Australia chords by The Shins

Chords with lyrics

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------9-----11-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7-----9-----11------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This is the opening riff is like this, the other part is done with la's, but if
you want to play it too, just play 9 on the G, 11 then 9 on the D MajorD string.

The intro is just an E MajorE chord. It sounds better with a 5th root barre chord, how
James Mercer plays it. When James does the intro acoustically, he sometimes
removes all but the barred root while playing, gives a nice sound when played this way.

E MajorE      C# minorC#m           F# minorF#m
Born to multiply or born to gaze into night skies,
F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA      G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
 all you want's one more Saturday.
E MajorE           C# minorC#m
But look here, until then
            F# minorF#m
They're gonna buy your life's time
F# minorF#m - G# minorG#m       A augmentedA         G# minorG#m    F# minorF#m
 So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters

BB                 E MajorE
Til the day, we come in doing cartwheels
            BB                E MajorE
We all crawl out by ourselves, and your shape on the dance floor
               BB
Will have me thinking such filth I'll gouge my eyes.
      C# minorC#m     A augmentedA
You'll be damned to be one of us girl
 C# minorC#m      A augmentedA
Faced with the dodo's conundrum
E MajorE   F# minorF#m           A augmentedA
   I felt like I could just fly
   G# minorG#m             BB A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
But nothing happened every time I tried.

E MajorE        C# minorC#m                 F# minorF#m
Duotone on the wall, the selfless fool who hoped he'd saved us all
F# minorF#m G# minorG#m  A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m
  never dreamt of such sterile hands
E MajorE              C# minorC#m           F# minorF#m
You keep them folded in your lap, or raise them up to beg for scraps
F# minorF#m G# minorG#m     A augmentedA            G# minorG#m      F# minorF#m  BB
You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers, just the same

               E MajorE               BB
Will you be pulled from the ocean? But just a minute too late?
         E MajorE                BB
Or changed by a potion, and find a handsome young mate for you to love
       C# minorC#m             A augmentedA
you'll be damned to pining through the window panes, you know
C# minorC#m                 A augmentedA   E MajorE - F# minorF#m            A augmentedA
you'll trade your life for any ordinary joe's,  well do it now or grow old

           G# minorG#m             BB A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Cos your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold

Solo (Verse chords x2)
E, C#m, F#m, G#m, A, G#m, F# minorF#m
E, C#m, F#m, G#m, A, G#m, F# minorF#m

BB               E MajorE
Been alone since you were 21, you haven't laughed since January
BB                     E MajorE
You try and make like this is so much fun, but we know it to be be quite contrary
BB
La la la la la la

C# minorC#m     A augmentedA         C# minorC#m     A augmentedA
Dare to be one of us, girl, facing the android's conundrum
E MajorE - F# minorF#m              A augmentedA
  I   felt like I should just cry

G# minorG#m                A augmentedA
But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin
    G# minorG#m                A augmentedA
Yeah Himmler in your coat you don't know how long I've been
G# minorG#m       A augmentedA      G# minorG#m      A augmentedA
Watching the lantern dim, starved of oxygen, oh
  F# minorF#m             A augmentedA      BB
so give me your hand and lets jump out the window

E MajorE until end.