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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- New Slang
- Phantom Limb
- Pink Bullets
- Port Of Morrow
- September
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- Saint Simon
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- Breathe
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- Girl Inform Me
- Gone For Good
- Half A Million
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- Know Your Onion
- Mildenhall
- Mines Not A High Horse
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- Nothing At All
- One By One All Day
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- Pam Berry
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- 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
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- Turn A Square
- Turn On Me
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- Weird Divide
- When I Goose Step
- Won One Too Many Fights
- Young Pilgrims
- Your Algebra
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[Verse]
D Bb G
A cold and wet November dawn
D Bb C
and there are no barking sparrows
D F A
just emptiness to dwell upon.
D Bb G
I fell into a winter slide
D Bb C
and ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow
D F A
just eking out my measly pies.
[Chorus:]
G D A D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
G D F A
know there is this side of me that
G D A D
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
G D F A
fly the whole mess into the sea.
[Verses]
D Bb G
Another slow train to the coast
D Bb C
some brand new gory art from way on high
D F A
I sink and then I swim all night.
D Bb G
I watch the ice melt on the glass
D Bb C
while the eloquent young pilgrims pass
D F
and leave behind their trail
C A
imploring us not to fail.
G D A D
Of course I raised to gather courage from those
G D F A
lofty tales so tried and true and
G D A D
if you're able I'd suggest it 'cause this
G D F A
modern thought can get the best of you.
Bm D
This rather simple epitaph
G A G A/Asus4
can save your hide your falling mind
Bm D
fate isn't what we're up against
G A G A/Asus4
there's no design no flaws to find
G A G A/Asus4
there's no design no flaws to find.
[Chorus]
G D A D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
G D F A
know I got this side of me that
G D A D
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
G D F A
fly the whole mess into the sea.
Solo tabbed by MattWV:
D Bb G
E|-----2------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----65--------------------|
G|---2-----2-------7-5--5/7------2----|
D|---------------------------3-5------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D Bb C
E|-----2--------------------------5---|
B|-3-----3-----65------------------7-|
G|---2-----2-------7-5--5/7-----------|
D|-----------------------------7------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D F C A A7
E|-----2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----5/6-5------------5/6--5--------------------------|
G|---2-----2----------7--5-------------7--5—5/7—6---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D Bb G
A cold and wet November dawn
D Bb C
and there are no barking sparrows
D F A
just emptiness to dwell upon.
D Bb G
I fell into a winter slide
D Bb C
and ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow
D F A
just eking out my measly pies.
[Chorus:]
G D A D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
G D F A
know there is this side of me that
G D A D
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
G D F A
fly the whole mess into the sea.
[Verses]
D Bb G
Another slow train to the coast
D Bb C
some brand new gory art from way on high
D F A
I sink and then I swim all night.
D Bb G
I watch the ice melt on the glass
D Bb C
while the eloquent young pilgrims pass
D F
and leave behind their trail
C A
imploring us not to fail.
G D A D
Of course I raised to gather courage from those
G D F A
lofty tales so tried and true and
G D A D
if you're able I'd suggest it 'cause this
G D F A
modern thought can get the best of you.
Bm D
This rather simple epitaph
G A G A/Asus4
can save your hide your falling mind
Bm D
fate isn't what we're up against
G A G A/Asus4
there's no design no flaws to find
G A G A/Asus4
there's no design no flaws to find.
[Chorus]
G D A D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
G D F A
know I got this side of me that
G D A D
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
G D F A
fly the whole mess into the sea.
Solo tabbed by MattWV:
D Bb G
E|-----2------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----65--------------------|
G|---2-----2-------7-5--5/7------2----|
D|---------------------------3-5------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D Bb C
E|-----2--------------------------5---|
B|-3-----3-----65------------------7-|
G|---2-----2-------7-5--5/7-----------|
D|-----------------------------7------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D F C A A7
E|-----2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----5/6-5------------5/6--5--------------------------|
G|---2-----2----------7--5-------------7--5—5/7—6---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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