Chords for The Shins - Simple Song (How I Met Your Mother)

Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Shins - Simple Song (How I Met Your Mother) chords
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Well this is just a simple song to say what you done.
I told you about all those fears and the way they did run.
You sure [G] must be strong.
They feel like an ocean wind blown [D] by the sun.
When I was [D] just nine years old, I swear that I dreamt.
Your face on a football field and a kiss that I kept.
I've [G] done my best.
Apart from everything, the heart [D] in my chest.
I [Bm] [D] know that things can really [G] get rough [D] when you're going [G] alone.
[Bm] [D] Don't go thinking you gotta [G] be tough.
Lean like a stone.
[Bm] [D] Could be there's nothing else [G] in our lives so critical.
As this little hole.
[D] My life in an ocean blow.
Marooned on a cliff.
You taught me a crazy class.
And you gave me a lift.
Care [G] on what it did.
You tell me with your tongue and your breath is in my lungs.
And we float [Bm] above the rift.
I know that [D] things can really [G] get rough when you're going alone.
[Bm] Don't go thinking you gotta [G] be tough.
Lean like a stone.
[Bm] Could be there's nothing else in [G] our lives so critical.
As this little hole.
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[G]
[D] Well this will be a simple song.
To say what you've done.
I told you about all those wheels.
And the way they run.
Sure must [G] be strong.
And you feel like an [Bm] ocean wind blown [D] by the sun.
[Bm]
[D] I'll do [G] your house.
A glow in the dark.
[Bm] [D]
[G] And the extra crisp spark.
[Bm] You [D] wore a charm and a chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
[Bm] [D] Such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove.
Which I never knew.
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of The Shins - Simple Song chords, with this master sequence: D, G, Bm, D, G, D and Bm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 120 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ Well this is just a simple song to say what you _ done.
_ I told you about all those fears and the way they did run.
You sure [G] must be strong. _
_ _ _ _ They feel like an ocean wind blown [D] by the sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I was [D] just nine years old, I swear that I _ dreamt.
_ Your face on a football field _ and a kiss that I kept.
I've [G] done my best. _
_ _ _ _ _ Apart from everything, the heart [D] in my chest.
I _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] know that things can really [G] get rough [D] when you're going [G] alone.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] Don't go thinking you gotta [G] be tough.
Lean like a stone.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] Could be there's nothing else [G] in our lives so critical.
_ _ _ _ As this little hole.
_ [D] _ My life in an ocean blow.
_ _ Marooned on a cliff.
_ _ _ You taught me a crazy _ class.
And you gave me a lift.
Care [G] on what it did. _ _
You tell me with your tongue and your breath is in my lungs.
And we float [Bm] above the rift.
I know that [D] things can really [G] get rough when you're going alone.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Don't go thinking you gotta [G] be tough.
Lean like a stone.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Could be there's nothing else in [G] our lives so critical.
_ _ _ _ As this little hole.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Well this will be a simple song.
_ To say what you've done.
_ _ _ I told you about all those wheels.
_ _ And the way they run.
_ Sure must [G] be strong. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And you feel like an [Bm] ocean wind blown [D] by the sun. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ I'll do [G] your house.
A glow in the dark.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ And the extra crisp spark.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ You [D] wore a charm and a chain that [G] I stole.
Special for you.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] Such a delicate thing that [G] we do.
With nothing to prove.
_ _ _ Which I never knew.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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