Out On The Shield
Said The WhaleVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
We never meant to stay here.
We were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.
Fill
Vers
We got stuck here for the winter.
Blinded by golden dollar signs.
We built some simple structures.
Temporary, not permanent.
But each year we dug much deeper.
And each year things got more serious.
Each year our hearts grew weaker.
Blinded by golden dollar signs.
Chours
We never meant to stay here.
We were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.
Put a lump of coal in my hand.
Squeeze just as tight as I can.
Hope for a brand new diamond.
I know it's slight but it's all I can.
I promise honey that when we get paid.
We'll pack our things and we'll move away.
A thousand miles from this frozen lake.
We'll find a place where we both can stay.
We'll find a city with a million people.
Find an apartment where the rent is real low.
We'll disappear and no one will notice.
How about it Darling? We could both live downtown!
Chours
We never meant to stay here.
We were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.
Final Chours
We never meant to stay here.
We were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.
We never meant to stay here.
But we're just dumb animals with our paws in the hole, grasping gold.
Now we're stuck in a small town,
out on the shield, but it lost it's appeal long ago.
We wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead
and we slowly make our way into the caves where we will forget,
the faces of our children and our small regrets
Like, I should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance
We never meant to stay here.
Enjoy.
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Readable chord sheet for Out On The Shield by Said The Whale
[F]We never meant to [C]stay here. We were [F]here for the gold, [C]here for the gold, here for the gold. Fill [F] Vers [Aadd2] [C#m]We got stuck here for the winter. [Aadd2] [C#m]Blinded by golden dollar signs. [Aadd2] [C#m]We built some simple structures. [Aadd2] [C#m]Temporary, not permanent. [Aadd2] [C#m]But each year we dug much deeper. [Aadd2] [C#m]And each year things got more serious. [Aadd2] [C#m]Each year our hearts grew weaker. [Aadd2] [C#m]Blinded by golden dollar signs. Chours [F]We never meant to [C]stay here. We were [F]here for the gold, [C]here for the gold, here for the gold. [F]Put a lump of coal in my hand. [G]Squeeze just as tight as I can. [Am]Hope for a brand new diamond. [C]I know it's slight but it's all I can. [F]I promise honey that when we get paid. [G]We'll pack our things and we'll move away. [Am]A thousand miles from this frozen lake. [C]We'll find a place where we both can stay. [F]We'll find a city with a million people. [G]Find an apartment where the rent is real low. [Am]We'll disappear and no one will notice. [C]How about it Darling? We could both live downtown! Chours [F]We never meant to [C]stay here. We were [F]here for the gold, [C]here for the gold, here for the gold. Final Chours [F]We never meant to [G]stay here. We were [Am]here for the gold, h[C]ere for the gold, here for the gold. [F]We never meant to [G]stay here. But we'r[Am]e just dumb animals [C]with our paws in the hole, grasping gold. [F]Now we're stuck in a [G]small town, [Am]out on the shield, but it[C] lost it's appeal long ago. We [F]wake up at dawn and kiss [G]our wives on the forehead and[Am] we slowly make our way i[C]nto the caves where we will forget, [F]the faces of our chi[G]ldren and our small regrets Lik[Am]e, I should have kept that luck[C]y penny while I had the chance [F]We never meant to [C]stay here. Enjoy.