Saint Simon tab by The Shins

The Shins
Saint Simon
Chutes to Narrow

Chords by Brian C.
Oibrian@yahoo.com

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:
      Am        E              G
After all these implements and texts designed by
D                C                D
intellects we're vexed to find evidently there's
      G
still so much that hides.
    Am         E               G
And though the saints dub us divine in ancient
D                  C            D
fading lines their sentiment is just as hard to
G

pluck from the vine.


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


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

wiped out.

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

Am	E	C	D	E
(instrumental transition)

E
La la la la
E
La  la la la

C        G
La la la la
Dm          F   G
la la la la la  la

(Repeat 1x)

C                G
Mercy's eyes are blue and
Dm          F   G
when she places them in
C        G
front of you
Dm      F       G
nothing holds a roman
C      G
candle to
Dm         F          G
the solemn warmth you feel
F        C       F        C
Inside
F        C       Bb       G        E


Now run through VERSE chords 1x
(no words)

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

Am	E	C	D	E
(instrumental transition)
E
La la la la
E
La  la la la

C	G	Dm	F     G
C	G	Dm	F     G
(Repeat this over and over until the song ends)