Fanfarlo are an indie pop band which formed in 2006 in London, England. The band consists of Simon Balthazar (vocals, guitar, clarinet), Cathy Lucas (vocals, mandolin, violin, keyboards), Leon Beckenham (keyboards, trumpet), Justin Finch (bass, vocals) and Amos Memon (drums). Mark West (guitar, keyboards) left the band in 2008 and formed The Lost Cavalry in 2009. The band's name is a reference to Charles Baudelaire's novella, "La Fanfarlo."
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!
Verse 1 chords: F#BbG#mF# On the fire escape, we stopped and we looked down F#BbG#mF# Through the broken glass, on the sirens on the spies F#BbG#mF# When youre still midway, its not too late to just turn back BbG#mF# Its not too late to just turn back
Chorus 1 chords: C#Eb The winter is cruel round here BbG#mF# The future is not down there BbG#mF# Why cant they just think like us? BbG#mF# Why cant they just think like us? BbG#mF# Why cant they just think like us?
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] If youve got flags to wear You should be careful what you sell On the fire escape, I think I slipped, I think I fell But youre still midway, its not too late to just turn back Its not too late to just turn back
Chorus 1: [use chorus 1 chords] The winter is cruel round here The future is not down there Why cant they just think like us? Why cant they just think like us? Why cant they just think like us?
Interlude: F#
Final chorus: [use chorus 1 chords] We were raised by strangers The life that you had in mind Was just a moth and a light Was just a moth and a light Was just a moth and a light