Biography:
Nate Ruess (born February 26, 1982 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
In 2001, at the age of 19, he launched the band The Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention. The Format lasted until 2008.
In 2008, Ruess started a new band with Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost of Anathallo. The band was called fun.. With fun.
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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!
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!
Am Bm C D Em G
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G|-5---7---5---7---9---4-|
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[INTRO]
Em G C D
Em G C D
[VERSE 1]
G D
I was born before the storm
Em Bm
My mother placed a dozen thorns
C G
The sorry's and the take it back's
C D
Lay silent in her folded hands and
G D
Head to headstone I just danced
Em Bm
Oblivious to consequence
C G
As morning sank into the ground
C D
The highest branch I sought it out
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em Bm
Oh, I didn't mean to let it go
C
I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control
D C D
And when she said to me it still echoes
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All your love may fade away
G D G C D G
All you'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[VERSE 2]
G D
Oh you caught me come to life
Em B
The moment when your eyes met mine
C G
And from your bed, the sun came in
C D
And to this day it never set
G D
But here's to this I'm used to it
Em Bm
I stepped out for some cigarettes
C G
The neon lights they called me in
C D
Her eyes like yours, just different
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em Bm
And no, I didn't mean to let you go
C
I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control
D
What didn't mean a thing destroyed us both
C D
Darling
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All your love may fade away
G D C G
All you'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[BRIDGE]
Em Bm
I couldn't quite believe
C
The way you used to pull me down
D C D
And takes its toll
Em
I survived
Bm
The laws of gravity
These jaws of brevity
Am D
I would not let them sink their teeth into my soul
C D
Whoa-oh
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All my love may fade away
G D G C D G
All I'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to here and say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All our love may fade away
G D C G
All we'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
e|-5---7---3---5---7---3-|
B|-5---7---5---7---8---3-|
G|-5---7---5---7---9---4-|
D|-7---9---5---7---9---5-|
A|-7---9---3---5---7---5-|
E|-5---7---x---x---x---3-|
[INTRO]
Em G C D
Em G C D
[VERSE 1]
G D
I was born before the storm
Em Bm
My mother placed a dozen thorns
C G
The sorry's and the take it back's
C D
Lay silent in her folded hands and
G D
Head to headstone I just danced
Em Bm
Oblivious to consequence
C G
As morning sank into the ground
C D
The highest branch I sought it out
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em Bm
Oh, I didn't mean to let it go
C
I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control
D C D
And when she said to me it still echoes
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All your love may fade away
G D G C D G
All you'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[VERSE 2]
G D
Oh you caught me come to life
Em B
The moment when your eyes met mine
C G
And from your bed, the sun came in
C D
And to this day it never set
G D
But here's to this I'm used to it
Em Bm
I stepped out for some cigarettes
C G
The neon lights they called me in
C D
Her eyes like yours, just different
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em Bm
And no, I didn't mean to let you go
C
I didn't mean to bruise but I lost control
D
What didn't mean a thing destroyed us both
C D
Darling
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All your love may fade away
G D C G
All you'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[BRIDGE]
Em Bm
I couldn't quite believe
C
The way you used to pull me down
D C D
And takes its toll
Em
I survived
Bm
The laws of gravity
These jaws of brevity
Am D
I would not let them sink their teeth into my soul
C D
Whoa-oh
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All my love may fade away
G D G C D G
All I'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to here and say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
[CHORUS]
G D C G
All our love may fade away
G D C G
All we'll become may all go to waste
Em D C G
So I can't stand to hear you say it hurts
Em D C
When it only gets much worse
D Em D C
It only gets much worse
