Rainer Maria is an emo band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1995. Bassist Caithlin De Marrais, guitarist Kaia Fischer, and drummer William Kuehn formed the band in the late summer of 1995 and named the band after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke. They're known for their poetic lyrics and resounding metaphors. The lineup never changed during their eleven-year career.
In its earlier days, the band had duel vocals performed by De Marrais and Fischer; later, De Marrais would become the lead vocalist in the majority of their songs.
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Rainer Maria The Imperatives Long Knives Drawn 2003 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: C, Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: C - x32010 G# - 466544 Eb - x68886 Eb/G - 365xxx Bb - x13331 Fm - 133111 Cm - x35543 Gm - 355333
Intro: C-G#-Eb/G-Fm- x2 C-G#-Eb-Bb- x2
Verse 1: CG# when we can't begin Eb/G unless it's with Fm an argument we're CG#Eb/G losing out on love Fm for the sake of it
Refrain: C I was thinking we G# could go and live EbBb in a monastery C throw away the G# imperatives Eb and make our Bb pockets empty
Chorus 1: Cm cause I'm Eb feeling bankrupt G# and I'm losing FmCm speed and I Eb don't wanna hold G#Fm on to anything
Verse 2: CG# when I misbehaved Eb/G to get what I Fm wanted was that C wrong when what G#Eb/G I wanted was Fm love and affection
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2: Cm cause I'm Eb feeling bankrupt G# and I'm losing FmCm speed and I Eb don't wanna hold G#Fm on to anything CG# I'm feeling bankrupt Eb and I'm losing BbCm speed and I Eb don't wanna hold G#Fm on to anything
Interlude: Bb-Cm--Cm-Eb--Eb-Gm--Gm-Bb--
Bridge 1: BbCm but let's get out CmEb let's get out EbGm let's get out GmBb let's get out
Bass Solo: Bb-Cm--Cm-Eb--Eb-Gm--Gm-Fm-- x2
Verse 3: BbCm I was thinking CmEbEbGmGmFm we could go and live BbCm I was thinking CmEbEbGmGmFm we could go and live BbCm I was thinking CmEbEbGm we could go and live GmBb in a monaste-ry BbCm I was thinking CmEbEbGm we could go and live GmBb in a monaste-ry
Bridge 2: BbCm but let's get out CmEb let's get out EbGm let's get out GmBbBbCm let's get out CmEb let's get out EbGm let's get out GmBb let's get out
Chorus 3: Cm cause I'm Eb feeling bankrupt G# and I'm losing FmCm speed and I Eb don't wanna hold G#Fm on to anything C I was thinking we G# could go and live EbBb in a monastery C I was thinking we G# could go and live EbBb in a monastery