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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- The Fear
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- The Past And The Pending
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- Theyll Soon Discover
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- Turn On Me
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
I worked this out by listening to the song from Nature Bears a Vacuum, and listening to
an old concert by The Shins circa 2002. The lyrics are just taken from the internet with
a couple of my own ideas thrown in. This song should be played with barre chords, using
7th fret B as a starting point. The "Where I'm meant to be" section and the following E
F# run up should be played with open chords, certainly sounds like that's how it's done!
I hope this helps.
B Bb E
They want trash, they want you batting a lash
B Ebm E
I'll eat styes from elephants' eyes
B Bb E
They're in touch with their inner crutch
B Ebm
They wont stab but they'll grab
E F#
And that's just like the other
B Bb E
We get news and we drown it in booze
B Ebm E
We take lives from elephants' eyes
B Bb E
They're in bed with the crowd eating lead
B Ebm
It wont stop if you shop
E F#
With the lovers of bloodshed
E B
I went to school, and saw slides
A E - B
Of where I'm meant to be
E - B
Where I'm meant to be
E - G#
Were I'm meant to be
E F#
B Bb E
We need time like a kid eating limes
B Ebm E
We're in town when bees are let out
B Bb E
We get laughs through an osmotic patch
B Ebm
We're attached to the past
E F#
'Cause our future's a bleak one
E B
I went to school and saw slides
A E - B
Of where I'm meant to be
E - B
I'm meant to be
(Repeat the I'm meant to be line)
then end with
E G#
E F# x 3
End on B
an old concert by The Shins circa 2002. The lyrics are just taken from the internet with
a couple of my own ideas thrown in. This song should be played with barre chords, using
7th fret B as a starting point. The "Where I'm meant to be" section and the following E
F# run up should be played with open chords, certainly sounds like that's how it's done!
I hope this helps.
B Bb E
They want trash, they want you batting a lash
B Ebm E
I'll eat styes from elephants' eyes
B Bb E
They're in touch with their inner crutch
B Ebm
They wont stab but they'll grab
E F#
And that's just like the other
B Bb E
We get news and we drown it in booze
B Ebm E
We take lives from elephants' eyes
B Bb E
They're in bed with the crowd eating lead
B Ebm
It wont stop if you shop
E F#
With the lovers of bloodshed
E B
I went to school, and saw slides
A E - B
Of where I'm meant to be
E - B
Where I'm meant to be
E - G#
Were I'm meant to be
E F#
B Bb E
We need time like a kid eating limes
B Ebm E
We're in town when bees are let out
B Bb E
We get laughs through an osmotic patch
B Ebm
We're attached to the past
E F#
'Cause our future's a bleak one
E B
I went to school and saw slides
A E - B
Of where I'm meant to be
E - B
I'm meant to be
(Repeat the I'm meant to be line)
then end with
E G#
E F# x 3
End on B
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