Biography:
Handsome Furs were an indie rock band which formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consisted of Dan Boeckner (vocals, guitar) and his wife, Alexei Perry (keyboards, vocals). Boeckner is also a member of the bands Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic. Handsome Furs have released three albums on Sub Pop: "Plague Park" (2007), "Face Control" (2009) and "Sound Kapital" (2011).
The band's name comes from the title of a short story that Alexei was writing at the time of band's conception.
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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!
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!
Intro: alternate between C and F, lyrics start partway through an F chord
F C F C F
There's a town, just a little town
C F C F
Ringed in cloud, a hollow sound
Am F C F C
When our lovers gather round
F C F
And if they're cold
C F
Then they're cold
C F C F
Feed them wire, feed them chrome
Am F
We hate this place here
C F C F
It's our home, it's our home
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
And your call collapsing treasons, I'd return them back to sound
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
With the torches in our hands we will reduce it to the ground
F C F C F
I stood outside in the bright black night
C F C F
Beneath their buzzing power lines
Am F C F C F C
And I saw a number in the sky, in the sky
F C F C F
And if there's a God, he's a little gone
C F C F
And he holds you closely inside these walls
Am F C F C F
But he hates his babies most of all
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
And your call collapsing treasons, I'd return them back to sound
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
With the torches in our hands we will reduce it to the ground
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
In the parliament of days the little hands are reaching out
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
You can try and try and try but baby there's no way around
C F
Sing Captain
C F
Sing out loud
C F
Sing, but we're
C Am
Earthbound
C F
Sing Captain
C F
Sing out loud
C F
Sing Captain
C Am
Earthbound
I'm not %100 sure about the lyrics, but they seem fairly correct
F C F C F
There's a town, just a little town
C F C F
Ringed in cloud, a hollow sound
Am F C F C
When our lovers gather round
F C F
And if they're cold
C F
Then they're cold
C F C F
Feed them wire, feed them chrome
Am F
We hate this place here
C F C F
It's our home, it's our home
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
And your call collapsing treasons, I'd return them back to sound
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
With the torches in our hands we will reduce it to the ground
F C F C F
I stood outside in the bright black night
C F C F
Beneath their buzzing power lines
Am F C F C F C
And I saw a number in the sky, in the sky
F C F C F
And if there's a God, he's a little gone
C F C F
And he holds you closely inside these walls
Am F C F C F
But he hates his babies most of all
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
And your call collapsing treasons, I'd return them back to sound
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
With the torches in our hands we will reduce it to the ground
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
In the parliament of days the little hands are reaching out
Am Am Am Am F C F C F
You can try and try and try but baby there's no way around
C F
Sing Captain
C F
Sing out loud
C F
Sing, but we're
C Am
Earthbound
C F
Sing Captain
C F
Sing out loud
C F
Sing Captain
C Am
Earthbound
I'm not %100 sure about the lyrics, but they seem fairly correct
