Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a vocalist & rhythm guitarist for The Bangles. She has also released five albums as a solo artist, two in collaboration with Matthew Sweet. The Picture Me Songfacts states that her most recent one, Someday, was released via Vanguard Records on July 17, 2012. The 1960s-influenced set was co-written with Nashville musician Andrew Brassell and produced by Mitchell Froom.
Early life
Hoffs was born in Newport Beach, California to a Jewish family.
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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:23:10 -0500 (EST) From: Scott McLachlan Subject: h/hoffs_susanna/enormous_wings.crd
>From Susanna Hoffs self-titled album released in 1996. (London Records 422 828 820 2) (Trust me.... it's a very enjoyable CD!)
Performed on electric guitar and interpreted from live performance by Susanna Hoffs. This is my own interpretation based on the viewing of Ms. Hoffs in concert.
If you have anything to add to this or any other Susanna Hoffs song tabs (or Bangles tabs that aren't listed in OLGA) please send them to me.
*This is revised with slight chord changes (Mar/98)* by Scott McLachlan ([email protected])
There is an arpeggio that is used in this song which I think is similar to the following...
| E | Bm | A |
B --------0----------3-------2---------------------------------| G ------1---1------4---4---2---2-------------------------------| D ----2-------2--4-------2-------0-----------------------------| A --2----------------------------------------------------------|
Intro....
EBmA (Repeat 4 times) .............................. EBmA There once was a very old man who had enormous wings EBmA .............................. EBmA There once was a very old man who had enormous wings EBmA ..............................
EBmAEBmA They say he saw the world through the eyes of a blue dog EBmAEBmA There once was a man who had enormous wings
Chorus:
C#mBA It was sad, the rain had knocked him down C#mBA People came to see from all around EBmA He was lying there EBmA He was lying there
EBmAEBmA His dreams are forever entangled in the mud EBmAEBmA He's an angel tangled in the mud EBmAEBmA Every soul you meet may be a stranger EBmAEBmA He's an angel, he must be coming for the children
Chorus:
C#mBA It was sad, the rain had knocked him down C#mBA People came to see from all around EBmA He was lying there
ECAE And though he'd like to sleep, the stars fall to the earth in heaps CA And he's got tears in his eyes cause the town is filled E with so many spies C#m They all avert their eyes
BA The rain had knocked him down C#mBA People came to see from all around
He was lying there C#mBA It was sad, the rain had knocked him down E He was lying there
EBmA (Repeat twice) ....................... EBmAEBmA They say he saw the world through the eyes of a blue dog EBmAE He's an angel who had enormous wings
There once was a very old man who had enormous wings