Simple Song The Shins
The Shins â?? Simple Song (Acoustic)
This is from James Mercer's live versions of this great new song.
Intro D A
[D] Well this is just a simple song [A] [D] to say what you done[A]
[D]I told you about all those fears [A] [D]and away they did run. You sure must
be str[G]ong..[A]. [G] [A] [G] and you feel li[A]ke an oc[G]ean being warmed by t[A]he s[D]un[A] [D] [A]
[D]When I wa[A]s just n[D]ine years old [A] [D] I swear that I[A] dr[D]eamt[A]
[D] Your face on [A]a foot[D]ball field a[A]nd[D] a kiss that I k[A]ept[D]
Und[A]er my ve[G]st, [A] [G] [A] [G]apart from [A]everythi[G]ng but the heart i[A]n my ch[D]es[A]t[D] [A]
Chorus:
[Bm] I kn[A]ow that th[D]ings can really ge[A]t rou[G]gh when you g[A]o it al[G]one[A]
[Bm] Don'[A]t go thin[D]king you got to b[A]e tou[G]gh, and play l[A]ike a st[G]one[A]
[Bm] Could[A] be there's n[D]othing else in our li[A]ves s[G]o cri[A]tica[G]l [A] As[G] this lit[A]tle home![G]
[D] My life [A]in an uptu[D]rned boat, [A] [D] marooned on[A] a cliff[D] [A]
[D] You brought m[A]e a gr[D]eat big flood a[A]nd[D] you gave me a l[A]ift[D]
Girl, wh[A]at a gi[G]ft [A] [G] And you tell me w[A]ith your t[G]ongue and your
breath goes [A]in my lu[G]ngs and we float abov[A]e the rift[(Bm)]
Chorus, then break: Em Bm Em Bm(add G) Em Bm G
Repeat first verse Well this is just a...
[Bm] Reme[A]mber walk[D]ing the mile to you[A]r hou[G]se aglow in t[A]he dark[G] [A]
[Bm] I ma[A]de a fum[D]bling play for yo[A]ur hea[G]rt and the axe st[A]ruck a s[G]park[A]
[Bm] You w[A]ore a ch[D]arm on the chain that [A]I sto[G]le especial f[A]or y[G]ou[A]
[Bm] Loves su[A]ch a del[D]icate thing that we[A] do[G] , with nothing t[A]o prove[G] [A]
[G] Which I nev[A]er k[G]new![A] [D]
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