Biography:
Jesse Michaels (born April 2, 1969) is a songwriter, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, California's East Bay. He is the son of the late author Leonard Michaels. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues.
He is most famously known for his work in bands Operation Ivy and most recently Common Rider.
Michaels is also regarded as a talented artist, responsible for designing Operation Ivy's well-known and widely-recognized "Ska Man" logo as well as other artwork for the album.
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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!
SONG: THE BELL TOWER
ARTIST: JESSE MICHAELS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
THE BELL TOWER
JESSE MICHAELS
INTRO:
NONE
VERSE:
B E
Well the street was jumping with murderers
A B
And their half set alibis
E
And though I prefer poetry,
A B
I brought my guns to the starting line
And when the announcer said
E A B
“Cast your currents, all bloods come from upstream!”
E
I chambered a little insurance myself,
A B
Pointed my iron and squeezed
PRE-CHORUS:
E
Neck and neck with teenage archers
G
Straining against their bows
A
We tracked the cities pornographies
And sang ice to it snows
CHORUS:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
What, woh-oh-oh-woh
VERSE:
B E
In cool flight jazzish lines
A B
Sounded like classical themes
E
I littered the night with clumsy jamming
A B
Constructed a lean to dream
E
Thus, into the race I fell or jumped
A B
With a bit of affected malice
E
Grabbed hold of the rudder
A B
And steered the rotting ship towards the palace
PRE-CHORUS:
E
Some of the chumps I left in my wake
G
Had dossiers and blast
A
Probably most of the worst of them
A A A
Were reflections of me in the glass
CHORUS:
B
And we ran to the bell tower
VERSE:
B E
There's a village of little bruises
A B
That set you on its spiral track
E
To lower your voice any jeers and cover
A B
Letters turn to black
E
Hey remember that knife you bought as a joke?
A B
Now it’s whispering hints
E
You’re in Shiloh now little kid
A B
Down here we sleep in sense
PRE-CHORUS:
E
So point your weapons upward
G
Against both luck and god
A
With any luck that son of a bitch
Will roll your numbers odd
CHORUS:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
Woh-oh-oh-woh
OUTRO:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
Woh-woh-oh-woh
ARTIST: JESSE MICHAELS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
THE BELL TOWER
JESSE MICHAELS
INTRO:
NONE
VERSE:
B E
Well the street was jumping with murderers
A B
And their half set alibis
E
And though I prefer poetry,
A B
I brought my guns to the starting line
And when the announcer said
E A B
“Cast your currents, all bloods come from upstream!”
E
I chambered a little insurance myself,
A B
Pointed my iron and squeezed
PRE-CHORUS:
E
Neck and neck with teenage archers
G
Straining against their bows
A
We tracked the cities pornographies
And sang ice to it snows
CHORUS:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
What, woh-oh-oh-woh
VERSE:
B E
In cool flight jazzish lines
A B
Sounded like classical themes
E
I littered the night with clumsy jamming
A B
Constructed a lean to dream
E
Thus, into the race I fell or jumped
A B
With a bit of affected malice
E
Grabbed hold of the rudder
A B
And steered the rotting ship towards the palace
PRE-CHORUS:
E
Some of the chumps I left in my wake
G
Had dossiers and blast
A
Probably most of the worst of them
A A A
Were reflections of me in the glass
CHORUS:
B
And we ran to the bell tower
VERSE:
B E
There's a village of little bruises
A B
That set you on its spiral track
E
To lower your voice any jeers and cover
A B
Letters turn to black
E
Hey remember that knife you bought as a joke?
A B
Now it’s whispering hints
E
You’re in Shiloh now little kid
A B
Down here we sleep in sense
PRE-CHORUS:
E
So point your weapons upward
G
Against both luck and god
A
With any luck that son of a bitch
Will roll your numbers odd
CHORUS:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
Woh-oh-oh-woh
OUTRO:
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
B E
As we ran to the bell tower
A B
Woh-woh-oh-woh
