A Camp first drew breath in a forest in Northern Sweden, neck deep in snow, in the waning of the last millenium, amongst families of foxes.
It began a collabrative effort between two Swedish humans: Nina Persson, whose band The Cardigans had seen crazy success in the roaring 90s, and Niclas Frisk, a sonic wanderer who had himself enjoyed pop stardom with his band Atomic Swing. In common was a love for classic American music, and a melancholy both universal and somehow highly specific to the Scandinavian psyche.
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A Camp - Chinatown (album: Colonia, 2008)
Intro: B, Bsus4(11)
B Every town has a secret heart that beats Bsus4(11) And every citizen an underground B I set my clock to a bootleg meter and Bsus4(11) broken hands spinning round and round
E I'm on my way just like every day C#mD#m(#5) to get milk and kerosene E But my reflection in the butcher's window F* isn't me EB/EB/EB/EE I freeze
B This is Chinatown Bsus4(11) A state of mind B This is Chinatown Bsus4(11) It's just a state of mind
Solo: B, Bsus4(11)
The sky was blue but I wouldn't know I was counting cracks in the concrete I'd memorized them from A to B A choreography, a part of me
It's not the future, it's not the past It's not now The price will double if you try to look them in the eye Don't ask why
'cause this is Chinatown a state of mind This is Chinatown a state of mind
F*, E
B, Bsus4(11) In Chinatown...
C#7 Read my fortune in my MetroCard E You'll see nothing if you search too hard C#7 Read my fortune in my MetroCard E You'll see nothing if you search too hard