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Crash

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Crash is the opening track on James’ 1999 album Millionaires.

It was planned to be the fourth single off the Millionaires LP in early 2000 and a radio edit was reportedly prepared but was dropped due to the poor chart showing of previous singles.

It was first played at Liverpool L2 in July 1999. A version with slightly different lyrics appeared on an early promo for the album and a live version recorded at Guildford Festival was included on the limited edition two-disc edition of Millionaires.

Details

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A diva, a leaver, a lawyer, imagine, imagine
A fever, a vision, derision, imagine, imagine
Someone got hurt
Someone got high
Someone got left behind the lies
Someone got hurt
Someone got high
Some of them left the rest behind

All of your mail is unaddressed
Cut the Herman free from the Hesse
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash

A letter, a photo, etcetera, etcetera, a Judas
A hotel, a motel, a motive, imagine, imagine
Someone got hurt
Someone got high
Someone got left behind the lies
Someone got hurt
Someone got high
Some of them left the rest behind

All of your mail is unaddressed
Cut the Herman free from the Hesse
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash

This is Hell
This is Hell
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash

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Song:Crash
Released:11th October 1999
Main Associated Album (or Single):Millionaires
First Heard Live:Liverpool L2 – 9th July 1999
Played at:
James - Crash

Taken from the album Millionaires

Written and performed by James

Main Riff:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--5-5----5-5---5---------------------------------------
D------3------3---3-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Second Verse Riff:

e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--11b(12)r(11)-11b(12)r(11)--12b(13)r(12)-12b(13)r(12)----------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Song Structure:

The song begins with Mike oh-ohing and the Main Riff being played repeatedly. The Main Riff plays all the way through the song, but at most times is barely audible.
During the verses the chords are strummed in a kind of sporadic manner. When changing from Bb to F, hammer on from Bb to Bbsus4, then pull off to Bb, and then pull off again to Bbsus2. During the second verse the Second Verse Riff is played repeatedly.

Lyrics/Chords:

F Bb

F Bb

F
A diva, a lever, a lawyer

Bb
Imagine. Imagine

F
A fever, a vision, derision

Bb
Imagine. Imagine.

F
Someone got hurt

Someone got high

Bb
Someone got left behind the lines

F
Someone got hurt

Someone got high

Bb
Some of them left the rest behind

Eb Bb F
All of your mail is unaddressed

Dm C Bb
Cut the Hermann free from the Hesse

F Am Bb
Cra-ah-ah-ash, Cra-ah-ah-ash, Cra-ah-ah-ash

F Am Bb
Cra-ah-ah-ash, Cra-ah-ah-ash, Cra-ah-ah-ash


A letter, a photo, etc, etc, a Judas

A hotel, a motel, a motive.

Imagine. Imagine

Someone got hurt

Someone got high

Someone got left behind the lines

Someone got hurt someone got high

Some of them left the rest behind

All of your mail is unaddressed

Cut the Hermann free from the Hesse

Crash, crash, crash

This is hell

This is hell

Crash, crash, crash




Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
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