Australia
The Shins
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E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|------------------------9----- A|-----7-----9-----11----------- E|------------------------------ E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|11-------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|[Verse]E C#m Born to multiply or born to gazeF#m into night skies,F#m G#m A G#m F#m all you want's one more Saturday.E C#m But look here, until thenF#m They're gonna buy your life's timeF#m G#m A So keep your wick in the airG#m F#m and your feet in the fetters [Chorus]B Til the day, we come in doingE cartwheelsB We all crawl out by ourselves, andE your shape on the dance floorB Will have me thinking such filth I'll gouge my eyes.C#m A You'll be damned to be one of us girlC#m A Faced with the dodo's conundrumE F#m A I felt like I could just flyContinues after the adG#m But nothing happened every time IB A G#m F#m tried. [Verse]E C#m Duotone on the wall, the selflessF#m fool who hoped he'd saved us allF#m G#m A G#m never dreamt of such sterileF#m handsE C#m You keep them folded in your lap,F#m or raise them up to beg for scrapsF#m G#m A You know he's holding you downG#m F#m B with the tips of his fingers, just the same [Chorus]E Will you be pulled from the ocean?B But just a minute too late?E Or changed by a potion, and find aB handsome young mate for you to loveC#m you'll be damned to pining throughA the window panes, you knowC#m you'll trade your life for anyA E F#m ordinary joe's, well do it nowA or grow oldG#m Cos your nightmares only need aB A G#m F#m year or two to unfold [Solo] E C#m F#m G#m A G#m F#m x2 [Bridge]B E Been alone since you were 21, you haven't laughed since JanuaryB You try and make like this is soE much fun, but we know it to be be quite contraryB La la la la la la [Chorus]C#m A Dare to be one of us, girl,C#m A facing the android's conundrumE F#m A I felt like I should just cryG#m But nothing happens every time IA take one on the chinG#m Yeah Himmler in your coat you don'tA know how long I've beenG#m A G#m Watching the lantern dim,A starved of oxygen, ohF#m A so give me your hand and lets jumpB out the window [Other]E (until end)