Biography:
The Naked and Famous are a two piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. The band comprises Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood, with Powers and Xayalith being the two current active members. According to the Young Blood Songfacts, they took the name from a line in UK trip hop singer-songwriter Tricky's track, Tricky Kid.
After their initial formation in 2008, their debut album "Passive Me, Aggressive You" was released on the "Somewhat Damaged" label during September 2010.
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Other songs:
- All Of This (stripped Version)
- Girls Like You
- I Kill Giants
- Punching In A Dream
- Young Blood
- A Small Reunion
- A Stillness
- All Of This
- Backslide
- Birds
- Crazy Yes Dumb No
- Falling
- Frayed
- Golden Girl
- Grow Old
- Hearts Like Ours
- Higher
- Kill The Littleblackdots
- Laid Low
- Last Forever
- My Energy
- Rolling Waves
- Serenade
- Sow
- Spies Spies Spies
- The Mess
- The Runners
- The Water Beneath You
- To Move With Purpose
- We Are Leaving
- What We Want
- Wild
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CAPO: 4
Intro:
Am F C x4
Verse:
C Am F
this wasn’t supposed to be external
C Am F
but it seems i’ve made a mess
C Am F
this wasn’t meant to be special
C Am F
now it’s nagging me: confess
Interlude:
C Am F
C Am F
C Am F
don’t talk to me
C Am F
Verse:
C Am F
i could improvise solutions
C Am F
and i could try to reframe
C Am F
until i’m left with your admission
C Am F
that i’m not all there is to blame
G Am F
i could lie to be gentle
G Am F
we will never be the same
C F Am F
the more adamant i am that it’s the surface
G Am F Am
the more the walls begin to flake
Interlude:
C Am F x7
Chorus:
C Am F C Am F
don’t talk to me
C Am F C Am F
don’t talk to me
Dm Am
keeping count
Dm Am G
as if the hurt could balance
Dm Am
don’t walk with me
Dm Am G
your dirty feet are obvious
F
and how could you brag confidence
Am G
a willing keen participant
F
in rolling waves of incidents
Am G C
you’ve made your bed now sleep in it you prince
Interlude:
C Am F
C Am F
Outro:
C Am F
they would’ve flared out like summer
C Am F
just some pictures i could keep
C Am F
your memory’s inventive
C Am F
i won’t ever fall asleep
C Am F
and now i’m sorry for explaining
C Am F
how you fucked it up again
C Am F
now i’m watching you backpedal
C Am F
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
(no chord)
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
Intro:
Am F C x4
Verse:
C Am F
this wasn’t supposed to be external
C Am F
but it seems i’ve made a mess
C Am F
this wasn’t meant to be special
C Am F
now it’s nagging me: confess
Interlude:
C Am F
C Am F
C Am F
don’t talk to me
C Am F
Verse:
C Am F
i could improvise solutions
C Am F
and i could try to reframe
C Am F
until i’m left with your admission
C Am F
that i’m not all there is to blame
G Am F
i could lie to be gentle
G Am F
we will never be the same
C F Am F
the more adamant i am that it’s the surface
G Am F Am
the more the walls begin to flake
Interlude:
C Am F x7
Chorus:
C Am F C Am F
don’t talk to me
C Am F C Am F
don’t talk to me
Dm Am
keeping count
Dm Am G
as if the hurt could balance
Dm Am
don’t walk with me
Dm Am G
your dirty feet are obvious
F
and how could you brag confidence
Am G
a willing keen participant
F
in rolling waves of incidents
Am G C
you’ve made your bed now sleep in it you prince
Interlude:
C Am F
C Am F
Outro:
C Am F
they would’ve flared out like summer
C Am F
just some pictures i could keep
C Am F
your memory’s inventive
C Am F
i won’t ever fall asleep
C Am F
and now i’m sorry for explaining
C Am F
how you fucked it up again
C Am F
now i’m watching you backpedal
C Am F
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
(no chord)
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
i wasn’t supposed to feel ashamed
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