Took a quick break from work and decided to figure out another one of my favorite Frames songs on the guitar. I also attempted to get the lyrics down as I wasn’t able to find them anywhere on the net after a few searches. You can find the song on the Falling Slowly single from back in 2006. Anyway, here goes:

No More I Love Yous – The Frames (Falling Slowly Single)

Intro
G - Bsus4 - D5 - A

Verse
   D5
Anyone
          Bsus4
With any sense
     A
can see
             G
you're just faking
             D5
when you're not
         Bsus4
on your knees
         A
you're a war
        G
in the making

Chorus
G                       Bsus4              D5              
and there's no more I love yous anymore
                   A
you don't even pretend to
     G
so go
                       Bsus4             
and wherever it leads you
           D5
will you stay
                   A   
or do I have to remind you

Verse
    D5
the scar
         Bsus4
on your back
      A
is a sign
            G (Riff 1)
that you're weakening
         D5
and your love
     Bsus4
left behind
       A
was it worth
         G (Riff 1)
all the cheating

Chorus
G                       Bsus4              D5              
and there's no more I love yous anymore
                   A
you don't even pretend to
     G
so go
                       Bsus4             
and wherever it leads you
           D5
will you stay
                   A   
or do I have to remind you
G        Bsus4       D5
oh ah wa oh ahhh ohhh
A                           G
la, la la, la la, la la, la la
                       Bsus4     D5
and there's no more I lo-----ove
 A
you

Outro
     D5
anyone
            Bsus4
with any sense
     A
can see
             G
you're just faking

Riff 1
e|--------------------------
B|--3-----------------------
G|--4/5--/7--/9--/10--/11---
D|--5-----------------------
A|--5-----------------------
E|--------------------------

Here’s another one off of The Swell Season album though a slightly different version is also on the Once Soundtrack. This is one of my favorite singer/songwriter type of songs from Glen and it’s one that he wrote together with Damien Rice. Since this is more of a strummy acoustic song, I’ve decided to just share how I think he plays it (from what I was able to see from my balcony view at the show a couple of nights ago) by listing out the chords up front and then laying them down on top of the lyrics. Anyway, hope this helps all of you old and new fans of one of my favorites.

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Last night, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova played another great show at the Moore Theater in Seattle. It was also great to hear a few Frames songs in the set as well–especially considering 4/5s of The Frames were on stage. Some highlights:

• Liam O Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers) and Ronan O Snodaigh (Kila) were great opening up. That said, they definitely saved the best for last. When they came back out to close the whole show and played Bob Dylan’s Forever Young it was pretty amazing. Probably one of the best live performances of a song I’ve ever seen and will for who knows how long.
• Glen, very early on, shrugging off a seemingly constant stream of people who were compelled to engage Glen and Marketa in conversations between songs. In the end, it was just the right amount but it started off at a rate that was going to be frustrating to deal with.
• Colm played a solo that wasn’t “Blue Shoes.” It was good to see him play something I hadn’t heard before. I don’t remember what it was called though.
• Mixing in a few Frames classics, Fitzcarraldo and Star Star, was a happy surprise. Suffer In Silence was really unexpected. Totally looking forward to whenever The Frames come back out here next.
• They had XXL t-shirts. This never happens. Meg got me one.

Might have inspired me to go tab out a few more of their songs…we’ll see. I’m definitely going to check out Liam and Ronan’s bands as well–a pretty talented couple of guys.

Lastly, it looks like this show’s recording will be available online soon. Check here for more info.