Girl Sailor chords by The Shins

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

GIRL SAILOR - THE SHINS

Verse 1:
A augmentedA          E MajorE
The gutter may profess its love,
A augmentedA          C# minorC#m   D MajorD
Then follow it with hesitation,
A augmentedA           C# minorC#m   E MajorE           D MajorD E MajorE
But there are just so many of you out there for rent
A augmentedA            E MajorE
A augmentedA stronger girl would shake this off in flight,
A augmentedA         C# minorC#m          D MajorD
And never give it more than a frowning hour,
A augmentedA           C# minorC#m      E MajorE
But you have let your heart decide, loss has conquered you,

Chorus:
D MajorD     E MajorE      D MajorD
You've won one too many fights,
    E MajorE
Wearing many hats every time,
D MajorD    E MajorE        A augmentedA   D MajorD E MajorE
But you wont win here tonight,


Verse 2:
A augmentedA              E MajorE
You've made it through the direst of straits alright,
A augmentedA            C# minorC#m           D MajorD
Can you help it if plain love now seems less interesting
A augmentedA            C# minorC#m           E MajorE
You haven't changed an ounce in my eyes, and I cannot lecture you,
A augmentedA          E MajorE
And does anything I say seem relevant at all?
A augmentedA         C# minorC#m            D MajorD
You've been at the helm since you were just five,
A augmentedA          C# minorC#m         E MajorE
While I cannot claim to be more than a passenger,


Chorus:
D MajorD      E MajorE        D MajorD
But, you've won one too many fights,
    E MajorE             D MajorD
Wearing all of your clothes at the same time,
    E MajorE       F# minorF#m
Let the good times end tonight,
   G+G           D MajorD       E MajorE
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her, this time

D MajorD (Repeat Intro)

A augmentedA  E MajorE
A augmentedA  C# minorC#m  D MajorD
A augmentedA  C# minorC#m  E MajorE

Verse chords

Bridge:
F# minorF#m  G+G         F# minorF#m
Just a moment or two from now,
   G+G           F# minorF#m
Not a mind will retain even a trace,
    G+G              D MajorD
Of the thoughts that I struggled to tell
  E MajorE
And how our stack of cards just fell,


Verse 3:
A augmentedA        E MajorE
So settle this once and for all.
A augmentedA               C# minorC#m       D MajorD
The light no longer shows the cracks around my door,
A augmentedA        C# minorC#m           E MajorE
And I have no lantern to light your way home tonight,


Chorus:
D MajorD     E MajorE          D MajorD
You are not some saint who's above,
    E MajorE              D MajorD
Giving someone a stroll through the flowers,
      E MajorE           F# minorF#m
You've got so much more to dream of,
   G+G          D MajorD
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her,
E MajorE
This time,

This time,

This time.

End on D MajorD