Aimee Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the young snakes; the band released the EP Bark Along with the Young Snakes in 1982, and a compilation album was issued in 2004. In 1983, seeking a return to "sweetness and melody", she co-founded with Berklee classmate and boyfriend Michael Hausman the new wave band 'Til Tuesday, which achieved minor success in 1985 with its first album, Voices Carry. The title song is said to be inspired by Hausman and Mann's breakup; the video became an MTV staple, winning the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, though Mann's signature spiky hair would lead some to dismiss the group. Mann performed with the rock band Rush on the song "Time Stand Still" (from Hold Your Fire, 1987), singing backup vocals and appearing in the music video. With Mann playing an increasingly important role in songwriting, 'Til Tuesday released two more albums, Welcome Home and Everything's Different Now.
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Aimee Mann
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Notes:
In the verses, theres a bass run (/d, /c, /b, /a) between the
Dm and the f.
Chords:
C6: x32210
C6/d: xx021x
Bbm: x13321
Bbm/c: x3x321
Db: x4x321 (tough)
Intro:
Am ::|
||: am dm e7 :||
Verse 1:
Am (/b) c(6)
Oh, for the sake of momentum
Dm f e7
Ive allowed my fears to get larger than life
Am (/b) c6
And its brought me to my current agendum
Dm f e7
Whereupon I deny fulfillment has yet to arrive
Chorus:
F g c dm7
And I know life is getting shorter
F g c d7
I cant bring myself to set the scene
F g c dm7
Even when its approaching torture
F g f -- c/e -- dm7 -- c
Ive got my routine
Verse 2:
Oh, for the sake of momentum am /b c6
Even though I agree with that stuff about seizing the day dm f e7
But I hate to think of effort expended am /b c6
All those minutes and days and hours dm
I have frittered away. f e7
Chorus
And I know life is getting shorter f g c dm7
I cant bring myself to set the scene f g c d7
Even when its approaching torture f g c dm7
Ive got my routine f g f c/e dm7 c
Bridge 1:
Bbm /c db f7
But I cant confront the doubts I have
Bbm /c db f7
I cant admit that maybe the past was bad
Am /b c6 c6/d
And so, for the sake of momentum
E7
Im condemning the future to death
So it can match the past.
Instrumental verse 3: ||: am /b c6 dm f e7 :||
Instrumental chorus: f g c dm7 f g c d7
F g c dm7 f g f c/e dm7 c
Bridge 2:
When I cant confront the doubts I have bbm /c db f7
I cant admit that maybe the past was bad bbm /c db f7
And so, for the sake of momentum am /b c6 c6/d
Im condemning the future to death e7
So it can match the past. am /b c6 dm
Coda: e7 am
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