No Way Down tab by The Shins

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

(Port of Morrow cd version)

Lower chords:

(Capo on the 1st fret)

   G   C   F  Dm   Am
e|-3---0---1---1---0----|
B|-0---1---1---3---1----|
G|-0---0---2---2---2----|
D|-0---2---3---0---2----|
A|-2---3---3---X---X----|
E|-3---X---1---X---X----|

  Upper chords:
    G#   C#   F#
e|--8----9----11------|
B|--9----9----11------|
G|--8----10---12------|
D|--10---11---13------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

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# chord to play the 2nd half of the intro
riff.

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

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


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

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

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

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

Instrumental: (x2)
C F (x3)
G

(There is a simple riff with two guitars)

Verse:
         Dm     Am
Is there no way down
           C              G
from this peak to solid ground
   Dm               Am
without having our gold teeth
                  G      F
pulled from our mouth?

Instrumental:
G  F (x2)
C (stop)

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


Enjoy.  Such a great song!!!