Travis is a Scottish indie/britpop band founded in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (vocals, guitar), Dougie Payne (bass, vocals), Andy Dunlop (guitar, piano) and Neil Primrose (drums).
They have had a number of very successful albums to date: Good Feeling (1997), The Man Who (1999), The Invisible Band (2001), 12 Memories (2003), The Boy With No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand, as well as a compilation album titled Singles (2004). Their most recent album is Everything at Once, which was released on April 29, 2016.
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!
Travis: Reason Written by: Susie Hug From “More Than Us” B-side (1998)
Standard Tuning Tempo: 50 (4/4)
Intro: D-D-; pause
Verse 1:
D Some people never learn D Keep taking every turn A7 Way too fast D (pause) Thinking nothing ever lasts
Verse 2: D Descending oh so sweet D Keep playing in my sleep A7 As I awake D I never can recall a thing
Chorus: A7 And the reason being G Gives reason to everything DA7 And this charmed life D (pause) That we lead
Verse 3: D Something is crying out D Through voices in my tears A7 Hear the voice crying out D In the strangest memories
Verse 4: DD Nevermind, it's only namida A7 Namida mo koe mo D Okashii omoide
Chorus:
A7 And the reason being G Gives reason to everything DA7 And this charmed life D That we lead
Bridge:
A7 Sorry to disappoint you D I never said i could tell Right from wrong DA7 So don't put your faith on me now I'll leave you in suspension G (single strum then pause) Till you---- fall
Interlude: (play verse chords)
Chorus:
A7 And the reason being G Gives reason to everything DA7 And this short life D That we lead A7 And the reason being G (end) Gives reason to everything
PS: Translation of Japanese verse:
It's only NAMIDA, NAMIDA MO KOE MO, OKASHII OMOIDE
(It's only tears, both tears and voices in the strangest memories)
(This Japanese verse is quite similar to the preceding verse) you can listen this song @ http://travis.ography.co.uk/song_details.php?id=88#)