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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- 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
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- Weird Divide
- When I Goose Step
- Won One Too Many Fights
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Sorry about that last tab, I've gone over it and fixed all the errors that I missed.
Also Chords may not be on the right time. I dont know why it didnt let me do it right
last time, but I can't seem to find out this prob.
Cheers!
The strumming is sightly weird but if you sit down and play along with the song you'll
it. The Chords written are pretty well aligned with there time (with the words) but I
still recomend playing along with the song to get it down "perfectly".
Another thing, one the Chord chart it list most of the chords in there open form. This
fine, but in the music video and live you can see the band using mostly bar/power chords.
Verse 1:
Cm G Bb
After all these implements and texts designed by
F Eb F
intellects we're vexed to find evidently there's
Bb
still so much that hides.
Cm G Bb
and though the saints dub us divine in ancient
F Eb F
fading lines their sentiment is just as hard to
Bb
pluck from the vine.
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to pretend
Ab F G
allow myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Verse 2:
Cm G Bb
Since I don't have the time nor mind to figure
F Eb D
out the nursery rhymes that helped us out in
Bb
making sense of our lives.
Cm G Bb F
The cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me
Eb F Bb
I value the but I won't cry every time one's
wiped out.
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to give in
Ab F G
batten down to fare the wind
Ab F
rid my head of this pretense
Ab F G
allow myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Cm G Eb F G
G
La la la la
G
La la la la
Eb Bb
La la la la
Fm Ab Bb
La la la la la la
(Repeat Once)
Eb Bb
Mercy' eyes are blue and
Fm Ab Bb
when she places them in
Eb Bb
of you
Fm Ab Bb
nothing holds a roman
Em Bb
candle to
Eb Ab Bb
the solomn warmth you feel
Bb Eb Ab Eb
inside.
Ab Eb C# Bb G
(No run through Verse chords once)
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to give in
Ab F G
batten down to fare the wind
Ab F
rid my head of this pretense
Ab F
allow myself no mock defence as I
G
step into the night
Cm G Eb F G
G
La la la la
G
La la la la
Eb Bb Fm Ab Bb
(This continues till songs end)
(tabs) By Harley Teichman
Amazing song "."
Also Chords may not be on the right time. I dont know why it didnt let me do it right
last time, but I can't seem to find out this prob.
Cheers!
The strumming is sightly weird but if you sit down and play along with the song you'll
it. The Chords written are pretty well aligned with there time (with the words) but I
still recomend playing along with the song to get it down "perfectly".
Another thing, one the Chord chart it list most of the chords in there open form. This
fine, but in the music video and live you can see the band using mostly bar/power chords.
Verse 1:
Cm G Bb
After all these implements and texts designed by
F Eb F
intellects we're vexed to find evidently there's
Bb
still so much that hides.
Cm G Bb
and though the saints dub us divine in ancient
F Eb F
fading lines their sentiment is just as hard to
Bb
pluck from the vine.
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to pretend
Ab F G
allow myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Verse 2:
Cm G Bb
Since I don't have the time nor mind to figure
F Eb D
out the nursery rhymes that helped us out in
Bb
making sense of our lives.
Cm G Bb F
The cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me
Eb F Bb
I value the but I won't cry every time one's
wiped out.
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to give in
Ab F G
batten down to fare the wind
Ab F
rid my head of this pretense
Ab F G
allow myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Cm G Eb F G
G
La la la la
G
La la la la
Eb Bb
La la la la
Fm Ab Bb
La la la la la la
(Repeat Once)
Eb Bb
Mercy' eyes are blue and
Fm Ab Bb
when she places them in
Eb Bb
of you
Fm Ab Bb
nothing holds a roman
Em Bb
candle to
Eb Ab Bb
the solomn warmth you feel
Bb Eb Ab Eb
inside.
Ab Eb C# Bb G
(No run through Verse chords once)
Chorus:
Ab F
I'll try hard not to give in
Ab F G
batten down to fare the wind
Ab F
rid my head of this pretense
Ab F
allow myself no mock defence as I
G
step into the night
Cm G Eb F G
G
La la la la
G
La la la la
Eb Bb Fm Ab Bb
(This continues till songs end)
(tabs) By Harley Teichman
Amazing song "."
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