The Shins on Austin City Limits "Simple Song" Chords
Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Lush and Melodic, The Sounds of the Shins.
[A]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
Your face on a football [A] field, [D] on a [A] kiss to [D] the past, [G] under my bed.
[A] [G] Apart [A] from [G] everything, with a heart [D] in my chest.
[B] [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
[Bm] [D]
How [G] to be tough, be like a star.
[B] [D] Can't be there's nothing else [G] in our lives, to create a cover.
As this little hope, [D] my life would not turn low.
Oh, that's right.
You brought me a great big fly, you gave me a little girl.
[G]
You tell me with your tongue, your [D] breath goes in my lungs.
We flow over [Bm] the rest.
[D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
[Bm] [D] I'm thinking you gotta [G] be tough, be like a star.
[Bm] [D] Can't be there's nothing else in [G] our lives, so create a cover.
As this little hope.
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[G]
[D] Well, this will be a simple song, to say what you've done.
I told you about all the fears, and the way that it runs.
You sure must [G] be strong.
[F#m] [G]
[A] [G] And you feel like an ocean, made warm by [D] the sun.
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
Come to [G] your house, you glow in the dark.
[Bm] You [D] went [G] far, and the extra could spark.
[Bm] [D] You bought the charm of the chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
[Bm] Love's [D] such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove, which I never knew.
[D]
[D#]
[E] Thank you, thank you very much.
[A]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
Your face on a football [A] field, [D] on a [A] kiss to [D] the past, [G] under my bed.
[A] [G] Apart [A] from [G] everything, with a heart [D] in my chest.
[B] [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
[Bm] [D]
How [G] to be tough, be like a star.
[B] [D] Can't be there's nothing else [G] in our lives, to create a cover.
As this little hope, [D] my life would not turn low.
Oh, that's right.
You brought me a great big fly, you gave me a little girl.
[G]
You tell me with your tongue, your [D] breath goes in my lungs.
We flow over [Bm] the rest.
[D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
[Bm] [D] I'm thinking you gotta [G] be tough, be like a star.
[Bm] [D] Can't be there's nothing else in [G] our lives, so create a cover.
As this little hope.
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[G]
[D] Well, this will be a simple song, to say what you've done.
I told you about all the fears, and the way that it runs.
You sure must [G] be strong.
[F#m] [G]
[A] [G] And you feel like an ocean, made warm by [D] the sun.
[A] [D]
[B] [D]
Come to [G] your house, you glow in the dark.
[Bm] You [D] went [G] far, and the extra could spark.
[Bm] [D] You bought the charm of the chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
[Bm] Love's [D] such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove, which I never knew.
[D]
[D#]
[E] Thank you, thank you very much.
Key:
D
G
Bm
A
B
D
G
Bm
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_ Lush and Melodic, The Sounds of the Shins. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Your face on a football [A] field, [D] _ on a [A] kiss to [D] the past, [G] under my bed. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ Apart [A] from [G] everything, with a heart [D] in my chest. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
How [G] to be tough, be like a star.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] Can't be there's nothing else [G] in our lives, to create a cover.
_ _ _ As this little hope, _ [D] _ my life would not turn low.
_ Oh, that's right.
_ _ _ You brought me a great big fly, _ _ you gave me a little girl.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
You tell me with your tongue, your [D] breath goes in my lungs.
We flow over [Bm] the rest.
_ _ [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] I'm thinking you gotta [G] be tough, be like a star.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Can't be there's nothing else in [G] our lives, so create a cover.
_ _ _ As this little hope.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Well, this will be a simple song, _ to say what you've done.
_ _ _ I told you about all the fears, _ and the way that it runs.
You sure must [G] be strong.
_ [F#m] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ And you feel like an ocean, made warm by [D] the sun. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Come to [G] your house, you glow in the dark.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ You [D] went _ _ [G] far, and the extra could spark.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] You bought the charm of the chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Love's [D] such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove, _ _ _ which I never knew.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Thank you, thank you very much. _ _
_ Lush and Melodic, The Sounds of the Shins. _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Your face on a football [A] field, [D] _ on a [A] kiss to [D] the past, [G] under my bed. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ Apart [A] from [G] everything, with a heart [D] in my chest. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
How [G] to be tough, be like a star.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] Can't be there's nothing else [G] in our lives, to create a cover.
_ _ _ As this little hope, _ [D] _ my life would not turn low.
_ Oh, that's right.
_ _ _ You brought me a great big fly, _ _ you gave me a little girl.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
You tell me with your tongue, your [D] breath goes in my lungs.
We flow over [Bm] the rest.
_ _ [D] Things can really [G] get rough, when you go with the love.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] I'm thinking you gotta [G] be tough, be like a star.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Can't be there's nothing else in [G] our lives, so create a cover.
_ _ _ As this little hope.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Well, this will be a simple song, _ to say what you've done.
_ _ _ I told you about all the fears, _ and the way that it runs.
You sure must [G] be strong.
_ [F#m] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ And you feel like an ocean, made warm by [D] the sun. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Come to [G] your house, you glow in the dark.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ You [D] went _ _ [G] far, and the extra could spark.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] You bought the charm of the chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Love's [D] such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove, _ _ _ which I never knew.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Thank you, thank you very much. _ _