The Wannadies es un grupo de rock alternativo formado en Skellefteå, norte de Suecia, en 1988.
Originalmente la banda estaba compuesta por Pär Wiksten (voz, guitarras), Christina Bergmark (teclados, voz), Stefan Schönfeldt (guitarras) y su hermano menor Fredrik Schönfeldt (bajo) con Gunnar Karlsson (batería) y Björn Malmquist (violín).
Nacen bajo la influencia de grupos como The Go Betweens y Sisters Of Mercy.
El éxito les llega con el single You and Me Song del disco "Be a Girl, 1994.
¡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!
The Wannadies - My Home Town Album: The Wannadies (1990) Transcribed by Jon Malmin ([email protected]) Tuning: Standard E
The chord progressions for the verse and chorus never change throughout the song!
Intro: EmD/F#GAm (x2) EmD/F#GAmB7B7/D#EmC
[Verse] EmD/F#GAm ...This is "my home town song" EmD/F#GAm ...A "how it's like at home song" EmD/F#GAmB7 ...Spending hours all alone B7/D#EmC Waiting by the phone
EmD/F#GAm It's hard to say come closer EmD/F#GAm When you're so far away EmD/F#GAm And sometimes it's hard to remember that B7B7/D#EmC ...Tomorrow's as close as yesterday
[Chorus] AmG This is my home town CGD This is my home town AmG This is my home town CG This is... D Em [Same chord progression as the intro] My hometooown...
[Verse] I'm dossing up and down these streets, Where nothing ever seems to change Where wet green grass meets dust and dirt That's where love no longer hurts
I've never been a loner, At least I've never wanted to be one So whatever you do, remember one thing: My home is where my heart is and...
[Chorus] This is my home town...
[Repeat the intro chord progression again]
[Verse one reprise; BASS NOTES ONLY, NOT CHORDS] EF#GA ...This is "my home town song" EF#GA ...A "how it's like at home song" EF#GAB ...Spending hours all alone D#EC Waiting by the phone
(You can start to pick the guitar chords here) EmD/F#GAm It's hard to say "come closer" EmD/F#GAm When you're so far away EmD/F#GAmB7 Whatever you do, remember one thing: B7/D#EmC My home is where my heart is and...
[Chorus] This is my home town...
[Repeat the intro chord progression once again, slow it down at the end and finish with an Em]