Australia chords by The Shins

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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 string.

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

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

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

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

           G#m             B A G#m F#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#m
E, C#m, F#m, G#m, A, G#m, F#m

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

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

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

E until end.