Biography:
“I think the good in people is never lost,” Koji said. “And it’s never gone from music. Music is an art form that celebrates potential. If you’re looking for it, you’re going to find it.” - February 20, 2012 interview with Gaining Ground Media.
Andrew Koji Shiraki is an American artist and activist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He can be seen advocating with organizations such as Resolve and Invisible Children on behalf of the
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Koji - Biomusicology
Originally by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3J9st9_h0
Standard Tuning - Capo 4th fret
Chords relative to capo
C: --0-- C/B: --0-- Am: --0-- G: --3-- Fmaj7/C: --0-- Dm: --1-- Am(v2): --x-- E/G#: --x-- G(v2): --x--
--1-- --1-- --1-- --0-- --1-- --3-- --x-- --x-- --x--
--0-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --x-- --x-- --x--
--2-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --3-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --0--
--3-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --3-- --x-- --3-- --2-- --2--
--x-- --x-- --x-- --3-- --x-- --x-- --5-- --4-- --3--
D/F#: --x-- Fsus2: --3--
--x-- --0--
--x-- --0--
--0-- --2--
--5-- --2--
--2-- --1--
(Note: the Am(v2), E/G#, G(v2), and D/F# chords are easier to play if you only play the bottom two strings as
opposed to the bottom three strings.)
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C
Had we never
C C/B Am G
come across the vastness of pavement the
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
barrenness of waves and the grayness of the sea
C C/B Am G
Never lost or ne'er been misguided
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C
We'd have ne'er reached seas so shi-i-ning
C C/B Am G
Or come from out of a hansom in Camden to a
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
bar in the basement while all the while it rained
C C/B Am G
Or come around to the friendliest of faces
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C/B Am G Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G
Handsomest in ugly pla-a-ces
C C/B Am G
Or come from out of the tunnels we dig in to see that
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
tunneling's not living and working doesn't work
C C/B Am G
Or come to find that loving is a labour
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C/B Am G Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G
and Labour's life and life's fore-e-ver
C C/B Am G
Or come to see that keeping's not giving you
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
get what you've given You get what you deserve
C C/B Am G
And in the midst of all of the action
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C
Maybe you only there found satisfa-ac-tion
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For this verse, use Am(v2) and G(v2).
Am E/G# G D/F# (2x)
Am E/G# G D/F#
Chasing sea-foam dreams around another dirty old town
Am E/G# G D/F#
Parallel run streams toward the gray ocean from the green ground
Am E/G# G D/F#
"'Oed und leer, das meer" but look beneath the glassy surface
Am E/G# G D/F#
All the songs you hear down there they have a purpose
---------------------------------------------------------------------
C C/B Am G Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
C C/B Am G
All in all we cannot stop singing we
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
cannot start sinking we swim until it ends
C C/B Am G
They may kill and we may be parted
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
We will ne'er be broken hear-art-ed
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 (3x)
Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 (repeat until end on C)
Originally by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3J9st9_h0
Standard Tuning - Capo 4th fret
Chords relative to capo
C: --0-- C/B: --0-- Am: --0-- G: --3-- Fmaj7/C: --0-- Dm: --1-- Am(v2): --x-- E/G#: --x-- G(v2): --x--
--1-- --1-- --1-- --0-- --1-- --3-- --x-- --x-- --x--
--0-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --x-- --x-- --x--
--2-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --3-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --0--
--3-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --3-- --x-- --3-- --2-- --2--
--x-- --x-- --x-- --3-- --x-- --x-- --5-- --4-- --3--
D/F#: --x-- Fsus2: --3--
--x-- --0--
--x-- --0--
--0-- --2--
--5-- --2--
--2-- --1--
(Note: the Am(v2), E/G#, G(v2), and D/F# chords are easier to play if you only play the bottom two strings as
opposed to the bottom three strings.)
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C
Had we never
C C/B Am G
come across the vastness of pavement the
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
barrenness of waves and the grayness of the sea
C C/B Am G
Never lost or ne'er been misguided
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C
We'd have ne'er reached seas so shi-i-ning
C C/B Am G
Or come from out of a hansom in Camden to a
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
bar in the basement while all the while it rained
C C/B Am G
Or come around to the friendliest of faces
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C/B Am G Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G
Handsomest in ugly pla-a-ces
C C/B Am G
Or come from out of the tunnels we dig in to see that
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
tunneling's not living and working doesn't work
C C/B Am G
Or come to find that loving is a labour
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C/B Am G Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G
and Labour's life and life's fore-e-ver
C C/B Am G
Or come to see that keeping's not giving you
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
get what you've given You get what you deserve
C C/B Am G
And in the midst of all of the action
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C
Maybe you only there found satisfa-ac-tion
---------------------------------------------------------------------
For this verse, use Am(v2) and G(v2).
Am E/G# G D/F# (2x)
Am E/G# G D/F#
Chasing sea-foam dreams around another dirty old town
Am E/G# G D/F#
Parallel run streams toward the gray ocean from the green ground
Am E/G# G D/F#
"'Oed und leer, das meer" but look beneath the glassy surface
Am E/G# G D/F#
All the songs you hear down there they have a purpose
---------------------------------------------------------------------
C C/B Am G Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
C C/B Am G
All in all we cannot stop singing we
Fmaj7/C Dm Fmaj7/C G
cannot start sinking we swim until it ends
C C/B Am G
They may kill and we may be parted
Dm Fmaj7/C Dm G C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
We will ne'er be broken hear-art-ed
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 (3x)
Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 (repeat until end on C)
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