Tom McRae is a singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom. He grew up in Suffolk, the son of an Anglican vicar. McRae sang in the choir. His mother played guitar and as a teen, he'd borrow it. He began writing songs at 15. At 18 he moved to London to study politics at London Guildhall University, soon forming bands and writing songs. A chance meeting with sound engineer Roger Bechirian led him to a working relationship that shaped McRae's soft-spoken sound and later landed him a deal with DB records.
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Tom plays this live now and then but it was never released which is a pity as i think its one of his best. Listen to it at his website www.tommcrae.co.uk
Chords used
C 01023X C/B 01002X Fmaj7 012331 Em 000220 F 112331
Intro
CC/BFmaj7
Verse
CFmaj7
Jesus Christ, was that my tongue or a knife The things i say leave me ashamed My skin burns from the flames, ive got gasoline in my veins Ive got the sun in my back, and the world in my sights
Bridge
EmF So strike up the band ill put the flames out with my own hands, for you
Chorus
CC/BFmaj7
Go on go on go on Take all of me dont let this be the only thing i know And dont ever let go
next verse same thing
Ashes fall from your lips, and I'm counting the ways, the counterfeit And if I know your disguise, well it used to be mine I'll carry you through this burning land, and when the water's gone, we'll drink the sand I've got nothing left for the journey home
Bridge again same chords
And I've run out of god's to burn, so this fever will return For You
Chorus again
Then another section, chords are the same as the chorus but the rythem changes
This distance run, this smoking gun The failure in your eyes Things fall apart, this stone I carved Has fallen to the floor Still so easily ignored Still so easily ignored
This is all of me This is all of me This is all of me This is all of me