Biography:
Spirit of the West was a Canadian folk-rock band from Vancouver, active from 1983 to 2016. The band was popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.
The band began in 1983 as a Vancouver-based folk trio called Evesdropper, consisting of John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly and J. Knutson. They soon changed their name to Spirit of the West
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From: [email protected] (j mikita)
Subject: CHD: s/spirit_of_the_west/far_too_canadian.crd
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 16:51:02 GMT
Far Too Canadian
by Spirit of the West (Geoff Kelly, John Mann)
"Go Figure"
All Spirit Publishing Ltd. (SOCAN)
Transcribed: Jen Mikita
D F#m G A
I?m so content, to stand in line
D F#m G A
Wait and see, pass the time
D F#m G A
Talk a streak, fall asleep
D F#m G A
Wake up late, whine and weep
Bm
I kiss the hand that slaps me senseless
A Bm A
I?m so accepting, I am so defenseless
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
I pick the bones of what?s been done and I
Lick them clean with a cautious tongue
In dim-lit rooms, I spill my guts
I?m the revolution when the doors are shut
I?d bite the hand that slaps me senseless
But my patience, it is too relentless
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
Bridge:
D G A
I am the face of my country
F#m Bm
Expressionless and small
D G A
Weak at the knees, shaking badly
F#m Bm
Can?t straighten up at all
G A F#m Bm
I watch the spine of my country bend and break
G A D
I?m in a sorry state
I scratch the walls to mark the days
With my coup de tete I am locked away
With mother Jones, pots of tea
The kitchen poster, anarchy
I never march in demonstrations
I hold my breath for arbitration
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
G A D
I am a sorry state
G A D
Won?t you welcome to the sorry state?
Just a note: most of the F#m?s can also be played as F#m 7th, if you
prefer. This sounds most authentic on an acoustic.
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: [email protected] (j mikita)
Subject: CHD: s/spirit_of_the_west/far_too_canadian.crd
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 16:51:02 GMT
Far Too Canadian
by Spirit of the West (Geoff Kelly, John Mann)
"Go Figure"
All Spirit Publishing Ltd. (SOCAN)
Transcribed: Jen Mikita
D F#m G A
I?m so content, to stand in line
D F#m G A
Wait and see, pass the time
D F#m G A
Talk a streak, fall asleep
D F#m G A
Wake up late, whine and weep
Bm
I kiss the hand that slaps me senseless
A Bm A
I?m so accepting, I am so defenseless
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
I pick the bones of what?s been done and I
Lick them clean with a cautious tongue
In dim-lit rooms, I spill my guts
I?m the revolution when the doors are shut
I?d bite the hand that slaps me senseless
But my patience, it is too relentless
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
Bridge:
D G A
I am the face of my country
F#m Bm
Expressionless and small
D G A
Weak at the knees, shaking badly
F#m Bm
Can?t straighten up at all
G A F#m Bm
I watch the spine of my country bend and break
G A D
I?m in a sorry state
I scratch the walls to mark the days
With my coup de tete I am locked away
With mother Jones, pots of tea
The kitchen poster, anarchy
I never march in demonstrations
I hold my breath for arbitration
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
I am far too Canadian, I am far too Canadian
G A D
I am a sorry state
G A D
Won?t you welcome to the sorry state?
Just a note: most of the F#m?s can also be played as F#m 7th, if you
prefer. This sounds most authentic on an acoustic.
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