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Tuning: E A D G B E
IMPORTANT! I've seen a lot of debate over this song and how it is played. The arguments stem from the B bass note in the song, and the appearance of James Mercer playing on fret 9 on guitar live and in the video. Both of these observations are correct. Although James Mercer IS definitely playing on 9th fret (which one would generally assume was an F#), he is actually playing the following chord:
EBM7|11 B|11 G|11 D|9 A|x E|x
[Intro] B C# B C# [Chorus]
BCalled to sC#ee if your bBack was stC#ill aligned and your shBeets were groC#wing grass all on the coBrners of your C#bed BBut you've got too mC#uch to wear on your sleBeves, it has too mC#uch to do with Bme and secC#retly I want to bBury in the yardC# Ebmthe grey remains of a friEendship scarred
[Instrumental] BM7 C# BM7 C# BM7 C# BM7 C# [Verse]
You toBM7ld us of your C#new life there, you got soBM7meone comin' arounC#d gluing tBM7insel to your croC#wn, he's got you taBlking pretty lC#oud
You beBM7rate, remC#ember your aiBM7ling heart and your criC#minal eyes You sBM7ay you're still in lC#ove, if it tBrue what can be dC#one It's hEbmard to leave all these moEments behind
[Solo] BM7 C# (x3) B C# [Chorus]
BM7Called to sC#ee if your bBM7ack was stC#ill aligned and your shBM7eets were groC#wing grass all on the coBrners of your C#bed BM7But you've got too mC#uch to wear on your sleBM7eves, it has too mC#uch to do with BM7me and secC#retly I want to bBury in the yardC# Ebmthe grey remains of a friEendship scarred
F#(4 Bars - this part I'm not sure about, it seems that he's holding an F# on fret 9, but lifting his pinky to so that he's effectively playing F#-E over and over again in quick succession)
B C# x2
BYou tested your mC#etal of dBoe's skin and pC#etals, while kBissing the liC#pless who blBeed all the sweC#etness away
Ebm E B C# x3 Eb E F# END *ONE FINAL NOTE: At the build-up to the chorus (just after grey remains of a friendship scarred), I prefer to play BM7 C# x2, then perform a slide from the barre B on fret 7 up to C# on 9, then one final BM7 C#. This is roughly what the lead guitar does, and it REALLY adds something, even on an acoustic guitar. Thanks for reading! I hope you were able to bear through the crap at the start; I just wanted to make sure that nobody would be confused. I've wanted to write this tab for a while, but never found the time. I’m a massive fan of the Shins, and to see people arguing over how this song is played deeply saddens me. I really hope that people take this on board. If you definitely think this is wrong right off the bat, I implore you to play it along with the record. I’ve spent plenty of time on this, and I’m sure it is right! I’ve been voted down before on a tab (one by one all day) that I’m still sure is 100% correct because one guy didn’t bother to investigate it properly!