Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer/songwriter originally from Sydney, New South Wales; later moving to Hobart, Tasmania[/placeform] where she began performing music in 2006 before relocating to Melbourne in 2010.
Barnett puts a lot of effort into sounding effortless. Her songs are wild and wooly and wordy, her lyrics plainspoken and delivered like she’s making them up on the spot.
Barnett was originally a part of several bands, including Immigrant Union and The Olivettes before focusing on her solo work.
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This brand new song has been played by the Australian artist in some of her shows, yet not recorded in a studio version. Enjoy! Updated May 2018 from studio version.
[Verse 1] F You said we should look out further C I guess it wouldn’t hurt us FC +Riff We don’t have to be around all these coffee shops
[Verse 2] F Now we’ve got that percolator C Never made a latte greater FC +Riff I’m savin 23 dollars a week
[Verse 3] F We drive to a house in Preston C We see police arrestin’ FC +Riff A man with his hand in a bag
[Verse 4] F How's that for first impressions C This place seems depressing FC +Riff It’s a Californian bungalow in a cul-de-sac
[Verse 5] F It's got a lovely garden C A garage for two cars to park in FC +Riff Or a lot of room for storage if you’ve just got one
[Verse 6] F And it’s going pretty cheap you say C Well it’s a deceased estate FC +Riff Aren't the pressed metal ceilings great?
[Verse 7] F Then I see the handrail in the shower C A collection of those canisters for coffee, tea and flour FC +Riff And a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam
[Verse 8] F And I can’t think of floorboards anymore C Whether the front room faces south or north FC +Riff And I wonder what she bought it for
[Guitar Solo 1] F +Riff C +Riff (x4)
[Bridge] F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding
[Guitar Solo 2 - Outro] F +Riff C +Riff (repeat until fade)