Shins - Know your onion
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The ground work for this comes from the previous tab, but I've fixed some bits and
added little touches here and there that were left out. It should be noted that
James Mercer plays this song high up on the neck, so he uses a 5th root E barre
chord and the B on the same fret. It also sounds much better this way.
INTRO:
E------------|
B------------|
G-8-6-4-2-1--|
D------------|
A------------|
E-7-5-4-2-0--|
then
E B X4
SEhut oBut, pimpEled andB angry
I quEietly Btied all my gAuts into knBots
EGave uBp on trEying to maBke them
I FEigured it'd taBke them too loAng to look upB
C#mAnd besides, it was uAbndeniably clAear to me, I don't know wEhy
When every oAther part of lEife seemed loDcked behind sAhutters
I knBew the worthless dregs we've always been
ELucked oBut, found my favEourite reBcord
ELying in wBait at the BiArmingham MBall
EThe soBngs that I heEard, the occBasional bEook
Were the oBnly fAun I evBer took Ab
And I gAot on with maBking myEself
(Instrumental, listen for timing to change from E to A, easy to see when Mercer plays it live)
E A B
E A B
AbNow the tArick is jBust making yourself C
CBut when they're parking their cars on your cheGst
GYou've still got a view of the summer skCy
CTo make it hurt twice when your reGstless body caves to it's whCim
CAnd suddenly struggles to take fliBght
Riff
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-----0-------------|
D-------------------|
A---2---------------|
E-3-----7-----------|
Alternating pluck
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
Rundown:
E------------|
B------------|
G-8-6-4-2-1--|
D------------|
A------------|
E-7-5-4-2-0--|
(Instead of rundown riff, Chords B A Abm F#m can be played here)
EThree thousand miBles north-eEast
I leBft all my frEiends at the moBrning bAus stop shBaking their heEads
E"What kindB of life you dEream of? YouB're allergiEc to love"
Yes I kBnow but I mAust say in mBy own deC#mfense
It's been uAbndeniably deaAr to me, I don't know Ewhy
When every oAther part of lEife seemed lDocked behind shAutters
I kBnew the worthless dregs we are
The selfless, loving saints we are
The melting, sliding dice we've always beEen
I hope this helps. It took me a while to find out which chord the A was in the
"when every other part" section, but I watched a few live performances to get it.
It sounded odd at first, but most definitely right.
NOTE: During the break (C and G, when they're parking their cars on your chest),
during live performances James uses open chords for the C and G and plays the
bottom strings for the B. It gives a different tone and sounds much better.
Alternatively, for the Intro and Rundown, you can simply play B A Abm F#m E.