I worked this out by listening to the song from Nature Bears a Vacuum, and listening to an old concert by The Shins circa 2002. The lyrics are just taken from the internet with a couple of my own ideas thrown in. This song should be played with barre chords, using 7th fret B as a starting point. The "Where I'm meant to be" section and the following E F# run up should be played with open chords, certainly sounds like that's how it's done! I hope this helps.

They want tr^Bash, they want you ba^Bbtting a la^Esh I'll eat st^Byes from ele^Ebmphants' ey^Ees They're in t^Bouch with t^Bbheir inner cr^Eutch They wont s^Btab but they'll g^Ebmrab And that's j^Eust like the ot^F#her

We get ne^Bws and we dr^Bbown it in b^Eooze We take li^Bves from ele^Ebmphants' e^Eyes They're in b^Bed with the c^Bbrowd eating le^Ead It wont s^Btop if you s^Ebmhop With the l^Eovers of bloo^F#dshed

^EI went to school, and saw sl^Bides Of where ^AI'm meant to b^Ee

^B Where I'm meant to ^Ebe

^B Were I'm meant to b^Ee

^G#

E F#

We need t^Bime like a ^Bbkid eating li^Emes We're in ^Btown when b^Ebmees are let out^E We get la^Bughs through an os^Bbmotic pa^Etch We're att^Bached to the p^Ebmast 'Cause our fu^Eture's a ble^F#ak one

^EI went to school and saw sl^Bides Of where I^A'm meant to b^Ee

^B I'm meant to b^Ee

(Repeat the I'm meant to be line) then end with E G# E F# x 3 End on B

Shins - Eating styes from elephants eyes