Intro:
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Verse:
AmD
An address to the golden door
AmD
I was strumming on a stone again
AmDE
pulling teeth from the pimps of gore when hatched
a tragic opera in my mind...
AmD
and it told of a new design
AmD
in which every soul is duty bound
AmDE
to uphold all the statues of boredom therein lies
-run - C
the fatal flaw of the red age
Chorus:
FC
Because it was nothing like we'd ever dreamt
FC
our lust for life had gone away with the rent we hated
DFG
and because it made no money nobody saved no one's life this time
Verse:
AmD
So we burned all our uniforms
AmD
and let nature take its course again
AmDE
and the big ones just eat all the little ones
-run -
that send us back to the drawing board.
Break:
AmDAmDAmDAmBridge:
C
In our darkest hours
G
we have all asked for some
F
angel to come
CG
sprinkle his dust all around
CG
but all our crying voices they can't turn it around
FAmDAm
you've had some crazy conversations of your own.
EEED
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Verse:
AmD
We've got rules and maps
AmD
and guns in our backs but we still can't just
AmDE
behave ourselves even if to save our own lives so, says I,
DAmDAmDE
We are a brutal kiiiiiiiiiiindd.
Chorus:
CFC
Cuz this is nothing like we'd ever dreamt
FC
Tell Sir Thomas More we've got another failed attempt
DFG
Cuz if it makes them money they might just give you life this time.
AmD
Wooo-ooo
AmD
Wooo-ooo
AmDE
Wooo-ooo
Outro: Am
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This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
The Shins is an American indie rock band centered around James Mercer.
The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band’s original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001.
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