New Slang Chords by The Shins

Tempo:
64.925 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Shins - New Slang chords
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[Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [Bm] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Bm] [Am] Gold [C] teeth and [F] the curse for this town, [C] [G] were all in my mouth, [C] only I don't know [F] how, [Am] they
[G] got out, [Am] and [C] turned me back [F] into the man [C] I wasn't [G] then, I [C] was happier [A] then, with [G] no
mind to say, and if you turn to [C] me [F] like [C] a [G] rose, it's too late, or I'd jump from [C] my
[F] trees and [C] die, [F] a dance like [C] the king and the [F] ice, or [C] the rest of all [G] I was a good one,
[Am] do you [C] slang when [F] you notice the stripes, [C] [G] you're dead in your price, [C] hope [F] it's right
when you die, [Am] old [G] and [Am] lonely, dawn [C] breaks, I [F] could float through the hall, [C] [G] never should
have called, [C] put [F] my hands to [Am] the wall and [G] unlocked it, and if you turn to [C] me [F] like [C] a
[G] rose, it's too late, or I'd jump [C] from my [F] trees and [C] die, a [F] dance like [C] the king and the [F] ice,
or [C] the rest of all [G] I was a good one, [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F] God [C] [F]
[G] [C] [A] [G] [C]
[A] [Am] [C] speed all the [F] beggars at dawn, [C] they [G] all cooked and
doused, and [C] [F] bleed into their [Am] buns, till [G] their mouths were green, I'm looking in, [C] on the
good [F] life, I might [C] be doomed, [G] never the sly, without a trust, the [C] flaming [F] fields, am [C] I
too [G] dumb to fly, and if you turn [C] to me [F] like a [C] rose, I'd [F] dance like the [C] queen and the [F] ice,
or the [C] rest of all [G] I was a good one.
[F] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [Am] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn The Shins - New Slang chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, F, C, G and F. Set your pace at 32 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 65. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] [Am] Gold [C] teeth and [F] the curse for this town, [C] [G] were all in my mouth, [C] only I don't know [F] how, [Am] they
[G] got out, [Am] and [C] turned me back [F] into the man [C] I wasn't [G] then, I [C] was happier [A] then, with [G] no
mind to say, _ and if you turn to [C] me [F] like [C] a [G] rose, it's too late, or I'd jump from [C] my
[F] trees and [C] die, [F] a dance like [C] the king and the [F] ice, or [C] the rest of all [G] I was a good one,
_ [Am] do you [C] slang when [F] you notice the stripes, [C] [G] you're dead in your price, [C] hope [F] it's right
when you die, [Am] old [G] and [Am] lonely, dawn [C] breaks, I [F] could float through the hall, [C] [G] never should
have called, [C] put [F] my hands to [Am] the wall and [G] unlocked it, _ and if you turn to [C] me [F] like [C] a
[G] rose, it's too late, or I'd jump [C] from my [F] trees and [C] die, a [F] dance like [C] the king and the [F] ice,
or [C] the rest of all [G] I was a good one, _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ God [C] _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Am] [C] speed all the [F] beggars at dawn, [C] they [G] all cooked and
doused, and [C] [F] bleed into their [Am] buns, till [G] their mouths were green, _ I'm looking in, [C] on the
good [F] life, I might [C] be doomed, [G] never the sly, without a trust, the [C] flaming [F] fields, am [C] I
too [G] dumb to fly, and if you turn [C] to me [F] like a [C] rose, I'd [F] dance like the [C] queen and the [F] ice,
or the [C] rest of all [G] I was a good one.
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [G] _
[Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Oh, Inverted World, written by James Mercer, this one shines.

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