Chords for The Shins - New Slang (Lyrics)

Tempo:
134.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Shins - New Slang (Lyrics) chords
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[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] Gold teeth [C] and the curse for [F] this town, [C] were all [G] in my mouth, [C] only I don't know [F] how, they
got [G] out, dear, [Am] and turned me [C] back into the [F] dirt, I [G] wasn't even, [C] I was happy [F] then, it's
in [Am] my [G] mind's eye, and if you turn [C] to me like [F] a, love takes [G] to you, I'd jump, and [C] ride [F] trees
and [C] die, the dance has a king in the eye, so [F] the [C] rest of all I was [G] in bed and lied,
[Em] [Am]
you slang [C] when you notice [F] stripes, [C] the dirt in your [G] fries, hope [C] it's right when [F] you die,
[Am] old and
[G] bonely, [Am] dawn breaks [C] like a bull to [F] the mall, [C] they first [G] should have called, put
[C] my hands to [F] the wall and I'd [G] long lay, and if you turn to [C] me like [F] a, [C] love takes [G] to me,
I'd jump, and [C] ride trees and die, the dance has a king in the eye, so the rest of all
[G]
I was in [F] bed and lied, [C] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] God's [C]
[Am]
feet are as big as [F] a dung, [C] they all [G] turn their thumb, [C] and bleed
into [F] their buns, [Am] and still they melt [G] away, I'm looking in, on [C] the good [F] life I might,
[C] I do [G] never defy, without a dress, a flaming [C] field, [F] damn I do know to [G] fly, and if you turn
to [C] me [F] like a, [C] I'd dance [F] like a queen in [C] the eye, so [F] the rest of [C] all I was [G] in bed and lied,
God [F] has a [C] king [F] [C] in the [G] eye, [C] God [F] has a king in the [C]
[A]
[C]
[Am] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [C] [Am]
[G] [Am] [C] eye,
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming The Shins - New Slang chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, F, G, C, F and C. Start with a comfortable 67 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 134. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Gold teeth [C] and the curse for [F] this town, _ _ [C] were all [G] in my mouth, _ [C] only I don't know [F] how, they
got [G] out, dear, [Am] and turned me [C] back into the [F] dirt, _ I [G] wasn't even, _ _ [C] I was happy [F] then, it's
in [Am] my [G] mind's eye, _ _ _ and if you turn _ [C] to me like [F] a, love takes [G] to you, _ I'd jump, and [C] ride [F] trees
and [C] die, the dance has a king in the eye, so [F] the [C] rest of all I was [G] in bed and lied,
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am]
you slang [C] when you notice [F] _ stripes, _ [C] the dirt in your [G] fries, hope [C] it's right when [F] you die,
_ [Am] old and _
[G] bonely, [Am] _ dawn breaks [C] like a bull to [F] the mall, [C] they first [G] should have called, _ put
[C] my hands to [F] the wall and I'd [G] long lay, _ _ _ _ and if you turn to [C] me like [F] a, [C] love takes [G] to me, _ _
_ I'd jump, and [C] ride trees and die, the dance has a king in the eye, so the rest of all
_ [G] _ _
_ I was in [F] bed and lied, [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] God's [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
feet are as big as [F] a dung, _ [C] they all [G] turn their _ thumb, [C] and bleed
into [F] their buns, [Am] and still they melt [G] away, _ _ _ _ _ I'm looking in, on [C] the good [F] life I might,
[C] I do [G] never defy, _ without a _ dress, a flaming [C] _ field, [F] damn I do know to [G] fly, _ and if you turn
to [C] me [F] like a, _ [C] I'd dance [F] like a queen in [C] the eye, so [F] the rest of [C] all I was [G] in bed and lied, _ _
God [F] has a [C] king _ [F] [C] in the _ [G] eye, [C] _ _ God [F] has a king in the _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] eye,
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Oh, Inverted World, written by James Mercer, this one stands out.

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