Clem Snide is an alt-country indie rock project from New York, NY and Nashville, TN consisting of songwriter/singer/guitarist Eef Barzelay, and a rotation of musicians. Primarily an outlet for Barzelay, the band consisted chiefly of bassist/cellist Jason Glasser through mid-2006, as well as more recent members including multi-instrumentalist Pete Fitzpatrick, and his cousin Brendan Fitzpatrick.
"Clem Snide" is a character in several novels by William S.
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: [play chords or play Intro Riff] GC/GF Your beautiful African friend GC/GF Next to him I look so white GC/GF So white that you turned away GC/GF And wanted me out of your sight
Interlude: GC/GFGC/GF
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords) To be exotic and I did pretend In the backyard to slowly undress As you pulled the twigs from my hair That I put there myself I confess
Chorus Chords: FGC/GGAmAsus2Em/A So come lay on the couch with me FGC/GGAmAsus2Em/A Cause nature’s too wild and free FG Come lay on the couch FGC/GGAmGC/GFGC/GF We don’t have to work on our tan
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords) A beautiful African man Next to him I look so white As white as the page in a book That I read but still don’t understand
Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords) So I joked of a forbidden fruit As we argued into the night In a city of tanning salons And TV screens all shining bright
Final Chorus Chords: FGC/GGAmAsus2Em/A So come lay on the couch with me FGC/GGAmAsus2Em/A Cause nature’s too wild and free FG Come lay on the couch FGC/GGC/GGC/GGC/GGC/G We don’t have to work on our tan