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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The Shins – Simple Song (Acoustic)
This is from James Mercer's live versions of this great new song.
[Intro]
D A
[Verse]
D A D A
Well this is just a simple song to say what you done
D A D
I told you about all those fears and away they did run. You sure must
G A G A G A G A D A D A
be strong... and you feel like an ocean being warmed by the sun
D A D A D A D A
When I was just nine years old I swear that I dreamt
D A D A D A D
Your face on a football field and a kiss that I kept
A G A G A G A G A D A D A
Under my vest, apart from everything but the heart in my chest
[Chorus]
Bm A D A G A G A
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Bm A D A G A G A
Don't go thinking you got to be tough, and play like a stone
Bm A D A G A G A G A G
Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home!
[Verse]
D A D A D A D A
My life in an upturned boat, marooned on a cliff
D A D A D A D
You brought me a great big flood and you gave me a lift
A G A G A G
Girl, what a gift And you tell me with your tongue and your
A G A (Bm)
breath goes in my lungs and we float above the rift
[Chorus]
Bm A D A G A G A
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Bm A D A G A G A
Don't go thinking you got to be tough, and play like a stone
Bm A D A G A G A G A G
Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home!
[Break]
Em Bm Em D(add G) Em D G
Repeat first verse Well this is just a...
Bm A D A G A G A
Remember walking the mile to your house aglow in the dark
Bm A D A G A G A
I made a fumbling play for your heart and the axe struck a spark
Bm A D A G A G A
You wore a charm on the chain that I stole especial for you
Bm A D A G A G A
Loves such a delicate thing that we do , with nothing to prove
G A G A D
Which I never knew!
This is from James Mercer's live versions of this great new song.
[Intro]
D A
[Verse]
D A D A
Well this is just a simple song to say what you done
D A D
I told you about all those fears and away they did run. You sure must
G A G A G A G A D A D A
be strong... and you feel like an ocean being warmed by the sun
D A D A D A D A
When I was just nine years old I swear that I dreamt
D A D A D A D
Your face on a football field and a kiss that I kept
A G A G A G A G A D A D A
Under my vest, apart from everything but the heart in my chest
[Chorus]
Bm A D A G A G A
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Bm A D A G A G A
Don't go thinking you got to be tough, and play like a stone
Bm A D A G A G A G A G
Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home!
[Verse]
D A D A D A D A
My life in an upturned boat, marooned on a cliff
D A D A D A D
You brought me a great big flood and you gave me a lift
A G A G A G
Girl, what a gift And you tell me with your tongue and your
A G A (Bm)
breath goes in my lungs and we float above the rift
[Chorus]
Bm A D A G A G A
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Bm A D A G A G A
Don't go thinking you got to be tough, and play like a stone
Bm A D A G A G A G A G
Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home!
[Break]
Em Bm Em D(add G) Em D G
Repeat first verse Well this is just a...
Bm A D A G A G A
Remember walking the mile to your house aglow in the dark
Bm A D A G A G A
I made a fumbling play for your heart and the axe struck a spark
Bm A D A G A G A
You wore a charm on the chain that I stole especial for you
Bm A D A G A G A
Loves such a delicate thing that we do , with nothing to prove
G A G A D
Which I never knew!
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