Biography:
Nick Parker was 13 when he first picked up a guitar and tried to string together a few chords. By 14 he had put down the guitar and picked up the mandolin. Not least of all because he wanted to be in his brother, Ant’s band and they needed a mandolin player. The first few gigs came and went, under the name ‘The Mandolin Brothers’ (genius) before they changed their name to ‘Why?’ (equally genius) and they spent the next 10 years bouncing around on stages at hundreds of venues around the UK and Europe
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
He should be home by now
Nick Parker Am* 002200 E/G# xxx100 Capo 5
1.
Am Dm
She's old enough to marry, but not old enough to drive
G E/G#
she's taken all her savings and booked herself a flight
Am Dm
She's on her way to New York to find a better life
G E/G# Am Am* Am Clap
i just hope she makes it out alive
2.
Am Dm
She's old enough to to be here, but not old enough to drink
G E/G#
she took the time to stare at him but not the time to think
Am Dm
The woman with her arm around him may just be his wife
G E/G# F
i just hope she makes it out alive
G E/G# Am Am* Am Am*
i just hope she makes it out alive
3.
Am Dm
He's old enough to use a gun, but far too young to die
G E/G#
he's lookin through the sights tonight but he can't work out why
Am Dm
surely that guy's just a little kid like me
G E/G# F
2* i just hope he makes it out alive
G E/G# F G
i just hope he makes it out alive
4.
Am Dm
He's finished on the late shift and he stops off at the bar
G E/G#
he had a few too many and decides to leave his car
Am Dm
he takes the bridge and then the little short cut through the park
G E/G# F
2* i just hope he makes it out alive
G E/G# F G
1* i just hope he makes it out alive
C Am Em G
3* he should be ho-o-o-o-o-me by now
3 * C Am Em G
Ende mit C
Nick Parker Am* 002200 E/G# xxx100 Capo 5
1.
Am Dm
She's old enough to marry, but not old enough to drive
G E/G#
she's taken all her savings and booked herself a flight
Am Dm
She's on her way to New York to find a better life
G E/G# Am Am* Am Clap
i just hope she makes it out alive
2.
Am Dm
She's old enough to to be here, but not old enough to drink
G E/G#
she took the time to stare at him but not the time to think
Am Dm
The woman with her arm around him may just be his wife
G E/G# F
i just hope she makes it out alive
G E/G# Am Am* Am Am*
i just hope she makes it out alive
3.
Am Dm
He's old enough to use a gun, but far too young to die
G E/G#
he's lookin through the sights tonight but he can't work out why
Am Dm
surely that guy's just a little kid like me
G E/G# F
2* i just hope he makes it out alive
G E/G# F G
i just hope he makes it out alive
4.
Am Dm
He's finished on the late shift and he stops off at the bar
G E/G#
he had a few too many and decides to leave his car
Am Dm
he takes the bridge and then the little short cut through the park
G E/G# F
2* i just hope he makes it out alive
G E/G# F G
1* i just hope he makes it out alive
C Am Em G
3* he should be ho-o-o-o-o-me by now
3 * C Am Em G
Ende mit C
