Biography:
When Dublin alt-folk songwriters Kevin May and Mick Lynch of The Guggenheim Grotto first appeared on the U.S. scene in 2006, comparisons to Simon and Garfunkel dominated the critical landscape. With their two-part harmonies, folk-acoustic stylings and earnest pop songwriting, it seemed no one could resist.
Over the past four years, however, the duo has transcended the comparison – creating rich, multi-instrumental soundscapes. They dabble in synths and effects and radiate melancholic beauty.
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Gm
The road is long, you're gonna get thrown about
Stick to the rhythm, breathe it in and breath it out
D
Do what you do, there isn't any secret
Chop wood, draw water, roll cigarettes
Gm
Find a lover, put a flower in her hair
Climb a mountain, see the mountain disappear
D
Be the first to go back to the ghost town
Gm
Break bread with the man that's gonna bring you down...deep deep down
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I listen and I hear what's said
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I follow it from a to z
Bb D Cm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But wisdom hasn't found me yet
Gm
You're feeling scared, Jesus is your bodyguard
You feel alone, take a look in your backyard
D
Put your eye to the eye of a telescope
The universe looks back through a microscope
Gm
Adopt a highway, dress yourself in camel-hair
A wasted life is a life lived unaware
D
Make money, put it on a number eight
Gm
Tempt fate, maybe you're a wheel goin' round...round and round
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I listen and I hear what's said
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I follow it from a to z
Bb D Cm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But wisdom hasn't found me yet
X2
The road is long, you're gonna get thrown about
Stick to the rhythm, breathe it in and breath it out
D
Do what you do, there isn't any secret
Chop wood, draw water, roll cigarettes
Gm
Find a lover, put a flower in her hair
Climb a mountain, see the mountain disappear
D
Be the first to go back to the ghost town
Gm
Break bread with the man that's gonna bring you down...deep deep down
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I listen and I hear what's said
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I follow it from a to z
Bb D Cm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But wisdom hasn't found me yet
Gm
You're feeling scared, Jesus is your bodyguard
You feel alone, take a look in your backyard
D
Put your eye to the eye of a telescope
The universe looks back through a microscope
Gm
Adopt a highway, dress yourself in camel-hair
A wasted life is a life lived unaware
D
Make money, put it on a number eight
Gm
Tempt fate, maybe you're a wheel goin' round...round and round
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I listen and I hear what's said
Bb D Gm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I follow it from a to z
Bb D Cm
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But wisdom hasn't found me yet
X2
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