Biography:
Stolen Violin is Jordan Ireland. Known previously for his work with The Middle East, Jordan has been writing and recording his debut as Stolen Violin.
The album is ‘Temperate Touch, Tropical Tears’: a collection of songs which veer from sparse and melodic (‘New Amnesia Skies’) to raw (‘Short Cuts To True Love’ and ‘Floorboards’) via the wild, loose, emotional swing of songs such as ‘Romance At The Petrol Station’ and ‘When They Put It All on Red’.
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Other songs:
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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December twenty fifth I lost you at the farm
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I found you in the dark of the tropical bar and
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February fourth I held you in the back
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Rode an eastbound silver top taxi car
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I led you to the train that went to federation
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And I kissed you out the front of the petrol station
[Chorus]
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And I really think you'll like it here
Asus2 Em
At this time of the year
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All of the clouds hang just like a poor man's chandelier
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
G Cmaj7/G
On March seventeenth we were drinking on the beach
G Cmaj7/G
At the top of the hill we were caught in the rain and
G Cmaj7/G
I didn't hear from you from June til December
G Cmaj7/G
And I waited for you but your bus never came
D/A Asus2 Cmaj7/G
And I drove past the cane fields looking for something to remind me of something to remind me of you
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G G
And I really think you’d like it here
Asus2 Em
at this time of year
Cmaj7/G G
All of the people getting rid of their excess Christmas cheer
[Instrumental interlude]
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Em Cmaj7/G
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[Verse 3]
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And it’s the first new moon since the new year’s party
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I spilled beer on the photo I took of you at the beach
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and I made you look golden for a moment in the garden
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like the sun on a cloud that is just out of reach
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There’s a new star shining but I haven’t named it
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It’s been waiting for you to come back and claim it
[Final Chorus]
Cmaj7/G G
And I really think you’d like it here
Asus Em
At this time of year
Cmaj7/G Asus2 Cmaj7/G
All the moonlight would make all your money look insincere
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And at this time of year
Asus2
I think you’d like it here
Em Cmaj7/G
all the children are playing and try'na disap-pear
Asus2 Cmaj7/G
and I wish you were here at this time of year
Asus2 Cmaj7/G
with your temperate touch and your tropical tears
Asus2 Cmaj7/G G
the streets are empty and the smoke is almost clear
[Outro]
Cmaj7/G
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Em Asus2
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(starts slowing down)
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[Verse]
G Cmaj7/G
December twenty fifth I lost you at the farm
G Cmaj7/G
I found you in the dark of the tropical bar and
G Cmaj7/G
February fourth I held you in the back
G Cmaj7/G
Rode an eastbound silver top taxi car
D/A
I led you to the train that went to federation
Em Cmaj7/G
And I kissed you out the front of the petrol station
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G G
And I really think you'll like it here
Asus2 Em
At this time of the year
Cmaj7/G
All of the clouds hang just like a poor man's chandelier
[Interlude]
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
[Verse]
G Cmaj7/G
On March seventeenth we were drinking on the beach
G Cmaj7/G
At the top of the hill we were caught in the rain and
G Cmaj7/G
I didn't hear from you from June til December
G Cmaj7/G
And I waited for you but your bus never came
D/A Asus2 Cmaj7/G
And I drove past the cane fields looking for something to remind me of something to remind me of you
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G G
And I really think you’d like it here
Asus2 Em
at this time of year
Cmaj7/G G
All of the people getting rid of their excess Christmas cheer
[Instrumental interlude]
Cmaj7/G
G
Em Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
G Cmaj7/G
[Verse 3]
G Cmaj7/G
And it’s the first new moon since the new year’s party
G Cmaj7/G
I spilled beer on the photo I took of you at the beach
G Cmaj7/G
and I made you look golden for a moment in the garden
G Cmaj7/G
like the sun on a cloud that is just out of reach
D/A
There’s a new star shining but I haven’t named it
Em Cmaj7/G
It’s been waiting for you to come back and claim it
[Final Chorus]
Cmaj7/G G
And I really think you’d like it here
Asus Em
At this time of year
Cmaj7/G Asus2 Cmaj7/G
All the moonlight would make all your money look insincere
G
And at this time of year
Asus2
I think you’d like it here
Em Cmaj7/G
all the children are playing and try'na disap-pear
Asus2 Cmaj7/G
and I wish you were here at this time of year
Asus2 Cmaj7/G
with your temperate touch and your tropical tears
Asus2 Cmaj7/G G
the streets are empty and the smoke is almost clear
[Outro]
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(starts slowing down)
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Stone Foundation
Stone Fury
Stone Gossard
Stone Parade
Stonebolt
Stories
Stories Untold
Storm
Storm Calysta
Storm Greenwood