Biography:
Lead singer and main song-writer Sarah McLeod formed the band in late 1994 with guitarist (and her guitar teacher at the time) Chris Tennent, drummer Paul Berryman and bass player Stuart Rudd. They were originally called Hell's Kitchen before changing their name to The Superjesus on the eve of the 1994 Big Day Out in Adelaide.
Says Paul Berryman of the name: "It was basically just a piss-take on commonly used words in the 90's. Like The Jesus and Mary Chain
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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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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:23:03 +1000
From: [email protected] (Daniel Meijer)
Subject: (fwd) TAB: Superjesus "Shut My Eyes"
Now that Superjesus won a few ARIA awards and showed the teenyboppers what
GREAT music can come out of Australia, I'm celebrating by reposting my
transcription of "Shut My Eyes." Enjoy!!!
"Shut My Eyes" by the SuperJesus
Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
NB this is the Dodgy Lyric Mix ;-)
Chords:
B D Dsus2
---2--5-----5-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----5-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----7-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----7-----------------------------------|
---2--5-----5-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
B D Dsus2
Verse 1:
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
Hey look around, you can tell, you'll never see me
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I'm standing right by your side, you'll never hear me
B G A B G A
Why do you say did you mean that I was dying
B G A B G A
I can't explain where I've been
Em
I'm shaking
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I'm looking out, looking in, you'll never see me
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I dont know why do I try to make believe in
B G A B G A
I take a rest, take a breath, and take whats mine yeah
B G A B G A
I dont know why, I dont know why....
Bridge: (fret 1st string 3rd fret (G) on all chords)
Em G
After all there's nothing left to say
D C Am
No time to set it free
C D
sleep with me as part of yesterday
E
*** Distortion kicks in. Stomp on footswitch, jump around, windmill
picking arm, mosh, go off, etc ***
Chorus:
B A D
Lay in dust around me, shut the eyes that're never friendly
C G A
loneliness won't hit you when you go
B A D
Took my time to see it, hide my face but don't believe it
C G A
could I be the only one to know?
E
Bridge 2 (clean tone):
C#m E A <- repeat lots, and pause on th C#m
(no lyrics)
*** take a deep breath, it's mosh time again! ***
Chorus:
B A D
Lay in dust around me, shut the eyes that're never friendly
C G A
loneliness won't hit you when you go
B A D
Took my time to see it, hide my face but don't believe it
C G A
could I be the only one to know?
Outro (power chords): (fret mute on the A)
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:23:03 +1000
From: [email protected] (Daniel Meijer)
Subject: (fwd) TAB: Superjesus "Shut My Eyes"
Now that Superjesus won a few ARIA awards and showed the teenyboppers what
GREAT music can come out of Australia, I'm celebrating by reposting my
transcription of "Shut My Eyes." Enjoy!!!
"Shut My Eyes" by the SuperJesus
Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
NB this is the Dodgy Lyric Mix ;-)
Chords:
B D Dsus2
---2--5-----5-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----5-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----7-----------------------------------|
---4--7-----7-----------------------------------|
---2--5-----5-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
B D Dsus2
Verse 1:
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
Hey look around, you can tell, you'll never see me
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I'm standing right by your side, you'll never hear me
B G A B G A
Why do you say did you mean that I was dying
B G A B G A
I can't explain where I've been
Em
I'm shaking
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I'm looking out, looking in, you'll never see me
B D Dsus2 B D Dsus2
I dont know why do I try to make believe in
B G A B G A
I take a rest, take a breath, and take whats mine yeah
B G A B G A
I dont know why, I dont know why....
Bridge: (fret 1st string 3rd fret (G) on all chords)
Em G
After all there's nothing left to say
D C Am
No time to set it free
C D
sleep with me as part of yesterday
E
*** Distortion kicks in. Stomp on footswitch, jump around, windmill
picking arm, mosh, go off, etc ***
Chorus:
B A D
Lay in dust around me, shut the eyes that're never friendly
C G A
loneliness won't hit you when you go
B A D
Took my time to see it, hide my face but don't believe it
C G A
could I be the only one to know?
E
Bridge 2 (clean tone):
C#m E A <- repeat lots, and pause on th C#m
(no lyrics)
*** take a deep breath, it's mosh time again! ***
Chorus:
B A D
Lay in dust around me, shut the eyes that're never friendly
C G A
loneliness won't hit you when you go
B A D
Took my time to see it, hide my face but don't believe it
C G A
could I be the only one to know?
Outro (power chords): (fret mute on the A)
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B G A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
B C A
shut my eyes
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