Saint Simon tab by The Shins

Tabs

The Shins
Saint Simon
Chutes to Narrow

Chords by Brian C.
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This song is simple, and really fun to play along to…
In the verse, pretty much play the root note on the downbeat and strum the chord on the up
beat. For the chorus, just strum the chords evenly.

CAPO 3RD FRET

VERSE 1:
   A minorAm    E MajorE       G+G
After all these implements and texts designed by
D MajorD        C majorC        D MajorD
intellects we're vexed to find evidently there's
   G+G
still so much that hides.
  A minorAm     E MajorE        G+G
And though the saints dub us divine in ancient
D MajorD         C majorC      D MajorD
fading lines their sentiment is just as hard to
G+G
pluck from the vine.

CHORUS:
FF            D MajorD
I'll try hard not to pretend
FF           D MajorD
allow myself no mock defense as I
E MajorE
step into the night.


VERSE 2:
A minorAm  E MajorE        G+G        D MajorD
Since I don't have the time nor mind to figure
    C majorC          D MajorD
out the nursery rhymes that helped us out in
    G+G
making sense of our lives
A minorAm      E MajorE        G+G    D MajorD
The cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me
 C majorC       D MajorD         G+G
I value them but I won't cry every time one's

wiped out.

CHORUS:
FF             D MajorD
I'll try hard not to give in
FF            D MajorD     E MajorE
batten down to fare the wind
FF           D MajorD
rid my head of this pretense
FF           D MajorD
allow myself no mock defense as I
E MajorE
step into the night...

A minorAm	E MajorE	C majorC	D MajorD	E MajorE
(instrumental transition)

E MajorE
La la la la
E MajorE
La la la la

C majorC    G+G
La la la la
DmDm     FF  G+G
la la la la la la

(Repeat 1x)

C majorC        G+G
Mercy's eyes are blue and
DmDm     FF  G+G
when she places them in
C majorC    G+G
front of you
DmDm   FF    G+G
nothing holds a roman
C majorC   G+G
candle to
DmDm     FF     G+G
the solemn warmth you feel
FF    C majorC    FF    C majorC
Inside
FF    C majorC    Bb majorBb    G+G    E MajorE

Now run through VERSE chords 1x
(no words)

CHORUS:
FF             D MajorD
I'll try hard not to give in
FF             D MajorD    E MajorE
batten down to fare the wind
FF           D MajorD
rid my head of this pretense
FF           D MajorD
allow myself no mock defense as I
E MajorE
step into the night...

A minorAm	E MajorE	C majorC	D MajorD	E MajorE
(instrumental transition)
E MajorE
La la la la
E MajorE
La la la la

C majorC	G+G	DmDm	FF   G+G
C majorC	G+G	DmDm	FF   G+G
(Repeat this over and over until the song ends)

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