expecting, your father is a general
A B* A B A
Benjamin's a murderer, your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
A E B A A E B A
C#m*
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
Chords
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A X02220
B X244XX
B* 799877
C#m X46654
C#m* 446654
E 022100
F# 244322
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Date: Sunday, October 13, 2002
Subject: d/davis_stuart/jonah.tab
Jonah by Stuart Davis from The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN 06/29/01
Submitted by Del Kreiser
tune down 1/2 step
intro
C#m*
E |-4---4-X-|
B |-4h5-5-X-|
G |-6---6-X-|
D |-6---6-X-|
A |-4---4-X-|
E |-4---4-X-|
repeat rhythm throughout first verse
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
B |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
G |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
D |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
A |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
C#m E A E B
Jonah, I ran into your mom, she isn't aging very well
A E B E
sometimes I think her face is gonna burst
A C#m E
cause hiding pain is work, and your mother is a worker
A E B E A B
Jonah, some thoughts about your sister -- her eyes are always closed
A E B
ever since that day she's held a certain pose
F# A B E
it's not a coma, she's the opposite of numb
A C#m E
some people soak pain up, and your sister is a sponge
A E F# E
and your mother is a worker
F# A C#m E A E B*
Jonah, I still see Ben, but if i bring your name up the conversation ends
F# A C#m E
cause he loaned you the shotgun you took up to the cabin
A E B* C#m E
whatever people say, he only hears the words 'Benjamin's a murderer'
A E F# E B*
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
B* A E B
Jonah, Jonah, news about your dad -- you thought he drank before
A E B* A C#m
now he drinks, his body is at war and his stomach's never full
E A E
cause your father is a general, Benjamin's a murderer
F# E A E B A
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
C#m A E A B
Jonah they gave me your goddamn dogs and I'm sick of what they do
F# A F# E
they bark at everything until they see it isn't you
C#m F# E
cause the dogs are still expecting, your father is a general
A B* A B A
Benjamin's a murderer, your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
A E B A A E B A
C#m*
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
Chords
------
A X02220
B X244XX
B* 799877
C#m X46654
C#m* 446654
E 022100
F# 244322
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