Augustana is an alternative rock (or piano rock) band that originally met and formed at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, United States. The original band members included Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Simeon Lohrmann, and Kyle Baker. The band recorded Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays on campus in early 2003. After locally releasing their Mayfield EP, the band parted ways with drummer Kyle Baker and bass player Simeon Lohrmann; and added Josh Calhoun (drums) and Jared Palomar (originally keys, moved to bass guitar) to the lineup.
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!
** INSTRUMENTAL: for these parts it might be better to play Cadd9, Em1, Asus4, Em1 and repeat that. Both patterns fit to me, but if it doesn't sound right to you, just keep the pattern just mentioned and don't include G**
Verse:
Cadd9G The day is done and now we're older, Cadd9G The feelings gone, so now you'll show her, Cadd9Asus4 Where love went wrong, on your shoulder,
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 I tried, goodbye,
Verse:
Cadd9G You're all alone, and you can't take it, Cadd9G You're just too tired to suffocate it, Cadd9Asus4 And all along we'll just fake it,
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 I tried, goodbye,
Verse:
Cadd9G You try to breathe, you try to save it, Cadd9G But it marks your skin, until they break it, Cadd9 Well could you call when Asus4 They're taking all that you left for me
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 Continue I tried, goodbye,