Biography:
The Shins are 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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Other songs:
- 40 Mark Strasse
- A Comet Appears
- Austrailia
- Bait And Switch
- For A Fool
- Girl On The Wing
- It's Only Life
- Kissing The Lipless
- New Slang
- Phantom Limb
- Pink Bullets
- Port Of Morrow
- September
- Simple Song
- Sleeping Lessons
- So Now What
- Australia
- Saint Simon
- A Call To Apathity
- Breathe
- Caring Is Creepy
- Celebate Life
- Celibate Life
- Cherry Hearts
- Dead Alive
- Eating Styes From Elephant Eyes
- Eating Styes From Elephants Eyes
- Fall Of 82
- Fantasy Island
- Fighting In A Sack
- Flake Music
- Girl Inform Me
- Gone For Good
- Half A Million
- Heartworms
- Its Only Life
- Know Your Onion
- Mildenhall
- Mines Not A High Horse
- My Seventh Rib
- Name For You
- No Way Down
- Nothing At All
- One By One All Day
- Painting A Hole
- Pam Berry
- Pariah King
- Past And Pending
- Plenty Is Never Enough
- Pressed In A Book
- Red Rabbits
- Rubber Ballz
- Sea Legs
- So Says I
- Sphagnum Esplanade
- Spilt Needles
- Split Needles
- The Fear
- The Past And Pending
- The Past And The Pending
- The Rifles Spiral
- The Waltz Is Over
- Theyll Soon Discover
- Those Bold City Girls
- Those To Come
- Turn A Square
- Turn On Me
- We Will Become Silhouettes
- Weird Divide
- When I Goose Step
- Won One Too Many Fights
- Young Pilgrims
- Your Algebra
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THE SHINS
Caring Is Creepy
Chords Used:
CHORD TAB (lo-to-hi)
----------------------
[Bm*] 7-9-9-7-7-7
[A*] 5-7-7-6-5-5
[G*] 3-5-5-4-3-3
[Em] 0-2-2-0-0-0
[D] x-x-0-2-3-2
[A] x-0-2-2-2-x
[G] 3-2-0-0-0-3
[G/F#] 2-0-0-x-x-3
[Bm] x-2-4-4-3-x
[Bm/A] x-0-4-4-3-x
Notes:
------
When you play a D chord, it's usually always followed by a Dsus4 then back to D, eg:
E|-2-2-3---3-2---|
B|-3-3-3---3-3---|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---|
D|-0-0-0-----0---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Also, whenever an G follows and A chord, this is played to bridge the chords:
During the verses: During the chorus:
E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---|
B|-2--3-3-3/5------0---| B|-2--3--3/5------0---|
G|-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---| G|-2--2--x-x--0-0-0---|
D|-2-----------0-0-0---| D|-2--2-------0-0-0---|
A|-0---------------2---| A|-0--------------2---|
E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---|
So, when all put together, the guitar intro is played like this:
Bm A G Em D A G
E|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0---2----3---2-------------------3---|
B|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0-x-3----3---3---2--3-3-3/5------0---|
G|----7-7-7-x----6-6-6-0----4-4-4-0----0-0-0-x-2--2-2-2-2-0-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---|
D|----9-9-9-x----7-7-7-0----5-5-5-0----2-------0--0---0---0-2-----------0-0-0---|
A|-9----------7----------5----------2-----------------------0---------------2---|
E|-7----------5----------3----------0---------------------------------------3---|
[Verse 1]
-------
Bm* A* G* Em
I think I'll go home and mull this over
D A G
Til I cram it down my throat
Bm* A* G* Em
At long last it's crashed, it's colossal mass
D A G
Has broken up into bits in my moat
[Chorus 2]
--------
Em D Em D
Rip the mattress off the floor
Em D A G
Walk the cramps off, go meander in the cold
Em D Em D
Heavy and dark skinned, hiding the fact you're dead again
Em D A G
Underneath the powerlines seeking shade
G/F# G /F# G /#F G /F# G
Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason
[Verse 2]
-------
It's a lucious mix of words and tricks
That let us bet when we know we should fold
On rocks I've dreamt of where we stepped
And the whole mess of roads we're now on
[Chorus 2]
--------
Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is
One day I'll be wondering how I got so old
Just wondering how I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow
This is way beyond my remote concern of being condescending
[Bridge 1]
--------
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G
All these squawking birds won't quit
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G
Buil-ding no - thing lay - ing bricks
PLAY VERSE, CHORUS 2 AND BRIDGE AGAIN
Caring Is Creepy
Chords Used:
CHORD TAB (lo-to-hi)
----------------------
[Bm*] 7-9-9-7-7-7
[A*] 5-7-7-6-5-5
[G*] 3-5-5-4-3-3
[Em] 0-2-2-0-0-0
[D] x-x-0-2-3-2
[A] x-0-2-2-2-x
[G] 3-2-0-0-0-3
[G/F#] 2-0-0-x-x-3
[Bm] x-2-4-4-3-x
[Bm/A] x-0-4-4-3-x
Notes:
------
When you play a D chord, it's usually always followed by a Dsus4 then back to D, eg:
E|-2-2-3---3-2---|
B|-3-3-3---3-3---|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---|
D|-0-0-0-----0---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Also, whenever an G follows and A chord, this is played to bridge the chords:
During the verses: During the chorus:
E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---|
B|-2--3-3-3/5------0---| B|-2--3--3/5------0---|
G|-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---| G|-2--2--x-x--0-0-0---|
D|-2-----------0-0-0---| D|-2--2-------0-0-0---|
A|-0---------------2---| A|-0--------------2---|
E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---|
So, when all put together, the guitar intro is played like this:
Bm A G Em D A G
E|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0---2----3---2-------------------3---|
B|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0-x-3----3---3---2--3-3-3/5------0---|
G|----7-7-7-x----6-6-6-0----4-4-4-0----0-0-0-x-2--2-2-2-2-0-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---|
D|----9-9-9-x----7-7-7-0----5-5-5-0----2-------0--0---0---0-2-----------0-0-0---|
A|-9----------7----------5----------2-----------------------0---------------2---|
E|-7----------5----------3----------0---------------------------------------3---|
[Verse 1]
-------
Bm* A* G* Em
I think I'll go home and mull this over
D A G
Til I cram it down my throat
Bm* A* G* Em
At long last it's crashed, it's colossal mass
D A G
Has broken up into bits in my moat
[Chorus 2]
--------
Em D Em D
Rip the mattress off the floor
Em D A G
Walk the cramps off, go meander in the cold
Em D Em D
Heavy and dark skinned, hiding the fact you're dead again
Em D A G
Underneath the powerlines seeking shade
G/F# G /F# G /#F G /F# G
Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason
[Verse 2]
-------
It's a lucious mix of words and tricks
That let us bet when we know we should fold
On rocks I've dreamt of where we stepped
And the whole mess of roads we're now on
[Chorus 2]
--------
Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is
One day I'll be wondering how I got so old
Just wondering how I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow
This is way beyond my remote concern of being condescending
[Bridge 1]
--------
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G
All these squawking birds won't quit
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G
Buil-ding no - thing lay - ing bricks
PLAY VERSE, CHORUS 2 AND BRIDGE AGAIN
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