Syd Arthur are devotees of a sound - sons and heirs of those Canterbury psychedelic and progressive rockers whose improvisational approach made the avant-garde accessible.
Winners of the Canterbury Best Local Band competition they eventually adopted the fitting name Syd Arthur — the "Syd" bit because of Barrett and "Arthur" with its intimations of the Kinks' album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). They created their own recording space, Wicker Studios, in 2009, and released their first EP the following year.
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!
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Fm7 Born to live now Cm7 Born to die Abmaj7Bb7 Like a fading trace Abmaj7Bb7Gbmaj7Fm7 Over in the blink of an eye Fm7Cm7 Mortal, flesh and blood Abmaj7Bb7 Oh your eyes that see Abmaj7Bb7Gbmaj7 And your heart that beats
[Break 1] Ab6Cm7Dbmaj7Fm7
[Verse 2]
Fm7Cm7 Wait for the mood to change Abmaj7Bb7 Oh I hide away Abmaj7Bb7Gbmaj7 Oh I try to escape
[Break 2]
Ab6Cm7Dbmaj7 Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab
[Chorus 1]
Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/Bb Out of my mind tonight Abmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab The world has never been clear Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Taken me by surprise at every corner now Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/Bb Letting my heart decide Abmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab But I'm not listening Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbDbmaj7/Ab Making it hard to find my way
[Verse 3]
Fm7Cm7 Wasted another day Abmaj7Bb7 Awake to find Abmaj7 And I've worried Bb7Dbmaj7Fm7 The whole of my life away Fm7Cm7 Day turns to night again Abmaj7Bb7 As it closes in Abmaj7Bb7 Where have you been Gbmaj7Ab6Cm7Dbmaj7Bb7Fm7Bb7Gbmaj7 Don't leave me alone
FBbDbmaj7Ebmaj7/Bb E|--1--------1--------------3----| B|----1--3--------1-----3--------| G|---------3--------1-----3------| D|3------------------------------| x 5 A|-------1------3----------------| E|----------------------6--------|
Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab
[Chorus 2]
Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/Bb Out of my mind tonight Abmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab The world has never been clear Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Taken me by surprise at every corner now Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/Bb Letting my heart decide Abmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab But I'm not listening Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Making it hard to find my way back Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Home Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Home Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbAbmaj7/EbDbmaj7/Ab Aaaah Fmaj7/CEbmaj7/BbDbmaj7/Ab Making it hard to find my way