Sleeping Lessons Chords by The Shins
Tempo:
114.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
Go without, till the need seeps in, [E] you'll [B] know and you [A] won't, collect your novel petals
for the [C#m] stem, and grow, glow, melt and flow, disarray your fragile frame, spill it out
when raggies [A] fall, a thousand different versions of [C#m]
[E] yourself, and if [B] the old gods still offend
they [F#m] got nothing left on [A] which you depend, so enlist every ounce of your bright [F#m] blood
and [E] off with their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you [A]
despise
see those unrepenting buzzards want [E] your life, they got no [A] right, but sure as you have I, they got [E] no right
just
[B]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
put yourself in my shoes, and see that I do what I do, [B] because the old gods, they [A] got nothing left on which we depend
so enlist every ounce of your bright blood, and off with [E] their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you despise
you despise
you despise
you despise
you despise
[N]
Go without, till the need seeps in, [E] you'll [B] know and you [A] won't, collect your novel petals
for the [C#m] stem, and grow, glow, melt and flow, disarray your fragile frame, spill it out
when raggies [A] fall, a thousand different versions of [C#m]
[E] yourself, and if [B] the old gods still offend
they [F#m] got nothing left on [A] which you depend, so enlist every ounce of your bright [F#m] blood
and [E] off with their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you [A]
despise
see those unrepenting buzzards want [E] your life, they got no [A] right, but sure as you have I, they got [E] no right
just
[B]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
put yourself in my shoes, and see that I do what I do, [B] because the old gods, they [A] got nothing left on which we depend
so enlist every ounce of your bright blood, and off with [E] their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you despise
you despise
you despise
you despise
you despise
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
E
A
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Go without, _ _ till the need seeps in, _ _ [E] you'll [B] know and you _ [A] won't, _ _ _ _ _ collect your novel petals
for the [C#m] stem, _ _ _ _ and grow, _ glow, _ _ _ melt and flow, _ _ _ _ _ _ disarray your fragile frame, _ _ spill it out
when raggies [A] fall, _ _ _ _ _ _ a thousand different versions of [C#m] _
[E] yourself, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and if [B] the old _ _ _ gods still offend
_ _ _ _ they [F#m] got nothing left on [A] which you depend, so enlist every ounce of your bright [F#m] blood
and [E] off with their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow _ anything you [A] _
despise
_ see _ _ those _ unrepenting buzzards want [E] your _ life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they got no [A] right, _ _ _ _ _ _ but sure as you have I, they got [E] no right
just _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
put yourself in my shoes, and see that I do what I do, [B] because the old _ _ gods, _ _ _ _ _ they _ [A] got nothing left on which we depend
so enlist every ounce of your bright blood, and off with [E] their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you _ despise
_ _ _ you _ _ _ despise
you _ _ despise
_ _ you _ _ despise
_ _ _ you despise _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Go without, _ _ till the need seeps in, _ _ [E] you'll [B] know and you _ [A] won't, _ _ _ _ _ collect your novel petals
for the [C#m] stem, _ _ _ _ and grow, _ glow, _ _ _ melt and flow, _ _ _ _ _ _ disarray your fragile frame, _ _ spill it out
when raggies [A] fall, _ _ _ _ _ _ a thousand different versions of [C#m] _
[E] yourself, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and if [B] the old _ _ _ gods still offend
_ _ _ _ they [F#m] got nothing left on [A] which you depend, so enlist every ounce of your bright [F#m] blood
and [E] off with their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow _ anything you [A] _
despise
_ see _ _ those _ unrepenting buzzards want [E] your _ life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they got no [A] right, _ _ _ _ _ _ but sure as you have I, they got [E] no right
just _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
put yourself in my shoes, and see that I do what I do, [B] because the old _ _ gods, _ _ _ _ _ they _ [A] got nothing left on which we depend
so enlist every ounce of your bright blood, and off with [E] their heads, jump from the book, you're not obliged to swallow anything you _ despise
_ _ _ you _ _ _ despise
you _ _ despise
_ _ you _ _ despise
_ _ _ you despise _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _