Biography:
The Postal Service was an American indie electropop band which formed in Seattle, Washington in 2001. The group consisted of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jimmy Tamborello (production, programming, synthesizers) and Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar). The band released one album "Give Up" in 2003 and were active until 2005. The band reunited in 2013 for a reunion tour before permanently disbanding that August.
The band started life as a side project for singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel
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Postal Service
Brand New Colony
Give Up
tabbed by cody gordon
Tuning: EADGBe
capo: 5th
Intro
G D Em C Am x2
G
I'll be the grapes fermented
D Em
Bottled and served with the table set
C G
In my finest suit, like a perfect gentleman
G
I'll be the fire escape
D Em
That's bolted to the ancient brick
C G
Where you will sit and contemplate your day
G D Em C Am
G
I'll be the waterwings
D Em
That save you if you start drowning
C G
In an open tab when your judgement's on the brink
G
I'll be the phonograph
D Em
That plays your favorite albums back
C G
As you're lying there, drifting off to sleep
Am x2
G
I'll be the platform shoes
D Em
And undo what heredity's done to you
C G
You won't have to strain to look into my eyes
G
I'll be your winter coat
D Em
Buttoned and zipped straight to the throat
C Em
With the collar up so you won't catch cold
Em C
I want to take you far
G
From the cynics in this town
Em
And kiss you on the mouth
C
We'll cut our bodies free
G
From the tethers of this scene
Em
Start a brand new colony
C
Where everything will change
G
We'll give ourselves new names
Em
Identities erased
C
The sun will heat the ground
G
Under our bare feet
D
In this brand new colony
Em C G D
This Brand New Colony
repeat like 4 times
Em C G D
and eeevveeerrryyyyyy thing will change (hums)
end on Em
Brand New Colony
Give Up
tabbed by cody gordon
Tuning: EADGBe
capo: 5th
Intro
G D Em C Am x2
G
I'll be the grapes fermented
D Em
Bottled and served with the table set
C G
In my finest suit, like a perfect gentleman
G
I'll be the fire escape
D Em
That's bolted to the ancient brick
C G
Where you will sit and contemplate your day
G D Em C Am
G
I'll be the waterwings
D Em
That save you if you start drowning
C G
In an open tab when your judgement's on the brink
G
I'll be the phonograph
D Em
That plays your favorite albums back
C G
As you're lying there, drifting off to sleep
Am x2
G
I'll be the platform shoes
D Em
And undo what heredity's done to you
C G
You won't have to strain to look into my eyes
G
I'll be your winter coat
D Em
Buttoned and zipped straight to the throat
C Em
With the collar up so you won't catch cold
Em C
I want to take you far
G
From the cynics in this town
Em
And kiss you on the mouth
C
We'll cut our bodies free
G
From the tethers of this scene
Em
Start a brand new colony
C
Where everything will change
G
We'll give ourselves new names
Em
Identities erased
C
The sun will heat the ground
G
Under our bare feet
D
In this brand new colony
Em C G D
This Brand New Colony
repeat like 4 times
Em C G D
and eeevveeerrryyyyyy thing will change (hums)
end on Em
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