Chords for The Shins – Mildenhall (LIVE)
Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The X Sessions are brought to you by our friends at Domino's Pizza.
Because pizza rules and it's delicious.
At 15 we had to leave the States again.
Dag got stationed at an RAF base called [F] Mildenhall.
The black moss [C] on a busted wall.
The cobblestones made it hard to skate.
I thought my flat top was so new,
I didn't wave [Am] until [F] it melted away.
[C] In the Suffolk rain.
[G] Well god damn, you miss the [C] USA.
[F] Then a kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] An invitation not the hand [C] of fate.
[G] [C] I guess my shoes said I might be late.
Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting [F] with her in the cold.
The cheap beer [G] and the rock and roll.
[C] [G] Rich in time.
With lots of things in [G] my mind.
[A]
[C] [F] Kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] We saw some bands down at the Corn [C] Exchange.
[G] [C] I wonder where my sister was at night.
Back at home under the tanning bed [F] lights I can still see the glow.
Strange rays [C] from her window [G] each night.
As I was skating home.
So I started messing with my dad's guitar.
He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away.
On all of [C] those rainy days.
[C] And [G] that's how we get to where we are now.
[F] A kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] A band called the Jesus and the Mary [C] Jane.
[G]
[C] I started messing with my dad's guitar.
He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away.
On all of [C] those rainy days.
And [G] that's how we get to where [C] we are now.
And [G] that's how we get to where [F] we are now.
[Am] [Em]
[F] [E]
Because pizza rules and it's delicious.
At 15 we had to leave the States again.
Dag got stationed at an RAF base called [F] Mildenhall.
The black moss [C] on a busted wall.
The cobblestones made it hard to skate.
I thought my flat top was so new,
I didn't wave [Am] until [F] it melted away.
[C] In the Suffolk rain.
[G] Well god damn, you miss the [C] USA.
[F] Then a kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] An invitation not the hand [C] of fate.
[G] [C] I guess my shoes said I might be late.
Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting [F] with her in the cold.
The cheap beer [G] and the rock and roll.
[C] [G] Rich in time.
With lots of things in [G] my mind.
[A]
[C] [F] Kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] We saw some bands down at the Corn [C] Exchange.
[G] [C] I wonder where my sister was at night.
Back at home under the tanning bed [F] lights I can still see the glow.
Strange rays [C] from her window [G] each night.
As I was skating home.
So I started messing with my dad's guitar.
He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away.
On all of [C] those rainy days.
[C] And [G] that's how we get to where we are now.
[F] A kid in class passed me [C] a tape.
[F] A band called the Jesus and the Mary [C] Jane.
[G]
[C] I started messing with my dad's guitar.
He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away.
On all of [C] those rainy days.
And [G] that's how we get to where [C] we are now.
And [G] that's how we get to where [F] we are now.
[Am] [Em]
[F] [E]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
A
C
F
G
The X Sessions are brought to you by our friends at Domino's Pizza.
Because pizza rules and it's delicious. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ At 15 we had to leave the States again.
Dag got stationed at an RAF base called [F] Mildenhall.
_ The black moss [C] on a busted wall.
_ _ _ _ The cobblestones made it hard to skate.
_ I thought my flat top was so new,
I didn't wave [Am] until [F] it melted away.
_ _ _ [C] In the Suffolk rain.
_ _ _ [G] Well god damn, _ you miss the [C] USA. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Then a kid in class passed me [C] a _ tape.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ An _ invitation not the hand [C] of _ fate.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] I guess my shoes said I might be late.
Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting [F] with her in the cold.
The cheap beer [G] and the rock and roll. _
[C] _ _ [G] Rich in time. _ _
With lots of things in [G] my mind.
_ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ Kid in class passed me [C] a _ tape.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ We saw some bands down at the Corn [C] Exchange. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] I wonder where my sister was at night.
Back at home under the tanning bed [F] lights I can still see the glow. _
_ Strange rays [C] from her window _ _ _ _ [G] each night. _ _
As I was skating home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So I started messing with my dad's guitar.
_ He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away. _
_ On all of [C] those rainy days. _
[C] _ _ And [G] that's how _ we get to where we are now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ A kid in class passed me [C] a tape. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ A band called the Jesus and the Mary [C] Jane.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I started messing with my dad's guitar.
_ He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away. _
_ On all of [C] those rainy days.
_ _ And [G] that's how _ _ we get to where [C] we are now. _ _
_ _ And [G] that's how _ _ _ we get to where [F] we are now.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Because pizza rules and it's delicious. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ At 15 we had to leave the States again.
Dag got stationed at an RAF base called [F] Mildenhall.
_ The black moss [C] on a busted wall.
_ _ _ _ The cobblestones made it hard to skate.
_ I thought my flat top was so new,
I didn't wave [Am] until [F] it melted away.
_ _ _ [C] In the Suffolk rain.
_ _ _ [G] Well god damn, _ you miss the [C] USA. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Then a kid in class passed me [C] a _ tape.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ An _ invitation not the hand [C] of _ fate.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] I guess my shoes said I might be late.
Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting [F] with her in the cold.
The cheap beer [G] and the rock and roll. _
[C] _ _ [G] Rich in time. _ _
With lots of things in [G] my mind.
_ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ Kid in class passed me [C] a _ tape.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ We saw some bands down at the Corn [C] Exchange. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] I wonder where my sister was at night.
Back at home under the tanning bed [F] lights I can still see the glow. _
_ Strange rays [C] from her window _ _ _ _ [G] each night. _ _
As I was skating home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So I started messing with my dad's guitar.
_ He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away. _
_ On all of [C] those rainy days. _
[C] _ _ And [G] that's how _ we get to where we are now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ A kid in class passed me [C] a tape. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ A band called the Jesus and the Mary [C] Jane.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I started messing with my dad's guitar.
_ He taught me some chords just to stop me [F] from whittling away. _
_ On all of [C] those rainy days.
_ _ And [G] that's how _ _ we get to where [C] we are now. _ _
_ _ And [G] that's how _ _ _ we get to where [F] we are now.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _