El grupo fue formado en 1996 por Adam Schlesinger y Chris Collingwood, antiguos compañeros de colegio. Previamente, los dos habían participado en otros grupos: Schlesinger había fundado Ivy en Nueva York y Collingwood The Mercy Buckets en Boston. El nombre del grupo se debe a una tienda de utensilios de jardinería de Wayne, Nueva Jersey, llamada Fountains of Wayne.
A ellos se unieron Brian Young, que había sido batería de The Posies, y Jody Porter, anteriormente en The Belltower. Desde entonces la formación no ha cambiado.
¡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!
Artist: Fountains of Wayne Song: Fire Island Album: Welcome Interstate Managers Tabber: Mekkema ([email protected])
(D/B means AD chord with AB as the bass-note)
Verse 1:
DD/B Driving on the lawn EmA7 Sleeping on the roof GmCFFsus4F Drinking all the alcohol GmC All the kids from school ADm Will be naked in the pool GmCFA While our parents are on Fire Island
Verse 2 (same chords):
Cranking up the tunes 'Til the windows break Feeding chocolate to the dog Jumping on the couch 'Til the feathers all come out While our parents are on Fire Island (Don't play the last A chord)
Chorus:
GmC We're old enough by now F Bb (then play an A bass note to get the bass line) To take care of each other GmC We don't need no babysitter F (A) Bb (then play an A bass note to get the bass line) We don't need no father or mother GmC We're old enough by now FBb Don't worry 'bout a thing Gm Don't you remember Gm Last December BbGmC When you went to Steamboat Springs?
Solo (same chords as verse) Chorus
Verse 3: (same chords as verse 1 and 2) Driving on the lawn Sleeping on the roof Drinking all the alcohol All the kids from school Will be naked in the pool While our parents are on Fire Island (end with an F)
notes: I found the existing tab-version of this song not too accurate, so I decided I'd make this one. It's in key. Have fun with it. For comments of errors, mail me ([email protected]).