Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 30, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.
After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade.
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This might not be the way that he plays the song, i dunno, but its a simple way which is almost 100% right.
NOTE: the most important chord is the G# chord. its an acoustic way to play it and it needs to be done correctly to make the song sound right!
like i said, this is MY version. this is what i hear when i listen to it.
C#G#AEB e 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 G 6 4 2 1 4 D 6 6 2 2 4 A 4 6 0 2 2 E x x x 0 x
Intro: C#, G#, A x2
Verse 1: C# In the moonlight G# Your face it glows A Like a thousand diamonds C# I suppose G# And your hair flows like A The ocean breeze C# Not a million fights G#A Could make me hate you AC# You’re invincible. Yeah, It’s true G# It’s in your eyes A Where I find peace
Chorus: E Is it broken? B Can we work it out? C#A Let’s light up the town, scream out loud! E Is it broken? B Can we work it out? C#A I can see in your eyes, You’re ready to break A Don’t look away.
intro: C#, G#, A x1
Verse 2: (turns into the chorus chords) C# So here we are now G# In a place where A The sun blends in C#G# With the ocean thin. A So thin, we stand... C# Across from each other G# Together we’ll wonder AC# If we will last these days G# If I asked you to stay AE Would you tell me that You would be mine? B (Think that we are broken) C# And time A Is all I ask for Time E I just need one more day (just one more day, just one more day) C# And time A You’ve been crying too long Time EB And your tears wrote this song Stay
(one strum)C# In the moonlight G#A Your face it glows...
Chorus: E Is it broken? B Can we work it out? C#A Let’s light up the town, scream out loud! E Is it broken? B Can we work it out? C#A I can see in your eyes, You’re ready to break A Don’t look away.