xTabbed by: Maura
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absolutely my favorite shins song
this is my first tab but its sounds right, enjoy
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse Riff:
e|-------------10-----------------8-----------------------------5-----------|
B|------8---------8--------------------6---6----------------------3---------|
G|-----------------10--------------------7--------------5-----------5-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------1/3-----|
B|----3------------|
G|--0--------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse (play w/riff):
strumming is easy to figure out on own
e|-----3------------------3--------3------------3----------------3----3---|
B|-----3------------------5--------3------------3----------------5----3---|
G|-----3------------------5--------5------------3----------------5----5---|
D|-----5------------------5--------5------------5----------------5----5---|
A|-----5------------------3--------3------------5----------------3----3---|
E|-----3------------------3--------3------------3----------------3----3---|
I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole
You held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold
Oh what a contrast you were To the brutes in the halls
My timid young fingers held a decent animal
Chorus:
e|------6------\--------1---------------------------------------------------|
B|------6------\--------1---------------------------------------------------|
G|------7------\--------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|------8------\--------3---------------------------------------------------|
A|------8------\--------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|------6------\--------1---------------------------------------------------|
Over the ramparts you tossed
The scent of your skin and some foreign flowers
e|----6---\---1-----/------4---------------------------3--------------|
B|----6---\---1-----/------4---------------------------3--------------|
G|----7---\---2-----/------5---------------------------3--------------|
D|----8---\---3-----/------6---------------------------5--------------|
A|----8---\---3-----/------6---------------------------5--------------|
E|----6---\---1-----/------4---------------------------3--------------|
Tied to a brick Sweet as a song The years have been short but the days
e|---------1----|
B|--------1-----|
G|-------2------|
D|------3-------|
A|-----3--------|
E|----1---------|
were long....
Break:
e|------------------------6-----/-----8-----------------4----------6---------|
B|------------------------6-----/-----10----------------5----------8---------|
G|------------------------8-----/-----10----------------6----------8---------|
D|------------------------8-----/-----10----------------6----------8---------|
A|----------------5-------6-----/-----8-----------------4----------6---------|
E|------6----8------------6-----/-----8-----------------4----------6---------|
I don't look back much as a rule
And all this way before murder was cool
e|----6----8----\---------1-----/------6---------------------------3--------|
B|----6----10---\---------3-----/------8---------------------------3--------|
G|----8----10---\---------3-----/------8---------------------------3--------|
D|----8----10---\---------3-----/------8---------------------------5--------|
A|----8----8----\---------1-----/------6---------------------------5--------|
E|----6----8----\---------1-----/------6---------------------------3--------|
But your memory is here and I'd like it to stay
e|----6---- 8-----8--8--8---8---8--8--------|
B|----6----10p8-h10-h10-p8-h10-p8--h10------|
G|----8----10----10--10-10--10--10--10------|
D|----8----10-------------------------------|
A|----8----8--------------------------------|
E|----6----8--------------------------------|
Warm light.......... on a winters day. (back to verse)
