No Way Down Chords by The Shins

Tempo:
100.85 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Gb

Ebm

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Shins - No Way Down chords
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[Ab]
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Eb] [Db] [Bb] [Ab] It's the son of a governing man and a pillar of salt.
I was born with [Db] blood on my [Gb] hands and of all the signs of [Db] a bleeding [Ab] heart.
Living high on a giant harp on a [Db] mountain's six [Ab] feet.
Keep your head in a hollow [Gb] log as the ruling fog of [Db] a bounty [Ebm] creep.
[Ab] What have we done?
[Db] Have we get so far from the truth?
[Gb] [Ebm] Lost, [Bbm] lost in an oscillating phase [Db] where the tiny [Ab] few catch [Gb] all the rays.
[Ab] I'm beyond the Western squares in an alien land.
They work for [Db] nothing at [Gb] all, they don't know them all.
And [Bbm] they always [Ab] plan.
Dig yourself a beautiful grave, everything you [Bb] could [Ab] want.
Maybe those [Db] invisible [Gb] slaves are too far [Bbm] away for a good [Ebm] few.
[Ab] What are we charged?
[Db] Letting go of a claim [Gb] so large.
[Bbm] [Ebm] Oh, [Bbm] all of our working days are done, but a tiny few are having [Ab] all [Gb] of the fun.
[Db] Get used [Ab] to the dust [Gb] in your lungs.
[Db] Hmm.
[Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Gb] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
Is [Ebm] there no way [Bbm]
down from [Db] this peak to solid [Ab]
ground
[Ebm] without having [Bbm] our gold teeth pulled from [Ab] our mouths?
[Gb] [Ab] [Db]
Make [Ab] me a drink [Db] strong enough [Ab] to [Db] wash away the [Gb] dishwater world.
This [Db] head was [Ab] lemonade.
Walk with me after [Db] the show.
[Ab] [Db] Maybe we can [Gb] find a way through [Ebm] my field of snow.
[Ab] What are we charged?
[Db] Letting go of a claim [Gb] so large.
[Ebm] Oh, all [Bbm] of our working days are done, [Db] but a tiny few [Ab] are having all of [Gb] the fun.
[Db] A bottle of [Ab] beer's a little [Gb] sick in the lung.
Get used to [Ab] the dust [Db] in your lungs.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
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To learn The Shins - No Way Down chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gb, Ab, Gb, Db, Gb, Db, Ab and Db. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 101 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Db Major in mind.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [Bb] [Ab] It's the son of a governing man and a pillar of salt.
I was born with [Db] blood on my [Gb] hands and of all the signs of [Db] a bleeding [Ab] heart.
Living high on a giant harp on a [Db] mountain's six [Ab] feet.
Keep your head in a hollow [Gb] log as the ruling fog of [Db] a bounty [Ebm] creep.
_ _ [Ab] What have we done?
_ [Db] Have we get so far from the truth?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ Lost, [Bbm] lost in an oscillating phase [Db] where the tiny [Ab] few catch [Gb] all the rays.
_ _ [Ab] I'm beyond the Western squares in an alien land.
They work for [Db] nothing at [Gb] all, they don't know them all.
And [Bbm] they always [Ab] plan.
Dig yourself a beautiful grave, everything you [Bb] could [Ab] want.
Maybe those [Db] invisible [Gb] slaves are too far [Bbm] away for a good [Ebm] few.
_ _ [Ab] What are we charged?
_ [Db] Letting go of a claim [Gb] so large.
[Bbm] _ [Ebm] Oh, _ [Bbm] all of our working days are done, but a tiny few are having [Ab] all [Gb] of the fun.
_ [Db] Get used [Ab] to the dust [Gb] in your lungs.
_ [Db] Hmm. _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
_ Is [Ebm] there no way [Bbm]
down from [Db] this peak to solid [Ab]
ground
_ [Ebm] without _ having [Bbm] our gold teeth pulled from [Ab] our mouths? _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ Make [Ab] _ _ me a drink [Db] strong enough [Ab] to [Db] wash away the [Gb] dishwater world.
This [Db] head was [Ab] lemonade.
Walk with me after [Db] the show.
[Ab] _ [Db] Maybe we can [Gb] find a way through [Ebm] my field of snow.
_ [Ab] What are we charged?
_ [Db] Letting go of a claim [Gb] so large.
_ [Ebm] Oh, all [Bbm] of our working days are done, [Db] but a tiny few [Ab] are having all of [Gb] the fun.
_ [Db] A bottle of [Ab] beer's a little [Gb] sick in the lung.
_ Get used to [Ab] the dust [Db] in your lungs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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