Biography:
The Grates are a three-piece band from Brisbane, Australia. Patience Hodgson (vocals), John Patterson (guitar) and Alana Skyring (drums) formed The Grates in 2002, with Skyring eventually departing to peruse her passion for culinary arts and Ritchie Daniell taking her place.
The Grates have been lauded for their catchy songs and enthusiastic and energetic live show (Patience spends much of the show bouncing around, while singing). They are frequently described as fun: "We just wanna have fun and hope other people do too.
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Other songs:
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!
The Grates - Lies Are Much More Fun
B A D F# E Open
G# F#(2) B (2nd)
E---7-----5----------------------------------------4-----2----------|
B---7-----5-----7--------11--------9---------------4-----2------4---|
G---8-----6-----7--------11--------9------1--------5-----3------4---|
D---9-----7-----7--------11--------9------2--------6-----4------4---|
A---9-----7-----5--------9---------7------2--------6-----4------2---|
E---7-----5----------------------------------------4-----2----------|
Intro
|Open E |G# |A |B(2nd) |
OE B(2nd)
in the morning upside down
A F# A
in the evening round and round
OE B(2nd)
I’m so tired i've lost my eyes
F# A
could someone prop me up ‘gainst the wall
F# A
got this thing what makes my lids fall
OE B(2nd)
If I bask I’m bound to burn
A F# A
If I read I’m bound to learn
OE B(2nd)
I’m a thief what stole you twice
F# A
someone glued your shoes to the ground
F# A
got this thing what makes me spin round
B
and round and round and round and round
E B
no I’ll never believe the truth in you
D A D
lies are much more fun x2
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
OE B(2nd)
planting trees like planting leaves
A F# A
broken toes and then she leaves
OE B(2nd)
I’m all great for good intent
F# A
this flood's starting to get to me
F# A
this blood is well up past my knee's
OE B(2nd)
I’m a seal, know that by heart
A F# A
you're unwell, how could we part?
OE B(2nd)
got a goat and got a bear
F# A
listen girl, gotta make up your mind
F# A B
listen girl think what you've got inside, inside, inside, inside, inside…
E B
no I’ll never believe the truth in you
D A D
lies are much more fun x2
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A
I’m not listening
B
to a word you say x 2
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A B
I’m not listening
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A B
I’m not listening
E
I’m gonna go like this to you x 3
E
la la la la la
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0--0--4--4--5--5--7--7------------------------------------------|
(basically just play the root notes of the chords from the intro for the next part, or
can just play the chords.)
I wash with your soap
I dream of rodeo
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G#
no I can't, no I won't
A B
no I can't, no I won't
OE G#
no I can't, no I won't
A B
no I can't, no I won't
OE G#
no I can't, yes I can
A B
no I can't, yes I can
OE G#
no I can't, yes I can
A B
no I can't, yes I can
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
whenever you see OE play an open E as shown above.
B A D F# E Open
G# F#(2) B (2nd)
E---7-----5----------------------------------------4-----2----------|
B---7-----5-----7--------11--------9---------------4-----2------4---|
G---8-----6-----7--------11--------9------1--------5-----3------4---|
D---9-----7-----7--------11--------9------2--------6-----4------4---|
A---9-----7-----5--------9---------7------2--------6-----4------2---|
E---7-----5----------------------------------------4-----2----------|
Intro
|Open E |G# |A |B(2nd) |
OE B(2nd)
in the morning upside down
A F# A
in the evening round and round
OE B(2nd)
I’m so tired i've lost my eyes
F# A
could someone prop me up ‘gainst the wall
F# A
got this thing what makes my lids fall
OE B(2nd)
If I bask I’m bound to burn
A F# A
If I read I’m bound to learn
OE B(2nd)
I’m a thief what stole you twice
F# A
someone glued your shoes to the ground
F# A
got this thing what makes me spin round
B
and round and round and round and round
E B
no I’ll never believe the truth in you
D A D
lies are much more fun x2
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
OE B(2nd)
planting trees like planting leaves
A F# A
broken toes and then she leaves
OE B(2nd)
I’m all great for good intent
F# A
this flood's starting to get to me
F# A
this blood is well up past my knee's
OE B(2nd)
I’m a seal, know that by heart
A F# A
you're unwell, how could we part?
OE B(2nd)
got a goat and got a bear
F# A
listen girl, gotta make up your mind
F# A B
listen girl think what you've got inside, inside, inside, inside, inside…
E B
no I’ll never believe the truth in you
D A D
lies are much more fun x2
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A
I’m not listening
B
to a word you say x 2
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A B
I’m not listening
Open E
I’m not listening
G#
I’m not listening
A B
I’m not listening
E
I’m gonna go like this to you x 3
E
la la la la la
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0--0--4--4--5--5--7--7------------------------------------------|
(basically just play the root notes of the chords from the intro for the next part, or
can just play the chords.)
I wash with your soap
I dream of rodeo
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G# A B
your soap
OE G#
no I can't, no I won't
A B
no I can't, no I won't
OE G#
no I can't, no I won't
A B
no I can't, no I won't
OE G#
no I can't, yes I can
A B
no I can't, yes I can
OE G#
no I can't, yes I can
A B
no I can't, yes I can
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
no I can't, no I won't
E B
no I can't, no I won't
D A
goodbye, goodbye, I’m closing my ears
whenever you see OE play an open E as shown above.
