Son chanteur Tim Booth a en parallèle une carrière solo. Leur single le plus connu hors de l'Angleterre est Born of frustation.
James Getting Away With It All Messed Up
Intro: Dm F G C
VERSE 1:
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Are you aching for the blame?
C G
That's OK we're unsure
Dm F
Are you aching for the grave?
C G
That's OK we're unsure
CHORUS:
Dm F
Getting away with it all messed up
C
Getting away with it all messed up
G
That's the living (X 2)
VERSE 2:
Dm F C
Daniel's saving Grace, she's out in deep water,
G
Hope he's a good swimmer
Dm F C
Daniel plays his ace, deep inside his temple,
G
He knows how to serve her
CHORUS:
Dm F
Getting away with it all messed up
C
Getting away with it all messed up
G
That's the living (X 2)
INTERLUDE: Dm F C G
VERSE 3:
Dm F C
Daniel drinks his weight, drinks like Richard Burton,
G
Dance like John Travolta...now
Dm F C
Daniel's saving Grace, he was all for drowning,
G
Now they live like dolphins
CHORUS:
Dm F
Getting away with it all messed up
C
Getting away with it all messed up
G
That's the living (X 2)
INTERLUDE: Dm F C G
END CHORUS:
Dm F
Getting away with it all messed up
C
Getting away with it all messed up
G
That's the living (X 2)
Dm
That's the living
