Australia The Shins
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This is the opening riff is like this, the other part is done with la's, but if
you want to play it too, just play 9 on the G, 11 then 9 on the D string.
The intro is just an E chord. It sounds better with a 5th root barre chord, how
James Mercer plays it. When James does the intro acoustically, he sometimes
removes all but the barred root while playing, gives a nice sound when played this way.
[E]Born to mult[C#m]iply or born to gaze int[F#m]o night skies,
[F#m] all[G#m] you [A]want's one mo[G#m]re Sa[F#m]turday.
[E]But look here, until th[C#m]en
They're gonna buy your [F#m]life's time
[F#m] So [-]ke[G#m]ep your wick in [A]the air and your f[G#m]eet in the[F#m] fetters
[B]Til the day, we come in doing cart[E]wheels
We all crawl out by our[B]selves, and your shape on the dan[E]ce floor
Will have me thinking such fi[B]lth I'll gouge my eyes.
You'll be d[C#m]amned to be [A]one of us girl
F[C#m]aced with the d[A]odo's conundrum
[E] [F#m]I felt like I could just [A]fly
But n[G#m]othing happened every time I [B]tri[A]ed[G#m].[F#m]
[E]Duotone on the wa[C#m]ll, the selfless fool who hoped he'd[F#m] saved us all
[F#m] ne[G#m]ver dre[A]amt of such s[G#m]terile [F#m]hands
[E]You keep them folded in your [C#m]lap, or raise them up to [F#m]beg for scraps
[F#m]You [G#m]know he's ho[A]lding you down with the t[G#m]ips of his fin[F#m]gers, j[B]ust the same
Will you be pulled from the o[E]cean? But just a minute too la[B]te?
Or changed by a po[E]tion, and find a handsome young m[B]ate for you to love
you'll be dam[C#m]ned to pining through the wi[A]ndow panes, you know
[C#m]you'll trade your life for any ordin[A]ary jo[E]e'[-]s,[F#m] well do it now or grow [A]old
Cos your nightmares o[G#m]nly need a year or two to un[B]fo[A]ld[G#m] [F#m]
Solo (Verse chords x2)
E, C#m, F#m, G#m, A, G#m, F#m
E, C#m, F#m, G#m, A, G#m, F#m
[B]Been alone since you were 21, [E]you haven't laughed since January
[B]You try and make like this is so much fun, [E]but we know it to be be quite contrary
[B]La la la la la la
[C#m]Dare to be on[A]e of us, girl, fac[C#m]ing the andro[A]id's conundrum
[E] [-] I[F#m] felt like I should just c[A]ry
[G#m]But nothing happens every time I t[A]ake one on the chin
Yeah Him[G#m]mler in your coat you don't know h[A]ow long I've been
[G#m]Watching the lan[A]tern dim, st[G#m]arved of oxyge[A]n, oh
so g[F#m]ive me your hand and lets ju[A]mp out the wi[B]ndow
E until end.
I've put in all the bits that were missing from previous versions, for instance, I
put in the rundown of the chords at the end of the verses etc. It looks quite
confusing, but if you listen to the song, you'll get the timing and it'll sound great!
Hope you enjoy! Please rate! Been playing guitar for less than a year and only
made a few tabs before. Hope this helps you achieve pure shins goodness!
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