Biography:
The Weakerthans is a Canadian indie rock/folk band headed by former Propagandhi member, John K. Samson and also comprising guitarist Stephen Carroll, bassist Greg Smith, and drummer Jason Tait. The band last released an album, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, in 2010. Since 2015, the band has been on hiatus.
The band's blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular bands on the Canadian music scene.
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Other songs:
- A New Name For Everything
- Airport Lounge
- Anchorless
- Aside
- Benediction
- Bigfoot
- Civil Twilight
- Confessions Of A Futon Revolutionist
- Everything Must Go
- Exiles Among You
- Farewell Faded Memory
- History To The Defeated
- Hospital Vespers
- Illustrated Bible Stories For Children
- Last Last One
- Left And Leaving
- Manifest
- Maryland Bridge
- My Favourite Chords
- Night Windows
- None Of The Above
- One Great City
- Our Retired Explorer
- Our Retired Explorer Dines With Michael Foucault In Paris 1961
- Pamphleteer
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtue
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtute
- Reasons
- Reconstrution Site
- Reunion Tour
- Saint Cecilia
- Slips And Tangles
- Sounds Familiar
- Sun In An Empty Room
- Sympathetic Smile
- The Reasons
- This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open
- Tournament Of Hearts
- Utilities
- Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure
- Watermark
- Wellingtons Wednesdays
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!
Weakerthans - A New Name for Everything
Tabbed by Dan Winchester
Intro: G Em D C
G Em
When the bus-shelter windows and napkin-dispensers surprise
D C
with distorted reflections, it's never the someone you're hoping to recognize.
G Em
When the rent is too high living here between reasons to live,
D C
and you can't sleep alone, and your memories groan, and the borders of night start to give.
C D G C
When you can't save
C D
cash or conviction; you're broke and you're breaking-a
G C
tired shoelace or a wave.
C D G
So long past, past-due. A new name for everything.
G D C C
G Em
When the one-ways collude with the map that you folded wrong,
D C
and the route you abandoned is always the path that you probably should be upon.
G Em
When the bottle-cap ashtrays and intimate's ears are all full
D C
with results of your breath, and the threads of your fear are unfurled with the tiniest pull.
C D G C
One more time, try.
C D
Stand with your hands in your pockets and stare at the
G C
smudge on a newspaper sky,
C D G
and ask it to rain a new name for everything.
G D C C
Em D C A7 C
Fire every phrase. They don't want to work for us anymore.
Em D C A7 C
Dot and Dash our days. Make your face the flag of a semaphore.
G Em D C
G Em D C
C D G C
All you won't show.
C D
The boxes you brought here and never unpacked are still
G C
patiently waiting to go.
C D
So put on those clothes you never grew into, and
G C
smile like you mean it for once.
C D G
If you come back, bring a new name for everything.
G D C C x4
End on G
Tabbed by Dan Winchester
Intro: G Em D C
G Em
When the bus-shelter windows and napkin-dispensers surprise
D C
with distorted reflections, it's never the someone you're hoping to recognize.
G Em
When the rent is too high living here between reasons to live,
D C
and you can't sleep alone, and your memories groan, and the borders of night start to give.
C D G C
When you can't save
C D
cash or conviction; you're broke and you're breaking-a
G C
tired shoelace or a wave.
C D G
So long past, past-due. A new name for everything.
G D C C
G Em
When the one-ways collude with the map that you folded wrong,
D C
and the route you abandoned is always the path that you probably should be upon.
G Em
When the bottle-cap ashtrays and intimate's ears are all full
D C
with results of your breath, and the threads of your fear are unfurled with the tiniest pull.
C D G C
One more time, try.
C D
Stand with your hands in your pockets and stare at the
G C
smudge on a newspaper sky,
C D G
and ask it to rain a new name for everything.
G D C C
Em D C A7 C
Fire every phrase. They don't want to work for us anymore.
Em D C A7 C
Dot and Dash our days. Make your face the flag of a semaphore.
G Em D C
G Em D C
C D G C
All you won't show.
C D
The boxes you brought here and never unpacked are still
G C
patiently waiting to go.
C D
So put on those clothes you never grew into, and
G C
smile like you mean it for once.
C D G
If you come back, bring a new name for everything.
G D C C x4
End on G
