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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- September
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- So Says I
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- Split Needles
- The Fear
- The Past And Pending
- The Past And The Pending
- The Rifles Spiral
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- Theyll Soon Discover
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- Turn On Me
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The Shins
Those Bold City Girls
A great Shins song, not very difficult though.
Listen to it to get the timing and the stroke patterns right.
Have fun,
CesareBorgio
Bm G
You slide out at night to show yourself
E
you mean to hang yourself on the wall
F# Bm
with the hems you call your friends.
G
You've memorized a thousand lines and
E
kissed a thousand guys but none packed
F#
more than wood.
G D
And still you wake up, the taste of the
C G A G
night before has grown somehow.
D
You memorized your makeup, you're free from
C G A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A
their eyes and all they laugh about.
Bm G
Sailboats that never float and lids of lead
E
that hold your ego down. What's it take
F# Bm G
to bend the lens? Well as you can see I
E F# D
really know but never can amend the trend
A G
towards the rocks wielding the knives
D
beneath your breast and all the the waves
A G
that never break within our sight. So come on
A
treat me right.
Instrumental
Bm – G – E- F# (2x)
G D
If you could keep him you'd dub him
C G A G
"The rock what aced 'em two to one"
D
but the powder from your empty boxes
C G A G
was ground from your whole empty youth.
D
And so you wake up, the taste of the
C G A G
night before has grown somehow.
D
You take off your makeup, and you're free
C G A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A
from their eyes and all they laugh about.
D
G* = Picked
Those Bold City Girls
A great Shins song, not very difficult though.
Listen to it to get the timing and the stroke patterns right.
Have fun,
CesareBorgio
Bm G
You slide out at night to show yourself
E
you mean to hang yourself on the wall
F# Bm
with the hems you call your friends.
G
You've memorized a thousand lines and
E
kissed a thousand guys but none packed
F#
more than wood.
G D
And still you wake up, the taste of the
C G A G
night before has grown somehow.
D
You memorized your makeup, you're free from
C G A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A
their eyes and all they laugh about.
Bm G
Sailboats that never float and lids of lead
E
that hold your ego down. What's it take
F# Bm G
to bend the lens? Well as you can see I
E F# D
really know but never can amend the trend
A G
towards the rocks wielding the knives
D
beneath your breast and all the the waves
A G
that never break within our sight. So come on
A
treat me right.
Instrumental
Bm – G – E- F# (2x)
G D
If you could keep him you'd dub him
C G A G
"The rock what aced 'em two to one"
D
but the powder from your empty boxes
C G A G
was ground from your whole empty youth.
D
And so you wake up, the taste of the
C G A G
night before has grown somehow.
D
You take off your makeup, and you're free
C G A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A G* A Asus4 A
from their eyes and all they laugh about.
D
G* = Picked
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