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!
Hey, how are u all doin'. this is a brand new song by travis wich is gonna appear in the album "Hope" for the children of Iraq.
Transcribed by Evgeny Mogiliansky.
Enjoy!!!
THE BEAUTIFUL OCCUPATION - Travis
Intro: F#mBm F#mBm (ahhhhh....)
Verse1: F#m Don't just stand there watching it happening Bm I can't stand it, Don't feel it F#m Something telling me Bm Don't wanna go out this way, But have a nice day
Pre Chorus: DABm Then read it in the headlines DABm Watch it on the TV DABm Put it in the background DABm Stick it in the bag, Stick it in the bag
Chorus: EBm For the beautiful occupation EBm The beautiful occupation EBm You don't need an invitation EBm To drop in upon a nation
Verse2: I'm too cynical I'm just sitting here I'm just wasting my time Half a million civillians gonna die today, But look the wrong way
Repeat Pre Chorus:
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Interlude: F#mFEBm
Repeat Verse1:
Repeat Pre Chorus:
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Outro: (the chords as in the chorus) The beautiful occupation The beautiful occupation So much for an intervention Don't call the united nations