Biography:
Producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion grew up in a musical family: his father was director of the Yale concert and marching bands, his mother sang in jazz bands, and his siblings, Randy (a conductor/arranger in L.A.) and Laurie (a violinist), were both avid music students. Young Jon didn't deal with instruction or practice well, but his natural affinity for improvisation and melody more than made up for his impatience. Unwilling to conform to the conventional school system
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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!
[Intro]
Abm Bb
Abm Bb
Abm Bb E
[Verse 1]
E Abm E
Here's the face of trouble
E B A E
It's the face I wear
E F# Abm C#m E
And it may invite you in
E A Abm
But I won't go there
[Link]
Abm Bb E
[Verse 2]
E Abm E
Here's a working model
E B A E
That generates despair
E F# Abm C#m E
And this baby cranks it out
E F# Abm C#m E
And it will take you out
E A Abm
And I won't care
[Bridge]
Abm Bb
E A
It's a beauty
[Verse 3]
E Abm E
It's the mark of someone
E B A E
Who's beyond repair
E F# Abm C#m E
He'll refuse to help himself
E F# Abm C#m E
Thinking only of himself
E F# Abm C#m E
And though he isn't by himself
E A Abm
Well it's your job now
[Instrumental]
Abm Bb
Abm Bb
Abm Bb E
[Verse 4]
E Abm E
There's a conversation
E B A E
We're about to have
E F# Abm C#m E
And it's full of twists and turns
E F# Abm C#m E
Half truths and vague concerns
E F# Abm C#m E
From one who never learns
E F# Abm C#m E
To one who never learns
E A Abm
And I never learn
[Outro]
Abm Bb E
E Abm (let ring)
Here's the face of trouble
Abm Bb
Abm Bb
Abm Bb E
[Verse 1]
E Abm E
Here's the face of trouble
E B A E
It's the face I wear
E F# Abm C#m E
And it may invite you in
E A Abm
But I won't go there
[Link]
Abm Bb E
[Verse 2]
E Abm E
Here's a working model
E B A E
That generates despair
E F# Abm C#m E
And this baby cranks it out
E F# Abm C#m E
And it will take you out
E A Abm
And I won't care
[Bridge]
Abm Bb
E A
It's a beauty
[Verse 3]
E Abm E
It's the mark of someone
E B A E
Who's beyond repair
E F# Abm C#m E
He'll refuse to help himself
E F# Abm C#m E
Thinking only of himself
E F# Abm C#m E
And though he isn't by himself
E A Abm
Well it's your job now
[Instrumental]
Abm Bb
Abm Bb
Abm Bb E
[Verse 4]
E Abm E
There's a conversation
E B A E
We're about to have
E F# Abm C#m E
And it's full of twists and turns
E F# Abm C#m E
Half truths and vague concerns
E F# Abm C#m E
From one who never learns
E F# Abm C#m E
To one who never learns
E A Abm
And I never learn
[Outro]
Abm Bb E
E Abm (let ring)
Here's the face of trouble
Jon Myrne Widfor (...)
Jon Pardi
Jon Thurlow
Jon Walker
Jonah
Jonathan Richman
Joni Mitchell
Jonny Craig
Jonny Diaz
Jonny Marks