Shins - The Past And Pending

E standard tuning ( low to high : eadgbe )

chord forms used :

E E7sus4 Aadd9 G Asus
E – – – 0 – – – E – – – 0 – – – E – – – – – – – E – – – 3 – – – E – – – 0 – – –
B – – – 0 – – – B – – – 0 – – – B – – – 2 – – – B – – – 3 – – – B – – – 3 – – –
G – – – 1 – – – G – – – 2 – – – G – – – 4 – – – G – – – 0 – – – G – – – 2 – – –
D – – – 2 – – – D – – – 0 – – – D – – – 2 – – – D – – – 0 – – – D – – – 0 – – –
A – – – 2 – – – A – – – 2 – – – A – – – 0 – – – A – – – 2 – – – A – – – 0 – – –
E – – – 0 – – – E – – – 0 – – – E – – – – – – – E – – – 3 – – – E – – – – – – –

A Em C D
E – – – 0 – – – E – – – 0 – – – E – – – 0 – – – E – – – 2 – – –
B – – – 2 – – – B – – – 0 – – – B – – – 1 – – – B – – – 3 – – –
G – – – 2 – – – G – – – 0 – – – G – – – 0 – – – G – – – 2 – – –
D – – – 2 – – – D – – – 2 – – – D – – – 2 – – – D – – – 0 – – –
A – – – 0 – – – A – – – 2 – – – A – – – 3 – – – A – – – – – – –
E – – – – – – – E – – – 0 – – – E – – – – – – – E – – – – – – –

intro :

E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , G
E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , Asus

verse 1 :

E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
as someone sets light to the first fire of autumn
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
we settle down to cut ourselves apart .
E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
cough and twitch from the news on your face
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
and some foreign candle burning in your eyes

post – verse 1/pre – verse 2 :

E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , G
E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , Asus

verse 2 :

E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
held to the past , too aware of the pending
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
chill as the dawn breaks and finds us up for sale
E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
enter the fog another low road descending
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
away from the cold lust , your house and summertime

Aadd9

chorus :

A Em A
blind to the last cursed affair

Em A
pistols and countless eyes
Em A
a trail of white blood betrays
C D
the reckless route your craft is running
A Em A
feed till the sun turns into wood
Em A
dousing an ancient torch
Em
loiter the whole day through
C D A
and lose yourself in lines dissecting love

post – chorus/pre – verse :

E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , G
E , E7sus4 , Aadd9 , Asus

verse 3 :

E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
your name on my cast and my notes on your stay
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
offer me little but doting on a crime
E E7sus4 Aadd9 G
we’ve turned every stone and for all our inventions
E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus
in matters of love lost , we’ve no recourse at all

Aadd9

chorus :

A Em A
blind to the last cursed affair
Em A
pistols and countless eyes
Em A
a trail of white blood betrays
C D
the reckless route your craft is running

A Em A
feed till the sun turns into wood
Em A
dousing an ancient torch
Em
loiter the whole day through and
C D
lose yourself in lines dissecting ,
C D C D
lose yourself in lines dissecting , lose yourself in lines dissecting

repeat last line with C and D ( around 8 – 12 times )

end on G chord