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The Past And The Pending

The Shins
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 "as  someone sets light  to the first fire  of Autumn
  we  settle down,  to cut  ourselves apart.
  cough  and twitch  from the news  on your face
  and  some foreign candle  burning  in your eyes
 
 
  held  to the past,  too aware  of the pending
  chill  as the dawn breaks  and finds  us up for sale
  enter  the fog  another low  road descending
  away  from the cold  lust, your house  and summertime
 (Chorus-- Change from slow strumming of A to fast strumming before chorus)
  blind  to the last  curse of the fair
  pistols and countless  eyes
  a trail  of white blood  betrays
  the reckless  route your  craft is running
  feed  till the sun  turns into wood
  dousing an ancient  torch
  loiter the whole  day through
  and lose  yourself in lines  dissecting love
 
 
  your  name on my cast  and my notes  on your stay
  offer  me little  but  doting on a crime
  we've  turned every stone  and for  all our inventions
  in  matters of love  lost, we've no  recourse at all
 (Chorus)
  blind  to the last  curse of the fair
  pistols and countless  eyes
  a trail of white blood  betrays
  the reckless  route your  craft is running
  feed till the sun  turns into wood
  dousing an  ancient torch
  loiter the whole  day through and lose  yourself in lines  dissecting,
  lose  yourself in lines dissecting,  lose  yourself in lines dissecting..."
 Repeat
 ---> Note: To simulate the slide after strumming "G", play as such...
-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------
-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------
-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------
-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------
-2--2-2--2----------------------
-3--3-3--3---------------------- That's all.....

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Readable chord sheet for The Past And The Pending by The Shins

[E]       [D]      [A]      [G]
              [E]       [D]      [A]      [D]

"[E]as someone sets l[D]ight to the first f[A]ire of Au[G]tumn
 [E]we settle d[D]own, to c[A]ut ourselves ap[D]art.
 [E]cough and t[D]witch from the n[A]ews on your f[G]ace
 [E]and some foreign cand[D]le burni[A]ng in your e[D]yes

               [E]       [D]      [A]       [G]
               [E]       [D]      [A]       [D]
 h[E]eld to the [D]past, too aw[A]are of the [G]pending
 c[E]hill as the dawn br[D]eaks and fi[A]nds us up for s[D]ale
 e[E]nter the f[D]og another l[A]ow road descendi[G]ng
 a[E]way from the co[D]ld lust, your ho[A]use and summert[D]ime        [A]

(Chorus-- Change from slow strumming of A to fast strumming before chorus)
 b[A]lind to the las[G]t curse of the fa[A]ir
 pistols and [G]countless eyes[A]
 a tr[G]ail of white bl[A]ood betrays
 the reck[C]less route your[D] craft is running[A]
 f[A]eed till the s[G]un turns into w[A]ood
 dousing an a[G]ncient torch[A]
 loiter the w[G]hole day through
 and lo[C]se yourself in lines[D] dissecting love  [A]

              [E]       [D]       [A]       [G]
              [E]       [D]       [A]       [D]
 [E]your name on my [D]cast and my not[A]es on your s[G]tay
 [E]offer me li[D]ttle but[A] doting on a [D]crime
 [E]we've turned every [D]stone and for[A] all our inve[G]ntions
 [E]in matters of lov[D]e lost, we've n[A]o recourse at [D]all       [A]

(Chorus)
 [A]blind to the la[G]st curse of the fa[A]ir
 pistols and cou[G]ntless eyes[A]
 a trail of white bl[G]ood betrays
 the reckl[C]ess route your[D] craft is running [A]
 feed till the s[G]un turns into woo[A]d
 dousing an[G] ancient torch[A]
 loiter the whol[G]e day through and los[C]e yourself in line[D]s dissecting,
 lo[C]se yourself in lines [D]dissecting, l[C]ose yourself in lines [D]dissecting..."

Repeat

---> Note: To simulate the slide after strumming "G", play as such...

-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------
-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------
-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------
-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------
-2--2-2--2----------------------
-3--3-3--3----------------------    That's all.....

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