Shiny
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90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
D/F
e|--0--| e|--0--| e|-----| e|--0--| e|--2--|
B|--3--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--3--|
G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--4--| G|--0--| G|--2--|
D|--2--| D|--2--| D|--4--| D|--2--| D|--0--|
A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--2--| A|--2--| A|--0--|
E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|--0--| E|--2--|<-- fret this with your thumb
C
e|--3--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--|
B|--0--| B|--1--| B|--0--| B|--3--| B|--3--| B|--1--|
G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--|
D|--0--| D|--2--| D|--1--| D|--4--| D|--0--| D|--2--|
A|--2--| A|--0--| A|--2--| A|--5--| A|-----| A|--3--|
E|--3--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----|
~
by the bumper cars, in the pretty twining light,
i may have gone too far,
i may have gone too much, too long.
i'm a dull and witless boy.
in the after bars, think i was sullied by a dream.
in the killing jar,
you and me at war at arms
all falling in embrace.
tell me why you lied
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,
all shiny
a tawny gypsy girl
sleeping blanketed by stars
'neath the tilt-a-whirl
where we were coyly caught alone
all fumbling with your blouse
tell me why you lied
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,
all shiny
and in the rollercoaster din
by the parachutes in saddle shoes you break your shin
but i have never seen two eyes so shiny
and the sullen beery swine
try to tangle you in sullen beery balls of twine
have they ever seen two eyes so shiny?
Cadd 9 Cmaj7
the boys in denim vests
smoking cigarettes between
their bootblack fingertips
sweetly tipsy by the half-light
the light and the half-light
tell me why you lied
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,
all shiny, all shiny
The rest of the song is the norman verse chord
sequence " "
Over Colin singing "All shiny" repeatedly.
The song then finishes with:
Thanks for reading and enjoy playing :)
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Readable chord sheet for Shiny by Decemberists
[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [D/F]
e|--0--| e|--0--| e|-----| e|--0--| e|--2--|
B|--3--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--3--|
G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--4--| G|--0--| G|--2--|
D|--2--| D|--2--| D|--4--| D|--2--| D|--0--|
A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--2--| A|--2--| A|--0--|
E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|--0--| E|--2--|<-- fret this with your thumb
[G] [Am] [B7] [Em9] [D] [D] [C]
e|--3--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--|
B|--0--| B|--1--| B|--0--| B|--3--| B|--3--| B|--1--|
G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--|
D|--0--| D|--2--| D|--1--| D|--4--| D|--0--| D|--2--|
A|--2--| A|--0--| A|--2--| A|--5--| A|-----| A|--3--|
E|--3--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----|
~
[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9]by the [Cmaj7]bumper cars, [Cadd9]in the [Cmaj7]pretty twining [B5]light,[Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] i may have [Cmaj7]gone too far,
[Cadd9] i may have [Cmaj7]gone too much, too [B5]long.
i'[Em]m a [G]dull and witless b[Cadd9]oy. [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] in the [Cmaj7]after bars, [Cadd9]think i was [Cmaj7]sullied by a d[B5]ream[Em]. [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] in the [Cmaj7]killing jar,
[Cadd9] you and [Cmaj7]me at war at a[B5]rms
a[Em]ll [G]falling in em[Cadd9]brace. [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[Em]tell [D/F]me [G]why [Am]you [B7]lied
and [Em]what it is you [D]do to keep your [Cadd9]eyes, [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7]
all [Em9]shin[D]y [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] a tawny [Cmaj7]gypsy girl
[Cadd9] sleeping [Cmaj7]blanketed by s[B5]tars[Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] 'neath the [Cmaj7]tilt-a-whirl
[Cadd9] where we were [Cmaj7]coyly caught a[Bm]lone
a[Em]ll [G]fumbling with your [Cadd9]blouse [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em]
[Em]tell [D/F]me [G]why [Am]you [B7]lied
and [Em]what it is you [D]do to keep your [Cadd9]eyes, [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7]
all [Em9]shin[D]y
[D] and in the rollercoaster [C]din
[D] by the parachutes in [C]saddle shoes you [Em]break your shin
[D] but i have never seen two [C]eyes so [B5]shiny[Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]
[D] and the sullen beery [C]swine
[D] try to tangle you in [C]sullen beery [Em]balls of twine
[D] have they ever seen two[C] eyes so [B5]shin[Em]y? [B5] [Em]
Cadd 9 Cmaj7
the boys in denim vests
[Cadd9] smoking [Cmaj7]cigarettes b[B5]etwee[Em]n [B5] [Em]
[Cadd9] their bootblack [Cmaj7]fingertips
[Cadd9] sweetly [Cmaj7]tipsy by the h[B5]alf-lig[Em]ht
the [G]light and the hal[Cadd9]f-light[Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em]
[Em]tell [D/F#]me [G]why [Am]you [B7]lied
and [Em]what it is you [D]do to keep your [Cadd9]eyes, [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7]
all [Em9]shin[D]y, all shiny
The rest of the song is the norman verse chord
sequence "[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [B5] [Em] [B5] [Em]"
Over Colin singing "All shiny" repeatedly.
The song then finishes with:
[Em] [D/F] [G] [Am] [B7]
Thanks for reading and enjoy playing :)