Shins - 40 Mark Strasse

as with the a lot of port of morrow , i’ve worked this out in about 20 minutes just
playing and listening to the song . the rhythm is easy enough , and i’ve tried to line up the
chords as best i can with ( what i believe to be ) the lyrics . as always , works best
listening to the song! these should all be played in barre chord form . the F#m should definitely
be played up at the 9th fret , sounds much better that way! i wasn’t really sure about
the instrumental break , with the sounds and bass over it , but i think it’s Bm , D , E , D .
hope it all makes sense and helps you play – or at least attain a closer version
of – this song! : D

intro
A C#m x 4

A C#m
is it all so very simple
D E
and horribly comple
x D E
you’re suffering the thimble
A D
and there’s nothing coming next

A C#m
your mom smokes in the kitchen
D A
her voice a cutting drone
D E
they’re creeping out , you pass the bar
A D
your father’s second home
A D – E
that leaves you on your own

A C#m
at nights i’d often watch you
D E
float across the ground
D E
out the gate to the motorway
A D
what secrets have you found?

A C#m
you had to know i wanted
D A
something from you then
D E
too young to know just what it was
A D
something more than a friend
A D – E
is that you at the end

F#m – E D ( D – E )
well , you play in the street at night
F#m – E D ( D – E )
you blow like a broken kite
F#m – E D ( D – E )
my girl , you’re giving up the fight
A C#m G
are you gonna let these americans
E
put another dent in your life?

A C#m x2

A C#m
my mother says your dirty
D E
they’re gonna find you dead
D E
but have you got that final chapter
A D
written in your head

A C#m
cause every single story
D A
is a story about love
D E
both the overflowing cup
A D
and the painful lack thereof
A D – E
you got the heart of a dove

F#m – E D ( D – E )
but , you play in the street at night
F#m – E D ( D – E )
you blow like a broken kite
F#m – E D ( D – E )
my girl , you’re giving up the fight
F#m E D ( D – E )
you have to lose all them childish notions
A C#m G
if you’re gonna let these american boys
E
put another dent in your life

instrumental break
Bm D E D x4

F#m – E D ( D – E )
you play in the street at night
F#m – E D ( D – E )
you blow like a broken kite
F#m – E D ( D – E )
my girl , you’re giving up the fight
F#m E D ( D – E )
you have to lose all them childish notions
A C#m G
or you’re gonna let these americans
E
put another dent in your life

A C#m x 7