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