This song's for the browncoats... by fivebyfive

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This song's for the browncoats...

POSTED BY: FIVEBYFIVE
UPDATED: Sunday, April 16, 2006 07:10
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Thursday, November 3, 2005 5:47 PM

Most of you don't know this (hell, I don't think most of you know who I am), but I like to write songs as a hobby, almost exclusively comedy ones. But I was deeply touched by the temerity of the Browncoat fanbase after I saw 'Serenity' and decided to write this homage to all of us who kept 'er flying.
You can hear it here: [url] http://ramsites.net/~batesg/10%20-%20Browncoat.mp3
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I don't have the best singing voice, so consider yourself warned.

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5x5: Alan Tudyk was in 28 Days, not 28 Days Later. There's a difference.
Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:22 PM

JACQUI

Heeee.

Dude, that made me giggle. And also? GRRRRR. That thing's gonna be in my head all day now. Geeez. Joss is my master now...

And, yes, we all have our Jewel Staite fantasies.

I'd love to hear what the BDHs would think of this if they heard it.

*~*~*
"Your toes are in the sand."
"And your head's up your..."
"Hey!"

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:21 PM

GAMESTALKER25

Hey man, i liked it. A fitting tribute, and you have more musical talent than i will ever have.
Good Job!

You can't take the sky from me!

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 9:58 PM

BRITCHICK

Excellent!

Here are the lyrics in case anyone wants to sing along

I've got posters on the wall
From the film Serenity
I've got Nathan Fillion
And Summer Glau watching me
I've got the DVD boxed set
And I've got my Jewel Staite fantasies
And I've got a tee shirt coming through the mail
Says "You can't take the sky from me"

Cos I'm a Browncoat
And I'll never fade away
No I'm a Browncoat
I aim to misbehave
Yeah I'm a Browncoat
George Lucas let me down
I'm a Browncoat
Joss Whedon's my master now

I've got the movie ticket stubs
And I've got a hat that looks like Jayne's
I've got fanatical devotion
And an impossible war to wage
But that makes us mighty
We're the Browncoats
And we've got a series to save
We're the Browncoats
Yeah we aim to misbehave
Yeah we're the Browncoats
We're the only game in town
We're the Browncoats
and Joss Whedon's our master now

We're the Browncoats
Got a series to save
Yeah, we're the Browncoats
And we aim to misbehave
Yeah we're the Browncoats
We speak Chinese when we cuss
And you know, you can't take the sky from us
No, no, you can't take the sky from us

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Friday, November 4, 2005 7:22 AM

BRITCHICK

bump, don't want you US guys to miss this

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Friday, November 4, 2005 10:32 AM

FIVEBYFIVE

Bumping it myself to ask if there's a way to submit songs to the Blue Sun Room.

Nice job on the lyrics, brit, with one correction: it's "says you can't take the sky from me" on the t-shirt line. If anybody wants chords, I can give those too (it's capoed on the second fret, so you could go straight from it to Hero of Canton if you wanted.

)

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Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?

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Saturday, November 5, 2005 3:55 AM

BRITCHICK

Thanks 5b5, I've corrected it now :)

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Saturday, November 5, 2005 4:08 AM

MAI

This is great. A very fitting tribute. Thanks for sharing.

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Saturday, November 5, 2005 4:26 AM

N0SKILLZ

thats awesome, you got any otehr songs? this ones pretty good, even if there not FF songs, it'll be good.

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Death is like sex in high school... If you knew how many times you missed having it you'd be paralyzed- Georgia Lass (Dead Like Me)

*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:33 AM

PALADIN

Great song. It has a certain poetry to it I think.

Keep up the good work 5x5!!

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"If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell, a level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." -Book

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 2:57 PM

THECRAZYIVAN

dude, loved it, good writing....
Great guitar too, got any tabs or anythign fort aht ud like to share

Im really trying to get better at guitar and things like hearing a song acoustically and then having the tabs to play is awsome. Loved the strumming...

Thanks!

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"There is a sense that this is still not over. It's hard to put a finger on what's so special about this project and about this group of people, but it's just one of those things you have to trust in, and relish. I am very, very proud."
---Jewel Staite on "Firefly" and "Serenity" in "Finding Serenity" (essay collection by Jane Espenson)

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 3:01 PM

MIRAMEL

WOW, that was awesome :)

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:04 PM

CAIUS

We always want the guitar chords. :-) I always play "Hero of Canton" in Am though.

-Caius

A sampling of my SF related folk songs can be found at
http://www.eskimo.com/~mhorning/Filk_Page.html

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:19 PM

FIVEBYFIVE

^^^*listens to page* Hey, it looks like i'm not alone!

I do have a crappy Myspace artist page, but the music doesn't seem to want to work properly.

Here's the chords for "Browncoat", I hope they work:


Song: Browncoat

Artist: Greg Bates

Album: Hail the Evil Empire



*Capo 2nd Fret*

*all notes relative to capo*

    

Intro:



C-G-(D + riff 1)



riff 1:



e I-3-2-0-2-0-----I

B I-----------3---I

G I-------------2-I



Verse:

C        G              D

I've got posters on the wall...(etc.)



Chorus

            Am       D          G           D

Cause I'm a Browncoat, and i'll never fade away,

           Am        D   G          D

yeah i'm a Browncoat, I aim to misbehave,

           Am        D       G            Em

yeah i'm a Browncoat, George Lucas let me down,

      C                 D                 Em

I'm a Browncoat, Joss Whedon is my master now...



(hold Em into next verse)



Em C          G            D

     I've got movie ticket stubs...(etc.)



*Chorus 2 is the same as Chorus 1*



Bridge:



Coming off the last Em, you play Em-C-G-D three/four times, then come 

in on the last D with the chorus-



D              Am       D           G               D

   Cause I'm a Browncoat, and we've got a series to save,

           Am        D   G          D

yeah i'm a Browncoat, I aim to misbehave,

           Am        D         G               Em

yeah i'm a Browncoat, we speak Chinese when we cuss,

        C               D                Em

And you know you can't take the sky from us....

C           D         D              D       G

       no, no... you can't take the sky from us!

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Then if you want to go into Hero of Canton, you'd play C-Am for it, like so...



C

Jayne!

                  C

the man they call Jayne!



C                            Am

He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor...etc



Have fun!

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5x5: Alan Tudyk was in 28 Days, not 28 Days Later. There's a difference.
Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 11:17 PM

JULESONG

Come on over to the Browncoats board, where we've just discovered your song! :)

http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/index.html?fuseaction=for
um.viewtopic&t=22440&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150

:)

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 2:01 PM

EMBERS

Quote:
Originally posted by fivebyfive:

I don't have the best singing voice, so consider yourself warned.

well, maybe your singing voice isn't the greatest,
but the song is wonderful (lyrics and tune are great)
and your guitar playing is really good

thank you so much for sharing!
(in true Browncoat fashion)

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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse,
and have you joined the Browncoats yet?
http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/?fuseaction=tools.invlink
&u=embers&linkID=36

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 4:46 PM

FIVEBYFIVE

Sweet, I didn't know you guys were putting together an album!!!

I'm really flattered to be on it, thanks.

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5x5: Alan Tudyk was in 28 Days, not 28 Days Later. There's a difference.
Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:29 PM

CAIUS

5x5,

Mucho thanks for the chords and tab for the rif.

The Phoenix area housfilk is at my place this weekend, I'll have to practice this as a surprise.

-Caius

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Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:32 AM

FIVEBYFIVE

Shamelessly bumping my own thread to say my Myspace is working again. More songs here:

http://www.myspace.com/gregbatesband

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5x5: Alan Tudyk was in 28 Days, not 28 Days Later. There's a difference.
Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?

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Monday, February 13, 2006 8:26 PM

MELAM

Brilliant.

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Saturday, March 4, 2006 10:25 PM

AXIOS

Very fun song. I laughed out loud when you got to

Quote:

George Lucas let me down
I'm a Browncoat
Joss Whedon's my master now

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Sunday, March 5, 2006 8:49 AM

JOCKOCKEYOCK

Awesome to the oblique!
You really ghastly at the singing but the lyrics make up for it.
My mom was walking by when I was listening she stopped and stood behind me till the song was over. That’s something.
Very good

The court of this obsession, is abstracted from possession which when the worlds of outside in fall.

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Sunday, March 5, 2006 10:30 AM

NATVANYA

like dude this song is cool you singing is bad but the words are what make the song

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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:09 PM

2X2

Hey! Great song!
Thanks for the tab and chords, I'm gonna learn to play it now too... Tons of fun!

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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:06 AM

NUCLEARDAY

ah, very shiny. sure, maybe not the best in the vocals department, but that never stopped Bob Dylan, now did it? ;p

And yeah, Jewel Staite fantasies... too true, too true ;p

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You can take my hope when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54 AM

This is the rallying cry for the champions of the lost cause, the many, the super proud, the Browncoats.

Remember, Remember the fifth of November

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 6:56 AM

JULESONG

Quote:
Originally posted by V:
This is the rallying cry for the champions of the lost cause, the many, the super proud, the Browncoats.

Remember, Remember the fifth of November

Lost cause??

NEVER!!!

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:10 AM

SIMONB

Quote:
Originally posted by fivebyfive:
I don't have the best singing voice, so consider yourself warned.

Cool song - and it's always amazing (though not really surprising) to see the love that Firefly and Serenity inspires in people! And like others have said, the words are what matters and the feelings behind them - this is a cool song, thanks for sharing it! (plus, excellent guitar work!)

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

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