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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[Intro] (x2)
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F# C#
[Verse]
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Meet the son of a Government man
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and a pillar of salt
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I was born with blood on my hands and
F# C#
have all signs of a bleeding heart
G# C#
Living high on a giant hog
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and a mountain so steep
G# C#
keep your head in a hollow log as
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the ruling fog are about to creep
[Verse]
Ebm G#
What have we done?
C# G# F#
How'd we get so far from the sun?
Ebm Bbm
Lost, lost in an oscillating phase
C# G# F#
where a tiny few catch all of the rays
G# C#
Out beyond the western squalls
G# C#
In an alien land
G# C#
they work for nothing at all
F# C#
they don't know the mall or the lay-away plan
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Dig yourself a beautiful grave
G# C#
everything you could want
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Maybe those invisible slaves are
F# C#
too far away for the ghost to
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haunt, what will we charge
C# G# F#
for letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm Bbm
Oh, all of our working days are done
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But a tiny few are having all of the fun
C# G# F#
Get used to their dust in your lungs
[Instrumental] (x2)
C# F# (x3)
G#
[Verse]
Ebm Bbm
Is there no way down
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from this peak to solid ground
Ebm Bbm
without having our gold teeth
G# F#
pulled from our mouth?
[Instrumental]
G# F# (x2)
C# (stop)
[Verse]
G# C#
Make me a drink
G# C#
strong enough
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to wash away the dishwater world
C#
They said was lemonade
G# C#
Walk with me
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after the show
G# C# F#
Maybe we can find a way
C#
through the minefield in the
Ebm G#
snow, what will they charge
C# G# F#
for letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm Bbm
Oh, all of our working days are done
C# G# F#
But a tiny few are having all of the fun
C# G# F#
Apologies to the sick and the young
F# G# C#
Get used to their dust in your lungs
G# C# (x3)
F# C#
[Verse]
G# C#
Meet the son of a Government man
G# C#
and a pillar of salt
G# C#
I was born with blood on my hands and
F# C#
have all signs of a bleeding heart
G# C#
Living high on a giant hog
G# C#
and a mountain so steep
G# C#
keep your head in a hollow log as
F# C#
the ruling fog are about to creep
[Verse]
Ebm G#
What have we done?
C# G# F#
How'd we get so far from the sun?
Ebm Bbm
Lost, lost in an oscillating phase
C# G# F#
where a tiny few catch all of the rays
G# C#
Out beyond the western squalls
G# C#
In an alien land
G# C#
they work for nothing at all
F# C#
they don't know the mall or the lay-away plan
G# C#
Dig yourself a beautiful grave
G# C#
everything you could want
G# C#
Maybe those invisible slaves are
F# C#
too far away for the ghost to
[Verse]
Ebm G#
haunt, what will we charge
C# G# F#
for letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm Bbm
Oh, all of our working days are done
C# G# F#
But a tiny few are having all of the fun
C# G# F#
Get used to their dust in your lungs
[Instrumental] (x2)
C# F# (x3)
G#
[Verse]
Ebm Bbm
Is there no way down
C# G#
from this peak to solid ground
Ebm Bbm
without having our gold teeth
G# F#
pulled from our mouth?
[Instrumental]
G# F# (x2)
C# (stop)
[Verse]
G# C#
Make me a drink
G# C#
strong enough
G# C# F#
to wash away the dishwater world
C#
They said was lemonade
G# C#
Walk with me
G# C#
after the show
G# C# F#
Maybe we can find a way
C#
through the minefield in the
Ebm G#
snow, what will they charge
C# G# F#
for letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm Bbm
Oh, all of our working days are done
C# G# F#
But a tiny few are having all of the fun
C# G# F#
Apologies to the sick and the young
F# G# C#
Get used to their dust in your lungs
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