Biography:
The The is an alternative/new wave band formed in 1979 in London, England. Matt Johnson (vocals, multiple instruments) is the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between but over the years The The has managed to sell several million albums internationally.
Johnson formed the first version of the band in 1979, with synth player Keith Laws. The group, after opening for Scritti Politti, issued its first single "Controversial Subject" on the 4AD label in 1980.
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Other songs:
- Angels Of Deception
- Armageddon Days Are Here
- Beyond Love
- Bluer Than Midnight
- December Sunlight
- Dogs Of Lust
- Giant
- Gravitate To Me
- Heartland
- Helpline Operator
- Kingdom Of Rain
- Lonely Planet
- Love Is Stronger Than Death
- Lung Shadows
- Out Of The Blue Into The Fire
- Phantom Walls
- Slow Emotion Replay
- This Is The Day
- This Is The Night
- True Happiness This Way Lies
- Uncertain Smile
- We Cant Stop Whats Coming
CAPO 1
C F7 (intro with hammer on Cmaj7 to C)
I'm a man without a soul...Honey, yeah
I lost it while parading it, in a town full of thieves
Y'see I didn't wanna be with any people I know.
But god knows, I didn't wanna be alone
I thought if I acted like someone else
I'd feel more comfortable with myself
Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2) Dm7 G7 C F7...
So I showered down, left my little room
Jumped in my car for protection from hostility
Well it ain't easy to be bold in an unknown city
Yeah I was feeling strong mouthed and weak willed
When I ran into the cure for my ills
C Bb C/G F7
Don't tell me what your name is
I want your body, not your mind,
I want a feeling, worth paying for before I say goodbye
But as I was talking, I couldn't look her in the eyes,
I just kept wondering,
How many men unleashed their frustration between her thighs?
C F7
There'll be no sleep 'til the morning
There'll be no lullabyes
'cause the devil borrowed my clothes just for tonight
C Bb C/G F7
Well my adrenalin, was curdling like cream,
as I was being led by the hand.
Through the sound of sirens
And the distant noise of some drunken jazz band,
Through the stench of disinfectant--
that "INFECTED" my head,
through the darkness of a corridor
and into a stranger's bed.
Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2) Dm7 G7 C F7...
Well I didn't wanna hurt your feelings, honey
But I couldn't suppress my own,
I had to pull myself outta this nosedive
by proving something to myself.
C Bb C/G F7
She was lying on her back
with her lips parted.
Squealing like a stuffed pig
I was going through the motions
faking the emotions, and wriggling around like a lizard in a tin.
Trying so hard to cleanse myself,
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to please myself,
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
Come my love with your desire
Out of the blue...and into the fire!!
Should be okay- capo on 1. Have been using the vid enclosed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y88gkyQaAC8
Intro is a kind of Cmaj7 to C hammer-on [x30000 to x32010], then F7 (just C to F7
is fine if it pisses you off trying to nail it, mind).
Verse is same chords: C to F7.
1.09 (see vid): Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2)
Dm7 G7 C F7...
1.29: C Bb C/G* F7 repeated (*= try Am if it annoys you- not quite right but it works well enough)
1.53: Back to C F7 pattern.
2.18: Back to C Bb C/G F7 pattern.
2.43: Back to Dm7 G7 C A7 pattern (ie 1.09).
Then C Bb C/G F7 pattern to fade.
C F7 (intro with hammer on Cmaj7 to C)
I'm a man without a soul...Honey, yeah
I lost it while parading it, in a town full of thieves
Y'see I didn't wanna be with any people I know.
But god knows, I didn't wanna be alone
I thought if I acted like someone else
I'd feel more comfortable with myself
Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2) Dm7 G7 C F7...
So I showered down, left my little room
Jumped in my car for protection from hostility
Well it ain't easy to be bold in an unknown city
Yeah I was feeling strong mouthed and weak willed
When I ran into the cure for my ills
C Bb C/G F7
Don't tell me what your name is
I want your body, not your mind,
I want a feeling, worth paying for before I say goodbye
But as I was talking, I couldn't look her in the eyes,
I just kept wondering,
How many men unleashed their frustration between her thighs?
C F7
There'll be no sleep 'til the morning
There'll be no lullabyes
'cause the devil borrowed my clothes just for tonight
C Bb C/G F7
Well my adrenalin, was curdling like cream,
as I was being led by the hand.
Through the sound of sirens
And the distant noise of some drunken jazz band,
Through the stench of disinfectant--
that "INFECTED" my head,
through the darkness of a corridor
and into a stranger's bed.
Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2) Dm7 G7 C F7...
Well I didn't wanna hurt your feelings, honey
But I couldn't suppress my own,
I had to pull myself outta this nosedive
by proving something to myself.
C Bb C/G F7
She was lying on her back
with her lips parted.
Squealing like a stuffed pig
I was going through the motions
faking the emotions, and wriggling around like a lizard in a tin.
Trying so hard to cleanse myself,
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to please myself,
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to be myself
I was turning into somebody else.
Come my love with your desire
Out of the blue...and into the fire!!
Should be okay- capo on 1. Have been using the vid enclosed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y88gkyQaAC8
Intro is a kind of Cmaj7 to C hammer-on [x30000 to x32010], then F7 (just C to F7
is fine if it pisses you off trying to nail it, mind).
Verse is same chords: C to F7.
1.09 (see vid): Dm7 G7 C A7 (x2)
Dm7 G7 C F7...
1.29: C Bb C/G* F7 repeated (*= try Am if it annoys you- not quite right but it works well enough)
1.53: Back to C F7 pattern.
2.18: Back to C Bb C/G F7 pattern.
2.43: Back to Dm7 G7 C A7 pattern (ie 1.09).
Then C Bb C/G F7 pattern to fade.
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