No Way Down tab by The Shins

Tabs

• Capo on 1st

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

(Port of Morrow cd version)

Lower chords:

(Capo on the 1st fret)

  G+G  C majorC  FF DmDm  A minorAm
e|-3---0---1---1---0----|
BB|-0---1---1---3---1----|
G+G|-0---0---2---2---2----|
D MajorD|-0---2---3---0---2----|
A augmentedA|-2---3---3---X---X----|
E MajorE|-3---X---1---X---X----|

 Upper chords:
  G#G#  C#C#  F#F#
e|--8----9----11------|
BB|--9----9----11------|
G+G|--8----10---12------|
D MajorD|--10---11---13------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|

In the Port of Morrows version of the song, 1 Guitar plays the upper chords, 1 guitar plays the riffs,
and another plays the lower chords throughout the song. At the end of the 1st half of the intro, the
chords are played at the same time as the riff. I'd skip the G#G# chord to play the 2nd half of the intro
riff.

To play with just one guitar, play the intro as follows:

 Intro:
  G#G# (4x)   G#G# (4x)   C#C# (4x)   F#F# (4x)   (2nd guitar plays G#G# 4x)
e|--8------------8------------9-----------11--------------------------|
BB|--9------------9------------9-----------11--------------------------|
G+G|--8---------8--8------8-10--10-------8--12-----11-10-8--------------|
D MajorD|--10----8h10---10--10-------11--8-10----13--10---------11-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


  G#G# (4x)   G#G# (4x)   C#C# (4x)   F#F# (4x)   (2nd guitar plays G#G# 4x)
e|--8------------8------------9-----------11--------------------------|
BB|--9------------9------------9-----------11--------------------------|
G+G|--8---------8--8------8-10--10-------8--12-----11-10-8--------------|
D MajorD|--10----8-10---10--10-------11--8-10----13--10---------11-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

h Hammer-on

Verse:
(The rhythm follows the bass and drum mostly and is clear at "Make me a drink")

(Capo on the 1st fret)
G+G           C majorC
Meet the son of a Government man
G+G        C majorC
and a pillar of salt
G+G          C majorC
I was born with blood on my hands and
   FF         C majorC
have all signs of a bleeding heart
G+G         C majorC
Living high on a giant hog
G+G      C majorC
and a mountain so steep
G+G           C majorC
keep your head in a hollow log as
   FF       C majorC
the ruling fog are about to creep

Verse:
DmDm      G+G
What have we done?
C majorC        G+G      FF
How'd we get so far from the sun?
DmDm         A minorAm
Lost, lost in an oscillating phase
     C majorC       G+G      FF
where a tiny few catch all of the rays
G+G          C majorC
Out beyond the western squalls
G+G       C majorC
In an alien land
G+G        C majorC
they work for nothing at all
      FF           C majorC
they don't know the mall or the lay-away plan
G+G          C majorC
Dig yourself a beautiful grave
G+G        C majorC
everything you could want
G+G         C majorC
Maybe those invisible slaves are
   FF          C majorC
too far away for a ghost to

Verse:
DmDm         G+G
haunt, what will we charge
   C majorC        G+G    FF
for letting go of a claim so large?
DmDm       A minorAm
Oh, all of our working days are done
    C majorC         G+G      FF
But a tiny few are having all of the fun
   C majorC      G+G       FF
Get used to the dust in your lungs

Instrumental: (x2)
C majorC FF (x3)
G+G

(There is a simple riff with two guitars)

Verse:
     DmDm   A minorAm
Is there no way down
      C majorC       G+G
from this peak to solid ground
  DmDm        A minorAm
without having our gold teeth
         G+G   FF
pulled from our mouth?

Instrumental:
G+G FF (x2)
C majorC (stop)

Verse:
G+G   C majorC
Make me a drink
G+G    C majorC
strong enough
G+G     C majorC          FF
to wash away the dishwater world
    C majorC
They said was lemonade
G+G   C majorC
Walk with me
G+G     C majorC
after the show
G+G    C majorC      FF
Maybe we can find a way
       C majorC
through the minefield in the
DmDm        G+G
snow, what will they charge
   C majorC        G+G    FF
for letting go of a claim so large?
DmDm       A minorAm
Oh, all of our working days are done
    C majorC         G+G      FF
But a tiny few are having all of the fun
 C majorC        G+G       FF
Apologies to the sick and the young
   FF      G+G       C majorC
Get used to their dust in your lungs


Enjoy. Such a great song!!!

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