Augustana é uma banda de rock alternativo, formada originalmente em Greenville College em Greenville, IL. Os membros originais da banda incluem: Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Simeon Lohrmann, e Kyle Baker. A banda gravou Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays no campus em 2003. Após terem liberado o Mayfield EP, a banda dividiu caminhos com o baterista Kyle Baker e o baixista Simeon Lohrmann; e juntou-se com Josh Calhoun (bateria) e Jared Palomar (originalmente afinador, movido para o baixo).
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!
** INSTRUMENTAL: for these parts it might be better to play Cadd9, Em1, Asus4, Em1 and repeat that. Both patterns fit to me, but if it doesn't sound right to you, just keep the pattern just mentioned and don't include G**
Verse:
Cadd9G The day is done and now we're older, Cadd9G The feelings gone, so now you'll show her, Cadd9Asus4 Where love went wrong, on your shoulder,
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 I tried, goodbye,
Verse:
Cadd9G You're all alone, and you can't take it, Cadd9G You're just too tired to suffocate it, Cadd9Asus4 And all along we'll just fake it,
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 I tried, goodbye,
Verse:
Cadd9G You try to breathe, you try to save it, Cadd9G But it marks your skin, until they break it, Cadd9 Well could you call when Asus4 They're taking all that you left for me
Chorus:
Cadd9 Em1 Asus Em1 But I tried, Cadd9 Em1 Asus4GCadd9 Em1 Asus4 Continue I tried, goodbye,