Girl Sailor chords by The Shins

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

GIRL SAILOR - THE SHINS

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

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


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


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

D (Repeat Intro)

A   E
A   C#m   D
A   C#m   E

Verse chords


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


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


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

This time,

This time.

End on D