Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979, in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries.
After departing The Guthries to embark on a solo career, Mays released his self-titled debut which maintained the rootsy, laid-back feel of his earlier work but also had a decidedly more rock vibe.
¡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!
This song is from Matt's first solo album Tabbed by Steve Degen IMPORTANT- this song is tuned down a whole step and a half e tunes to c# If your tuner cant do this or your not sure how, b tunes to g# put a capo on the third fret and tune the guitar to g tunes to e standard...remove the capo and you have it tuned down d tunes to b a step and a half A tunes to F# E tunes to C#
FG Never really understood why im here in the city
CF Your in the fields walking around
DmG Ive been seeing too much trouble here and I
C Here for you
GAm Ive been standing here for days
CGAm Looking for some kind of change
FFCGCG But Ive had no luck to speak of
Solo is Pedal steel but guitar plays same rhythm
CGAm
CGAm
FF
CGCG
C-strum once Take a trip out of the heart
C G Am--strum these three once lightly when the trains and troubles start
FFCGAm If your downtown if your downtown
FG Never really understood why Im here in the city
CF Your in the fields walking around
DmG I've been seeing too much trouble here and Im
C Here for you
DmG Ive been seeing too much trouble here and Im
C Here for you
CGAm Babe it seems like so long
CGAm Babe it seems like so long
CGAm Babe it seems like so long
CGAmF Babe it seems like so long
FFC So long so long
a few points of interest..the part of the song immediately before and after the solo where the chords are played C G C G C you will hear what sounds like a slide so I play it like this
So basically you slide the C position towards the G barred Chord to get that slide sound..the fingering isnt in the same form so youll have to change position fairly fast
Also..any point in the song where he goes from an F to a Dm There are two notes you hit in between these chords youll notice where on the song when you hear it..its around the part where he sings "I've been"