Na década passada, ao lado do irmão Tim Kinsella e do primo Nate Kinsella, Mike Kinsella (natural de Chicago, Illinois), tocou nas bandas Cap'n'Jazz, Joan of Arc, The One Up Downstairs, American Football, Owls, Maritime e Aloha. Mike também toca na banda The Shirts and Skins, com sua esposa. O ímpeto de Kinsella para a criação de Owen, foi a busca por um resultado direto nas músicas do American Football. Por não ter tanta liberdade dentro da banda
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
N.B. where you see C C/B below, you can sub in the last part of the intro
[Verse] C all trees are oaks C/B all birds are blue Fmaj7 in the mountains of a magnet C are the mountains of you C/B i'm proud of my genius just like a painter Fmaj7 and dumb like a poet i think i can
i think i can CC/BC just say it from the throats C/B from the throats of our wrists Fmaj7 with full sets of teeth C vanilla almond teeth, vanilla almond tea C/BFmaj7 spent afternoons, spent afternoons CC/B measuring time in spoons
[Chorus]
Fmaj7F/EC forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things Fmaj7F/E that don't get old, well they get old C between one june and september Fmaj7F/E you're all i remember C i'm a lantern, my head a moon Fmaj7F/E i married a room CCC/B i married a room
[Verse] CC/B all trees are oaks Fmaj7 and all birds are blue, i do C what's 80 miles in canada C/B or 18 years in mountain time? Fmaj7CC/B a southern run for a late longing to drink CC/B where all trees are oaks and Fmaj7 all birds are blue, i do CC/B all trees are oaks Fmaj7 all birds are blue CC/B i do, i thought everyone was you
[Chorus]
Fmaj7F/EC forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things Fmaj7F/E that don't get old, well they get old C between one june and september Fmaj7F/E you're all i remember C i'm a lantern, my head a moon Fmaj7F/E* i married a room CCC/B i married a room
[Violin Solo] CC/BFmaj7 (verse chords)
[Chorus]
Fmaj7F/EC forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things Fmaj7F/E that don't get old, well they get old C between one june and september Fmaj7F/E you're all i remember C i'm a lantern, my head a moon Fmaj7F/E i married a room CFmaj7F/E i'll keep my hands in order CFmaj7F/E and what about the air, the air that lies awake CCC/B and what about the air, the air that lies awake