Biography:
Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer, playwright,
and songwriter. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The National Post describes her music as “a bit like Leonard Cohen being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline.”
Curran started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager and eventually dropped out of university in order to busk on the streets of St. John’s. That led to her first album release in 2000, and since then she has released four more.
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Face on the News – Amelia Curran
Capo 4
Just a quick note: the "intro" part occurs pretty often throughout the song, pretty much whenever there's a
sustained "C" chord. To do it you just add the 3rd fret of the fourth string for the "sus4" and the open
fourth string for the "add9". Listen to the song for the rhythm.
Intro: C Csus4 C Cadd9 C
C Em/B Am
I had a fortress all pristine and blue
F C
And the doorways were painted in red
C Em/B Am
And each tiny window reflections of you
F C
And the only way out was my head
G C Em/B F
Can you imagine my misunderstanding I relied on relics and tombs
C F G C
And no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
C Em/B Am
I can make mountains where nothing there stands
F C
And I can make many ado
C Em/B Am
Every stone is a missed altercation
F C
Still every height is a view
G C Em/B F
I’ve stood in protest thorns against roses I don’t mind intentions are true
C F G C
And no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
G
I had it all figured out
C
I was right and they were wrong
Am
I looked for the difference
F Dm F G
And I found the difference was gone
C Em/B Am
Over the decades and between the lines
F C
Nothing has left me alone
C Em/B Am
I know the time passes grows up and trespasses
F C
And we’ve all got fears of our own
G C Em/B F
No need to ration a source of compassion and anything less I refuse
C F G C
‘Cause no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
Capo 4
Just a quick note: the "intro" part occurs pretty often throughout the song, pretty much whenever there's a
sustained "C" chord. To do it you just add the 3rd fret of the fourth string for the "sus4" and the open
fourth string for the "add9". Listen to the song for the rhythm.
Intro: C Csus4 C Cadd9 C
C Em/B Am
I had a fortress all pristine and blue
F C
And the doorways were painted in red
C Em/B Am
And each tiny window reflections of you
F C
And the only way out was my head
G C Em/B F
Can you imagine my misunderstanding I relied on relics and tombs
C F G C
And no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
C Em/B Am
I can make mountains where nothing there stands
F C
And I can make many ado
C Em/B Am
Every stone is a missed altercation
F C
Still every height is a view
G C Em/B F
I’ve stood in protest thorns against roses I don’t mind intentions are true
C F G C
And no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
G
I had it all figured out
C
I was right and they were wrong
Am
I looked for the difference
F Dm F G
And I found the difference was gone
C Em/B Am
Over the decades and between the lines
F C
Nothing has left me alone
C Em/B Am
I know the time passes grows up and trespasses
F C
And we’ve all got fears of our own
G C Em/B F
No need to ration a source of compassion and anything less I refuse
C F G C
‘Cause no one said nothing till we saw your face on the news
Amen Dunes
Amenoskuarto
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