Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the beats-and-keys solo project of singer, songwriter and Chicago resident, Owen Ashworth. Drawing heavy influence from traditional Americana as well as 80's synth pop and commercial hip hop, the music of CFTPA is a curious mix of austere character studies and playful electronic programming.
Owen Ashworth started to make music on a small casio keyboard back in 1997. His first two albums, "Answering Machine Music" and "Pocket Symphonies for Lonely Subway Cars
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!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOBY, TAKE A BOW - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want it to sound right, stress the B|-0-| notes in the Cmaj7 and G chords.
C5Cmaj7G C5Cmaj7 GC5Cmaj7 I've never seen you so awful GC5Cmaj7 I found you at the bottom of a Russian novel GC5Cmaj7 Gold medal and a crown GC5Cmaj7 A cardigan and a frown GC5Cmaj7 All maladjusted and clever GC5Cmaj7 The greatest Smiths fan ever GC5Cmaj7 Your picture in the paper, the caption shouts GC5Cmaj7 "There is a Boy and He Never Goes Out" GC5Cmaj7 That same song on repeat GC5Cmaj7 You haven't left the house in weeks GC5Cmaj7 Won't even come out for dinner GC5Cmaj7 Toby Grace, world record winner GC5Cmaj7 I guess you thought it'd make you feel better somehow GC5Cmaj7 But Heaven knows you're miserable now GC5Cmaj7 Heaven knows you're miserable now GC5Cmaj7 Heaven knows you're miserable now GC5 So Toby take a bow
(solo uses the same chords - C5, Cmaj7, G, ending on a G)