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:
This is how I play the song. Suggestions and corrections welcome!
(Chord shapes provided by user milchreismann)
All Chords from low E to high E (or if it's easier for you to read, high to low in the comments)
Amaj7 - x02120
Dmaj7 - xx0222
Cmaj7 - x32000
G6 - 320000
A- 5x6650
D- 5x0675
F- x03210
C- x32010
G- 3x543x
D7- 35453x
Bb- 113331
[Intro]
Amaj7
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Cracked car parks, abandoned malls
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Cheap guitars, and KC halls
F Cmaj7 G D7 Amaj7
Vestiges of springs and falls, long gone
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Freaks and friends that I once knew
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Will they smile like they used to
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
Will they still be there for you, at all
[Chorus]
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
Even the old grove trees
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
Even the air we breath
G6 F Cmaj7 G Bb Amaj7
It's hard to know if we can rely on anything
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Black mold basements and fenced in yards
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Rhapsodizing in packed out cars
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
One can hope that it's in the cards for you
Dmaj7 Amaj7
But this place is like a column of stone
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Many moons for it to grow
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
Phases they will come and they will go
[Chorus]
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
And with each passing day
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
It becomes easy to say
G F C G Bb A
The more things change the more things stay the same
[Outro]
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F C G D7 Amaj7
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F C G D7 Amaj7
Amaj7
Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 E
(repeat till end on A)
(use the 7th fret bar E chord in the outro)
(Chord shapes provided by user milchreismann)
All Chords from low E to high E (or if it's easier for you to read, high to low in the comments)
Amaj7 - x02120
Dmaj7 - xx0222
Cmaj7 - x32000
G6 - 320000
A- 5x6650
D- 5x0675
F- x03210
C- x32010
G- 3x543x
D7- 35453x
Bb- 113331
[Intro]
Amaj7
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Cracked car parks, abandoned malls
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Cheap guitars, and KC halls
F Cmaj7 G D7 Amaj7
Vestiges of springs and falls, long gone
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Freaks and friends that I once knew
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Will they smile like they used to
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
Will they still be there for you, at all
[Chorus]
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
Even the old grove trees
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
Even the air we breath
G6 F Cmaj7 G Bb Amaj7
It's hard to know if we can rely on anything
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Black mold basements and fenced in yards
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Rhapsodizing in packed out cars
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
One can hope that it's in the cards for you
Dmaj7 Amaj7
But this place is like a column of stone
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Many moons for it to grow
F Cmaj7 G6 D7 Amaj7
Phases they will come and they will go
[Chorus]
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
And with each passing day
G6 Cmaj7 Amaj7
It becomes easy to say
G F C G Bb A
The more things change the more things stay the same
[Outro]
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F C G D7 Amaj7
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
F C G D7 Amaj7
Amaj7
Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 E
(repeat till end on A)
(use the 7th fret bar E chord in the outro)
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