The Past And Pending chords by The Shins

Difficulty: Novice

E Standard Tuning (Low to High: EADGBe)

Chord Forms Used:

E      E7sus4   Aadd9    G      Asus
e---0---  e---0---  e-------  e---3---  e---0---
B---0---  B---0---  B---2---  B---3---  B---3---
G---1---  G---2---  G---4---  G---0---  G---2---
D---2---  D---0---  D---2---  D---0---  D---0---
A---2---  A---2---  A---0---  A---2---  A---0---
E---0---  E---0---  E-------  E---3---  E-------

A      Em     C      D
e---0---  e---0---  e---0---  e---2---
B---2---  B---0---  B---1---  B---3---
G---2---  G---0---  G---0---  G---2---
D---2---  D---2---  D---2---  D---0---
A---0---  A---2---  A---3---  A-------
E-------  E---0---  E-------  E-------

INTRO:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 1:

E        E7sus4       Aadd9    G
As someone sets light to the first fire of Autumn
 E       E7sus4 Aadd9      Asus
 We settle down to cut ourselves apart.
E      E7sus4    Aadd9    G
Cough and twitch from the news on your face
 E        E7sus4 Aadd9      Asus
And some foreign candle burning in your eyes


POST-VERSE 1/PRE-VERSE 2:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 2:

E      E7sus4    Aadd9      G
 Held to the past, too aware of the pending
 E          E7sus4 Aadd9        Asus
 Chill as the dawn breaks and finds us up for sale
 E     E7sus4    Aadd9      G
 Enter the fog another low road descending
 E        E7sus4 Aadd9        Asus
 Away from the cold lust, your house and summertime

Aadd9


CHORUS:

 A       Em     A
 Blind to the last cursed affair

  Em       A
 Pistols and countless eyes
   Em       A
 A trail of white blood betrays
     C       D
 The reckless route your craft is running
 A       Em       A
 Feed till the sun turns into wood
   Em      A
 Dousing an ancient torch
       Em
 Loiter the whole day through
    C          D         A
 And lose yourself in lines dissecting love


POST-CHORUS/PRE-VERSE:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 3:

 E      E7sus4     Aadd9      G
 Your name on my cast and my notes on your stay
 E    E7sus4 Aadd9      Asus
 Offer me little but doting on a crime
 E         E7sus4    Aadd9      G
 We've turned every stone and for all our inventions
 E       E7sus4  Aadd9        Asus
 In matters of love lost, we've no recourse at all

Aadd9


CHORUS:

 A       Em     A
 Blind to the last cursed affair
       Em       A
 Pistols and countless eyes
   Em       A
 A trail of white blood betrays
     C       D
 The reckless route your craft is running

 A       Em       A
 Feed till the sun turns into wood
       Em      A
 Dousing an ancient torch
       Em
 Loiter the whole day through and
  C          D
 Lose yourself in lines dissecting,
  C          D      C           D
 Lose yourself in lines dissecting, lose yourself in lines dissecting


Repeat last line with C and D (around 8-12 times)