Edwin McCain, escribe esta canción en la década de los 90´s, luego de una decepción amorosa. Pero es con la serie de televisión Dawson's Creek en los años 1998 y 2003, que esta canción toma fuerza en la radio estadounidense, puesto que se convierte en uno de los referentes de esta serie.
¡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!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Welcome To Struggleville" by Edwin McCain From the album "Lost In America" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 1:
EmBm All is quiet on the Western front CA There appears to be a lull EmD Oh John and Jane Doe are sleeping well tonight C With little thoughts inside their skulls EmBm Salome she's undressed to the nines CA And although a few pounds fatter EmD She got Pavlov's bells on her ankles and wrists C She coming at you with her platter
Chorus 1:
DEm They're building a new gallows CGG/F#G/E When you show up on the streets DEm Oh they're polishing the electric chair CD Gonna give you a front row seat DEm Heard a sneer outside the garden CA Salutation so well EmDC "Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Repeat Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 2:
EmBm I stole down to the waterfront CA To escape the desert heat EmD Oh what on earth you gotta do around here C To try and get yourself a drink EmBm Heard John the Baptist preaching CA He said "Make way for the King EmD But if you wanna recognize him C You gotta tell me all your sins"
Chorus 2:
DEm They're building a new gallows CGG/F#G/E When you show up on the streets DEm Oh they're polishing the electric chair CD Gonna give you a front row seat DEm Heard a sneer outside the garden CA Salutation so well EmDC "Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville" EmDC "Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Solo: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x2)
Verse 3:
EmBm I've been trying to negotiate peace CA With my own existence EmD She got stockpiles full of weaponry C She breakin' every cease-fire agreement EmBm Oh the whole thing is full of decay CA As sure as I'm made of dust EmDC Oh but in the rust I hear the beast is calling
Chorus 3:
DEm They're building a new gallows CGG/F#G/E When you show up on the streets DEm Oh they're polishing the electric chair CD Gonna give you a front row seat DEm Heard a sneer outside the garden CA Salutation so well EmDC "Final Stop! No points beyond Struggleville EmDC Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"