Biography:
Formed in Portland ME, in the early 90's, the Rustic Overtones gained popularity with funky horn-infused jams and a rock solid, rock-ready style. In their 9 years together, the band gained a passionate following with their high energy live set, tirelessly touring college campuses and local clubs up and down the east coast, sometimes playing close to 200 shows a year. Their last show, a career spanning two and a half hour set, closed out the Overtone era at the State Theater in Portland on May 11, 2002.
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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!
Scarecrow
Rustic Overtones
Verse/Chorus:
A C#m D E
e-0-------2---0---
b-2---5---3---0---
g-2---6---2---1---
d-2---6---0---2---
a-0---4-------2---
E-------------0---
lyrics
Hundred miles away
Memories saved
That covered bridge
Where our names are still engraved
You turn to go
I turn to leave
And you turn to gold
And I turn to leaves
In the cool shade
Of a sycamore tree
I Paint a perfect portrait
Of how I used to be
When I'm alone
My mind is slow
You can be the smiling face on a scarecrow
But I know myself
I can't be like that
I can't help myself I will always cry
Keep my frown in a jar on the shelf
And put on my favorite smile
So far away
And my eyes stay, dry
In my head
Is all I want to think about
When I stop and stare
I've got to learn to live without
It'll be easier in the end
When I've already lost a lover
I can't learn to lose a friend
- Chorus -
Under a stone in the back I've grown
A flower for you dear
A flower that's so beautiful
May now be tellin' how I feel
So I water It everyday
And I rip out every weed
How can you think I would let it wilt
When it was built from just a seed
Rustic Overtones
Verse/Chorus:
A C#m D E
e-0-------2---0---
b-2---5---3---0---
g-2---6---2---1---
d-2---6---0---2---
a-0---4-------2---
E-------------0---
lyrics
Hundred miles away
Memories saved
That covered bridge
Where our names are still engraved
You turn to go
I turn to leave
And you turn to gold
And I turn to leaves
In the cool shade
Of a sycamore tree
I Paint a perfect portrait
Of how I used to be
When I'm alone
My mind is slow
You can be the smiling face on a scarecrow
But I know myself
I can't be like that
I can't help myself I will always cry
Keep my frown in a jar on the shelf
And put on my favorite smile
So far away
And my eyes stay, dry
In my head
Is all I want to think about
When I stop and stare
I've got to learn to live without
It'll be easier in the end
When I've already lost a lover
I can't learn to lose a friend
- Chorus -
Under a stone in the back I've grown
A flower for you dear
A flower that's so beautiful
May now be tellin' how I feel
So I water It everyday
And I rip out every weed
How can you think I would let it wilt
When it was built from just a seed
