The Shins - A Comet Appears Tabbed by Baunitdabaun Transcribed to native key by dampysmiff Note: This song has had many attempts before it, and let's all face it, the best thing found so far is to play it Baunitdabaun's way with a capo on the second in the key of Am. However, through the wonderful thing that is music we can figure out how to transcribe same tab into its native key. Please note that in order to get the song sounding as as possible it's probably wise for you to use the following fingerings for the chords Unfortunately, when transcribing this song I found that using open chords tended to give song less of an authentic feel, so the best thing to do is use barre chords throughout. Chords used: Bm [ x 2 4 4 3 2 ] A [ 5 7 7 6 5 5 ] G [ 3 5 5 4 3 3 ] D [ x 5 7 7 7 5 ] Maybe there's another way to play the chords to make them sound like the song, but I find it. The truth is that changing to an open chord ruins the transition from Bm -> else. It kills the fluidity of the sound of the song, which is definitely there otherwise. INTRO ----- Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A VERSE -----

^Bm One ^Ahand on this ^Gwily c^Domet ^Bm Take a ^Adrink just to ^Dgive me some weight ^Bm Some ^Auberman I^G'd ma^Dke, I'm ^Gbarely a vapo^Ar

^Bm They sh^Aone a ^Gchlorine l^Dight on ^Bm a ^Ahost of indi^Dvidual sins ^Bm Let's ca^Arve my a^Gging f^Dace off ^Afetch us a ^Dknife ^Astart with my e^Dyes ^Adown so the l^Dines form a ^Ggrimacing ^Asmile

^Bm Close your ^Aeyes to cor^Gral a v^Dirtue ^Bm Is ^Athis fooling ^Danyone else' ^Bm Never ^Aworked so l^Gong and ^Dhard to ^Gcement a failur^Ae

^Bm We can ^Ablow on our ^Gthumbs and po^Dsture ^Bm but the ^Alonely is such ^Ddelicate things ^Bm The ^Awind from a w^Gasp could bl^Dow them ^Ainto the s^Dea, with ^Astones on their fe^Det ^Alost to the lig^Dht and the ^Gloving we ^Aneed

CHORUS ------

^G Still to ^Dcome ^G the worst ^Dpart and you ^Aknow it ^G there is a ^Dnumbness ^G in you ^Dheart and it's ^Agrowing

Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A A VERSE -----

^Bm With burnt ^Asage and a ^Gforest of b^Dygones ^Bm I click my ^Aheels get the d^Devils in line ^Bm A list of ^Athings I could ^Glay the bl^Dame on might ^Ggive me a way out^A

^Bm But with each ^Aturn it's this ^Gfront and ^Dcenter ^Bm Like a ^Adart stuck ^Dsquare in your eye ^Bm Every ^Apost you can ^Ghitch your f^Daith on is a ^Apie in the sk^Dy ^Achock full of li^Des ^Aa tool we dev^Dise to make ^Gsinking stones ^Afly

CHORUS ------

^G Still to ^Dcome ^G the worst ^Dpart and you ^Aknow it ^G there is a ^Dnumbness ^G in you ^Dheart and it's ^Agrowing

OUTRO (slow down on the last three chords) ----- Bm A G D Bm A D

Shins - A comet appears