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 chords should be right but I have no idea what's going on with the lyrics... Feel free to correct them
[Intro]
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N.C.
Lalala la lala, lalala la lala, lalala la
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lala lalala la lala lalala la x3
[Verse]
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The tycho don't you know
| A5 | A5 G5 |
nothing? The doors on the
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oven wide enough to make us all
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kin Psychotic
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boy scout let it all
| A5 | A5 G5 |
gush out shopping your
| A5 | A5 G5 |
brains out now at the bargain
| A5 | A5 |
bins
| G5 | A5 |
So many germs to avoid
| G5 | A5 |
thinking about it just nurtures them
| G5 | A5 |
baby return to your toys a little mental
| D | D |
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone on your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B |
[Interlude]
| A5 |A5 G5|
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[Verse]
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morning dove one thing I'm
| A5 |A5 G5 |
sure of kisses ain't
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near enough to reign the vultures
| A5 | A5 |
in
| G5 | A5 |
Every good girl and boy
| G5 | A5 |
prized away from the firmament
| G5 | A5 |
elegant hands unemployed or on a permanent
| D | D |
holiday you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B |
[Interlude]
4 bars only drums
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
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| G5 | A5 |
Every popsicle enjoyed
| G5 | A5 |
prized away from the firmament
| G5 | A5 |
but baby return to your toys a little mental
| D | D |
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B | N.C |
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[Outro]
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| Ab | Ab |
| A5 |A5 G5|
| Ab | Ab |
| A5 |A5 G5|
| F5 G5 | A5 |
| F5 G5 | A5 | A5 | A5 |
[Intro]
| A5 |A5 G5|
N.C.
Lalala la lala, lalala la lala, lalala la
| A5 |A5 G5 |
lala lalala la lala lalala la x3
[Verse]
| A5 | A5 G5 |
The tycho don't you know
| A5 | A5 G5 |
nothing? The doors on the
| A5 | A5 G5 |
oven wide enough to make us all
| A5 | A5 |
kin Psychotic
| A5 | A5 G5 |
boy scout let it all
| A5 | A5 G5 |
gush out shopping your
| A5 | A5 G5 |
brains out now at the bargain
| A5 | A5 |
bins
| G5 | A5 |
So many germs to avoid
| G5 | A5 |
thinking about it just nurtures them
| G5 | A5 |
baby return to your toys a little mental
| D | D |
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone on your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B |
[Interlude]
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 | A5 |
[Verse]
| A5 |A5 G5 |
morning dove one thing I'm
| A5 |A5 G5 |
sure of kisses ain't
| A5 |A5 G5 |
near enough to reign the vultures
| A5 | A5 |
in
| G5 | A5 |
Every good girl and boy
| G5 | A5 |
prized away from the firmament
| G5 | A5 |
elegant hands unemployed or on a permanent
| D | D |
holiday you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B |
[Interlude]
4 bars only drums
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| G5 | A5 |
Every popsicle enjoyed
| G5 | A5 |
prized away from the firmament
| G5 | A5 |
but baby return to your toys a little mental
| D | D |
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
|C | D | A5 | A5 |
hole to magical violence you're painting a
|C | D | A5 C5 D5 A5 |
hole but it keep fading away
| E5 | E | E7 | E7 E7/D E7/C E7/B | N.C |
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[Outro]
| A5 |A5 G5|
| A5 |A5 G5|
| Ab | Ab |
| A5 |A5 G5|
| Ab | Ab |
| A5 |A5 G5|
| F5 G5 | A5 |
| F5 G5 | A5 | A5 | A5 |
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