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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Other songs:
- 40 Mark Strasse
- A Comet Appears
- Austrailia
- Bait And Switch
- For A Fool
- Girl On The Wing
- It's Only Life
- Kissing The Lipless
- New Slang
- Phantom Limb
- Pink Bullets
- Port Of Morrow
- September
- Simple Song
- Sleeping Lessons
- So Now What
- Australia
- Saint Simon
- A Call To Apathity
- Breathe
- Caring Is Creepy
- Celebate Life
- Celibate Life
- Cherry Hearts
- Dead Alive
- Eating Styes From Elephant Eyes
- Eating Styes From Elephants Eyes
- Fall Of 82
- Fantasy Island
- Fighting In A Sack
- Flake Music
- Girl Inform Me
- Gone For Good
- Half A Million
- Heartworms
- Its Only Life
- Know Your Onion
- Mildenhall
- Mines Not A High Horse
- My Seventh Rib
- Name For You
- No Way Down
- Nothing At All
- One By One All Day
- Painting A Hole
- Pam Berry
- Pariah King
- 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
- Those To Come
- Turn A Square
- Turn On Me
- We Will Become Silhouettes
- Weird Divide
- When I Goose Step
- Won One Too Many Fights
- Young Pilgrims
- Your Algebra
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Fall of '82- The Shins
Verse 1:
D C#m G A
I do relate to you in so many ways
D C#m E A
But I didn't go through what you must have in those early days
D A E F#m
You had to be strong at such a very young age
D E A
A new life on Ilima Lane
Chorus:
D C
So won't you listen to me now
A G A
something I never told you
G D
And I'm about to try
C E
See you were my lifeline when the world was exploding
Same as verse 1:
You moved back in with us in the fall of '82
I fell into dark times and you were there to help me through
You told me that a downturn would eventually improve
And you were right, so I'm thanking you
Same as Chorus:
So won't you listen to me now
Something I never told you
And I'm about to try
E A
See you were my lifeline when the world was exploding
A E A
Footholds eroding
D A E
Had you never been my friend
D A D A
I wouldn't be quite what you see
D A E
I wouldn't be the man I am
Trumpet Solo
A D
Sister you've known me
A
Lost in a strange world
D
What has it shown me
A
What has it gone through
D
Sister you've known me
A
Been lost in a strange world
D
But has it shown me
A
What has it gone through
Same as Verses 1 and 2:
October chill in that old dusty town
Halloween came, I was still feeling down
Mama, lost my sweet tooth, what's the point in going 'round?
Your boy is losing count
Maybe try the lost and found
Verse 1:
D C#m G A
I do relate to you in so many ways
D C#m E A
But I didn't go through what you must have in those early days
D A E F#m
You had to be strong at such a very young age
D E A
A new life on Ilima Lane
Chorus:
D C
So won't you listen to me now
A G A
something I never told you
G D
And I'm about to try
C E
See you were my lifeline when the world was exploding
Same as verse 1:
You moved back in with us in the fall of '82
I fell into dark times and you were there to help me through
You told me that a downturn would eventually improve
And you were right, so I'm thanking you
Same as Chorus:
So won't you listen to me now
Something I never told you
And I'm about to try
E A
See you were my lifeline when the world was exploding
A E A
Footholds eroding
D A E
Had you never been my friend
D A D A
I wouldn't be quite what you see
D A E
I wouldn't be the man I am
Trumpet Solo
A D
Sister you've known me
A
Lost in a strange world
D
What has it shown me
A
What has it gone through
D
Sister you've known me
A
Been lost in a strange world
D
But has it shown me
A
What has it gone through
Same as Verses 1 and 2:
October chill in that old dusty town
Halloween came, I was still feeling down
Mama, lost my sweet tooth, what's the point in going 'round?
Your boy is losing count
Maybe try the lost and found
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