Biography:
The Postal Service was an American indie electropop band which formed in Seattle, Washington in 2001. The group consisted of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jimmy Tamborello (production, programming, synthesizers) and Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar). The band released one album "Give Up" in 2003 and were active until 2005. The band reunited in 2013 for a reunion tour before permanently disbanding that August.
The band started life as a side project for singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel
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This Place Is a Prison - The Postal Service
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Tabbed by: cybergeek_G
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro
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Am - C (x2)
Am - C - G
Main
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Am C
This place is a prison
Am C
And these people aren't your friends
Am C
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
G G
And the tumblers are drained and then flooded again
F - G - Am - C
And again [Over no lyrics]
F - G - Am - C
[Over no lyrics]
Am C
Ther're guards at the on ramps
Am C
armed to the teeth
Am C
And you may case the grounds from the cascades to puget sound,
G G
But you are not permitted to leave
F G Am C
I know there's a big world out there like the one i saw on the screen
F G Am F
In my living room late last night, It was almost too bright to see
F G Am F
And i know that it's not a party if it happens every night
F G
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
Am Am
When you're drinking by candlelight
[2 Measures of silence, or Am]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take, how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take, how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics] how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
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This Place Is a Prison - The Postal Service
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: cybergeek_G
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro
-----
Am - C (x2)
Am - C - G
Main
----
Am C
This place is a prison
Am C
And these people aren't your friends
Am C
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
G G
And the tumblers are drained and then flooded again
F - G - Am - C
And again [Over no lyrics]
F - G - Am - C
[Over no lyrics]
Am C
Ther're guards at the on ramps
Am C
armed to the teeth
Am C
And you may case the grounds from the cascades to puget sound,
G G
But you are not permitted to leave
F G Am C
I know there's a big world out there like the one i saw on the screen
F G Am F
In my living room late last night, It was almost too bright to see
F G Am F
And i know that it's not a party if it happens every night
F G
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
Am Am
When you're drinking by candlelight
[2 Measures of silence, or Am]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take, how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
What does it take, how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics] how long must i wait?
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
Am G
[Over no lyrics]
F F
[Over no lyrics]
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