Andrew Bird es un cantautor de indie rock y neoswing nacido el 11 de julio de 1973 en Illinois, Estados Unidos. Alcanzó algún reconocimiento a mediados de los noventa como violista auxiliar de los Squirrel Nut Zippers, una agrupación de jazz que reinterpretaba el sonido clásico del swing de la década del 30. En 1996 lanzó su álbum debut titulado Music of hair que mezclaba estilos como el blues, el jazz y el folk. Despúes lideró la agrupación
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Andrew Bird is an amazing singer/songwriter out of Chicago. He is a one-man orchestra, multiple instruments during each song, looping samples of each to build songs. Watch Andrew Bird on www.fabchannel.com or on www.andrewbird.net
"This song is about the Apocalypse and how great things are going to be."
Fig. 1 twice If we can call them friends then we can call them on red telephones
And the won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone
Figure 2 E-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------| D---2----0-------0--2----0--------0---2-----0-----------| A-----2-------2--------2-------2---------2---------2----|(hold, let ring) E----------3----------------3------------------3--------|
Figure 2 And if we can call them friends we can call Holler at 'em down these hallowed halls Just don't let the human factor Fail to be a factor..at all
Verse 1 Chords: D and Dsus4(? not sure if this is correct name) On the record and live he doesn't add the G on the 6th string, but if you are playing by it makes the sound much bigger and more powerful.
Dsus4 E--2 B--3 G--0 D--0 A--x E--3
D Don't Dsus4 Don't you worry D About the atmosphere Dsus4D Or any sudden pressure change
D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4
Verse 2 Chords: D, D w/ AC# on A string, Bm,G D/C# E--2 B--3 G--2 D--0 A--4 E--x
DD/C# And did you BmG Did you see how DD/C# All our friends were there BmG And were drinking roses from a can
D-D/C#-Bm-G
DD/C# And how BmG How I wish I DD/C# I had talked to them BmG And I wished they D Fit into the plan
Bridge Chords D, A#, A The A# can be barred or played like this: E--X B--3 G--3 D--3 A--X E---
DA#AD And we were tired of being mi---ld A#AD We were so tired of being mi---ld A#A We were so tired
Verse 3 Chords: same as Verse 2
D I know we're gonna meet someday D/C#BmG In the crumbled financial institutions of this land DD/C#Bm There will be tables and chairs, pony rides and dancing bears G There'll even be a band DD/C# 'Cause listen after The Fall, there'll be no more countries BmG No currencies at all DD/C# We're gonna live off our wits, throw away survival kits BmG Trade butterfly knives for Adderall D And that's not all D/C#BmG Whoa, there will be snacks there will DD/C# There will be snacks there will BmG Be There will be snacks
Repeat chords until next section (maybe 8x)
Back to Bridge D-A#-A D-A#-A
DA#AD And we were tired of being mi---ld A#AD We were so tired of being mi---ld A#A We weeeeeeeere so tired
Outro DD/C#Bm So don't you, don't you worry G D (play notes individually, let ring) About the atmosphere