Biography:
The Other Favorites is an American acoustic duo comprising Carson McKee (vocals, guitar) and Joshua Lee Turner (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin). Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, the duo is currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
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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!
* = pluck the open A string, quickly followed by the 2nd fret on the A string
** = pluck the 1st fret on the A string, quickly followed by the 2nd fret on the A string
C* = C shape moved up 2 frets
A* = [x-0-4-2-3-0] relative to capo
A** = A* shape moved up 2 frets
If you'd like, instead of playing E on the last line, you can play open, 2, 4 on the low E string to lead into
the last A chord
[Intro]
G / E7 * / Am7 * / D D
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
There goes the high and here comes the low a-gain
FM7 E7 E7
I can't be friends
* Am7 * D * Am7 * D
With the back alley folks, sharing their smokes
Am7 ** B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
It's all some big joke after all
G
Down by the train
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
The man with cocaine in his guts
FM7 E7 E7
Is just having fun
* Am7 * D * Am7 * D
He cries out to me, I pretend I can't see
* Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
And stand with my face to the wall
[Chorus]
G C C* C G
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
C C* C G E7 Am7 * D
And I wo-re a face that said I should be drunk for this
G C C* C G
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
C C* C G E7
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
Am7 D
In the house of yes"
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
The circus machines spin around me on the floor
FM7 E7 E7
And now I want more
Am7 * D * Am7 * D
The Bushwick Elite, they're kissin my cheeks
* Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
Their face paint leaves streaks on my nose
G
You shaved your face
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
You carved out a place by the do-or
FM7 E7 E7
And they called you a whore
Am7 D Am7 D
But what do they know, Freud and Rambo
Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
The letters and the books that they chose
[Chorus]
G C C* C G
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
C C* C G E7 Am7 * D
And I wo-re a face that said I should be drunk for this
G C C* C G
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
C C* C G E7
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
Am7 D
In the house of yes"
[Bridge]
Am7 D7
There's no southern girl who
Am7 D7
Could dance like you do
Am7 Bm7 E
I stumble around like a flat-footed fool
KEY CHANGE
[Chorus]
A A* A** A* A
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
A* A** A* A F#7 Bm7 E
And I wore a face that said I should be drunk for this
A A* A** A* A
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
A* A** A* A F#m
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
E A
In the house of yes"
** = pluck the 1st fret on the A string, quickly followed by the 2nd fret on the A string
C* = C shape moved up 2 frets
A* = [x-0-4-2-3-0] relative to capo
A** = A* shape moved up 2 frets
If you'd like, instead of playing E on the last line, you can play open, 2, 4 on the low E string to lead into
the last A chord
[Intro]
G / E7 * / Am7 * / D D
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
There goes the high and here comes the low a-gain
FM7 E7 E7
I can't be friends
* Am7 * D * Am7 * D
With the back alley folks, sharing their smokes
Am7 ** B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
It's all some big joke after all
G
Down by the train
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
The man with cocaine in his guts
FM7 E7 E7
Is just having fun
* Am7 * D * Am7 * D
He cries out to me, I pretend I can't see
* Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
And stand with my face to the wall
[Chorus]
G C C* C G
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
C C* C G E7 Am7 * D
And I wo-re a face that said I should be drunk for this
G C C* C G
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
C C* C G E7
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
Am7 D
In the house of yes"
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
The circus machines spin around me on the floor
FM7 E7 E7
And now I want more
Am7 * D * Am7 * D
The Bushwick Elite, they're kissin my cheeks
* Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
Their face paint leaves streaks on my nose
G
You shaved your face
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G G
You carved out a place by the do-or
FM7 E7 E7
And they called you a whore
Am7 D Am7 D
But what do they know, Freud and Rambo
Am7 B7 Em D - Dsus4 - D
The letters and the books that they chose
[Chorus]
G C C* C G
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
C C* C G E7 Am7 * D
And I wo-re a face that said I should be drunk for this
G C C* C G
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
C C* C G E7
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
Am7 D
In the house of yes"
[Bridge]
Am7 D7
There's no southern girl who
Am7 D7
Could dance like you do
Am7 Bm7 E
I stumble around like a flat-footed fool
KEY CHANGE
[Chorus]
A A* A** A* A
Stilettos, you wo-re stilettos
A* A** A* A F#7 Bm7 E
And I wore a face that said I should be drunk for this
A A* A** A* A
"Let's go," you told me "let's go"
A* A** A* A F#m
"Cut out that ego, don't say no
E A
In the house of yes"
The Overslept
The Overtones
The Overtunes
The Overtures
The Ox
The Palominos
The Panas Dalam
The Panic Divisi (...)
The Panturas
The Paper Chase