Biography:
Martin Courtney is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ridgewood, NJ, United States.
Courtney is known for the laid-back, melodically sweet, psychedelia-influenced indie rock he has created on his own and as leader of the band Real Estate, in addition to a short stint as keyboardist for indie punk rock group Titus Andronicus in 2006.
Raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey by parents who were both real estate agents, Courtney got his real estate license after finishing college
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Other songs:
[Intro]
G A D Bm x3
G A D A
D G D G Bm E Em A
[Verse 1]
D G
Heading down a northern highway
D G
Blinded by the setting sun
Bm E
Trying to do this the right way
Em A
You don't want to hurt no one
D G
Life out here can make you weary
D G
Folks back home all wishing well
Bm E
I just wish I had you near me, baby
G A D
I don’t stand a chance in Hell
[Chorus]
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm A
Up here
[Verse 2]
D G
As much as we’re a little tired
D G
As much as we can’t find our way
Bm E
I know that we cannot retire
Em A
Where the seasons never change
D G
Fly across the biggest ocean
D G
To try and make a brand new start
Bm E
I know I'll take with me the notion
G A D
Of having left behind my heart
[Chorus]
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm A
Up here
[Outro]
D G D G Bm E Em A
D G D G Bm E G A D
G A D Bm x8
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here.
G A D Bm
(Fade out)
G A D Bm x3
G A D A
D G D G Bm E Em A
[Verse 1]
D G
Heading down a northern highway
D G
Blinded by the setting sun
Bm E
Trying to do this the right way
Em A
You don't want to hurt no one
D G
Life out here can make you weary
D G
Folks back home all wishing well
Bm E
I just wish I had you near me, baby
G A D
I don’t stand a chance in Hell
[Chorus]
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm A
Up here
[Verse 2]
D G
As much as we’re a little tired
D G
As much as we can’t find our way
Bm E
I know that we cannot retire
Em A
Where the seasons never change
D G
Fly across the biggest ocean
D G
To try and make a brand new start
Bm E
I know I'll take with me the notion
G A D
Of having left behind my heart
[Chorus]
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm
Do you feel just like a stranger?
Bm D G
Do you feel just like a shell?
A C Bm
Alien and yet familiar
Bm D G
Like an item on a shelf
A C Bm A
Up here
[Outro]
D G D G Bm E Em A
D G D G Bm E G A D
G A D Bm x8
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here
G A D Bm
Up here.
G A D Bm
(Fade out)
Martin Hall
Martin Halla
Martin Jensen
Martin Jondo
Martin Kesici
Martin Page
Martin Pearson
Martin Pepper
Martin Purvis
Martin Rev