Athlete is an indie rock band which formed in 1999 in Deptford, London, England. The band consists of Joel Pott (vocals, guitar), Carey Willets (bass, vocals), Tim Wanstall (keyboards), and Steve Roberts (drums). Johnny Pilcher of the English indietronica band Weevil has joined them as second guitarist for their live shows.
Their sound is a mix of indie rock and electronic music, most recently integrating organic sounds into their music. Friends since the age of fourteen
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Verse 1 Chords: CEmAmG Let's fall in love again, tap the windows and rescue our friends GAmCG How long til this makes sense, oh, oh CEmAmG Let's fall in love again, guard the windows and rescue our friends GAmCG How long til this makes sense, oh, oh
Chorus Chords: FC It's calling out loud and it's taking over AmG Bleeding right out of the summer sky FC It's calling out and it's taking over AmGFC We give it our all, so we don't know why we can't slow it down AmGFCAmG It's way too fast, slow it down, it's way to fast FC We're going on a search in some second hand stores AmG Gotta get back what we all threw away FC We're going on a search in the middle of nowhere AmGFCAm We don't know what we're doing but we gotta just give it a go GFCAmG We gotta just give it a go
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords) Let's fall in love again tap the windows and rescue our friends How long til this makes sense, oh, oh Let's fall in love again, guard the windows and rescue our friends How long til this makes sense, oh, oh
Bridge Chords: AmF Now let's sing this song again, cause it's been messed up for years CG And let's make it ours aga-aaaaaain AmF Desperate like rainforest trees, straining towards broken light CG All fighting for their lives AmF Let's sing for Canada, cause that’s where this song began CG Born out of true romance
Chorus Chords: It's calling out loud and it's taking over Bleeding right out of the summer sky It's calling out and it's taking over We give it our all, so we don't know why we can't slow it down It's way too fast, slow it down, it's way to fast We're going on a search in some second hand stores Gotta get back what we all threw away We're going on a search in the middle of nowhere We don't know what we're doing but we gotta just give it a go We gotta just give it a go, slow it down, it's way too fast Slow it down, it's way too fast