Australia
The ShinsVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9-----11-----------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----9-----11------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the opening riff is like this, the other part is done with la's, but if
you want to play it too, just play 9 on the G, 11 then 9 on the D string.
The intro is just an E chord. It sounds better with a 5th root barre chord, how
James Mercer plays it. When James does the intro acoustically, he sometimes
removes all but the barred root while playing, gives a nice sound when played this way.
Born to multiply or born to gaze into night skies,
all you want's one more Saturday.
But look here, until then
They're gonna buy your life's time
So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters
Til the day, we come in doing cartwheels
We all crawl out by ourselves, and your shape on the dance floor
Will have me thinking such filth I'll gouge my eyes.
You'll be damned to be one of us girl
Faced with the dodo's conundrum
I felt like I could just fly
But nothing happened every time I tried.
Duotone on the wall, the selfless fool who hoped he'd saved us all
never dreamt of such sterile hands
You keep them folded in your lap, or raise them up to beg for scraps
You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers, just the same
Will you be pulled from the ocean? But just a minute too late?
Or changed by a potion, and find a handsome young mate for you to love
you'll be damned to pining through the window panes, you know
you'll trade your life for any ordinary joe's, well do it now or grow old
Cos your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold
Verse chords x2)
Been alone since you were 21, you haven't laughed since January
You try and make like this is so much fun, but we know it to be be quite contrary
La la la la la la
Dare to be one of us, girl, facing the android's conundrum
I felt like I should just cry
But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin
Yeah Himmler in your coat you don't know how long I've been
Watching the lantern dim, starved of oxygen, oh
so give me your hand and lets jump out the window
E until end.
I've put in all the bits that were missing from previous versions, for instance, I
put in the rundown of the chords at the end of the verses etc. It looks quite
confusing, but if you listen to the song, you'll get the timing and it'll sound great!
Hope you enjoy! Please rate! Been playing guitar for less than a year and only
made a few tabs before. Hope this helps you achieve pure shins goodness!
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Readable chord sheet for Australia by The Shins
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9-----11-----------------------------------------| A|-----7-----9-----11------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is the opening riff is like this, the other part is done with la's, but if you want to play it too, just play 9 on the G, 11 then 9 on the D string. The intro is just an E chord. It sounds better with a 5th root barre chord, how James Mercer plays it. When James does the intro acoustically, he sometimes removes all but the barred root while playing, gives a nice sound when played this way. [E]Born to mult[C#m]iply or born to gaze int[F#m]o night skies, [F#m] all[Abm] you [A]want's one mo[Abm]re Sa[F#m]turday. [E]But look here, until th[C#m]en They're gonna buy your [F#m]life's time [F#m] So ke[Abm]ep your wick in [A]the air and your f[Abm]eet in the[F#m] fetters [B]Til the day, we come in doing cart[E]wheels We all crawl out by our[B]selves, and your shape on the dan[E]ce floor Will have me thinking such fi[B]lth I'll gouge my eyes. You'll be d[C#m]amned to be [A]one of us girl F[C#m]aced with the d[A]odo's conundrum [E] [F#m]I felt like I could just [A]fly But n[Abm]othing happened every time I [B]tri[A]ed[Abm]. [F#m] [E]Duotone on the wa[C#m]ll, the selfless fool who hoped he'd[F#m] saved us all [F#m] ne[Abm]ver dre[A]amt of such s[Abm]terile [F#m]hands [E]You keep them folded in your [C#m]lap, or raise them up to [F#m]beg for scraps [F#m]You [Abm]know he's ho[A]lding you down with the t[Abm]ips of his fin[F#m]gers, j[B]ust the same Will you be pulled from the o[E]cean? But just a minute too la[B]te? Or changed by a po[E]tion, and find a handsome young m[B]ate for you to love you'll be dam[C#m]ned to pining through the wi[A]ndow panes, you know [C#m]you'll trade your life for any ordin[A]ary jo[E]e's,[F#m] well do it now or grow [A]old Cos your nightmares o[Abm]nly need a year or two to un[B]fo[A]ld[Abm] [F#m] Verse chords x2) [E] [C#m] [F#m] [Abm] [A] [Abm] [F#m] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [Abm] [A] [Abm] [F#m] [B]Been alone since you were 21, [E]you haven't laughed since January [B]You try and make like this is so much fun, [E]but we know it to be be quite contrary [B]La la la la la la [C#m]Dare to be on[A]e of us, girl, fac[C#m]ing the andro[A]id's conundrum [E] I[F#m] felt like I should just c[A]ry [Abm]But nothing happens every time I t[A]ake one on the chin Yeah Him[Abm]mler in your coat you don't know h[A]ow long I've been [Abm]Watching the lan[A]tern dim, st[Abm]arved of oxyge[A]n, oh so g[F#m]ive me your hand and lets ju[A]mp out the wi[B]ndow E until end. I've put in all the bits that were missing from previous versions, for instance, I put in the rundown of the chords at the end of the verses etc. It looks quite confusing, but if you listen to the song, you'll get the timing and it'll sound great! Hope you enjoy! Please rate! Been playing guitar for less than a year and only made a few tabs before. Hope this helps you achieve pure shins goodness!