Biography:
The Verlaines is a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 in Dunedin and named after French poet Paul Verlaine.
The origins of the band can be traced back to 1979 when the group's founder Graeme Downes took direct inspiration from fellow Dunedin group, The Clean, to form a band with Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr. It was in 1981 that the group made their first public appearance with their initial five-piece line-up.
The band's recorded debut was on the seminal "Dunedin Double" EP
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HEAVY 33 – The Verlaines
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
[email protected]
Official band website: http://theverlaines.co.nz/
Song off “No Alternative” album: https://youtu.be/F2GuZTth7cM
Verse Chords Chorus - First 3 lines Chorus - Last 2 lines
------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
Am x0221x F6 xx323x Eb5 x688xx
F 133211 Am x0221x F5 x-8-10-10-x-x
Am7 x0201x Bb x1333x Bb 688766
Fmaj7 xx321x C x3201x E x221xx
Am6 xx2212 Am x022xx
Am7 xx2213
E x79997
A x-7-7-9-10-x
[Verse 1]
Am F Am Am7 Fmaj7
I can force you to smile
F Am Am7 Fmaj7
But it don't reach your eyes
F Am Am6 Am
Like the moon in the day, silently fades
Am7 Am6 E A
That which formerly shined is obliterated
[Chorus 1]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
[Verse 2]
Am F Am Am7 Fmaj7
There's a creature of prey
F Am Am7 Fmaj7
In the darkness, it waits
F Am Am6 Am
And it's fixing its eyes, smouldering eyes
Am7 Am6 E A
With a purpose of mind on the line that it traces
[Chorus 2]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
[Solo]
[Chorus 3]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
HEAVY 33 – The Verlaines
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
[email protected]
Official band website: http://theverlaines.co.nz/
Song off “No Alternative” album: https://youtu.be/F2GuZTth7cM
Verse Chords Chorus - First 3 lines Chorus - Last 2 lines
------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
Am x0221x F6 xx323x Eb5 x688xx
F 133211 Am x0221x F5 x-8-10-10-x-x
Am7 x0201x Bb x1333x Bb 688766
Fmaj7 xx321x C x3201x E x221xx
Am6 xx2212 Am x022xx
Am7 xx2213
E x79997
A x-7-7-9-10-x
[Verse 1]
Am F Am Am7 Fmaj7
I can force you to smile
F Am Am7 Fmaj7
But it don't reach your eyes
F Am Am6 Am
Like the moon in the day, silently fades
Am7 Am6 E A
That which formerly shined is obliterated
[Chorus 1]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
[Verse 2]
Am F Am Am7 Fmaj7
There's a creature of prey
F Am Am7 Fmaj7
In the darkness, it waits
F Am Am6 Am
And it's fixing its eyes, smouldering eyes
Am7 Am6 E A
With a purpose of mind on the line that it traces
[Chorus 2]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
[Solo]
[Chorus 3]
F6 Am
I'm striving to coax or wrench you, I can't even reach you
F6 Am
You're starving for something, I've got nothing to feed you
Bb Am C
And renegade good intentions turn to scorn
Eb5 F5 Bb
All the clouds keep hoarding
Eb5 F5 Bb E Am
All their air-borne oceans won't fall
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