Chords for The Shins - Saint Simon (Live On Letterman)
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [Eb] [E] [F]
[Bb]
[Cm] After all, [G] this implements [Gm] a text design [F] way too lex, [Eb] too vexed to find [F] evidently [Bb] there's
still so much that hides.
[Cm] And though [G] the scenes do [Gm] bust divine in [F] ancient fading [Eb] lines, the sentiment [F] is just as [Bb] hard
to pluck from the vine.
[Ab] I try hard not to [F] pretend, [Ab] allow myself no mock [G] defense, step into [Cm] the night.
[G] Since I don't [Bb] have the time, no [F] mind to figure [Eb] out the nursery [F] rhymes that helped us [Bb] out,
making sense of our lives.
[Cm] Cruel, [G] uneventful [Bb] state of [F] apathy releases me, [Eb] a valued [F] dance, but I can't [Bb] try, I'm on my guard.
[Ab] I try hard not [F] to give in, [Ab] and batten down to [F] bear the wind, [G] [Ab] rid my head of [F] this pretend,
allow [Ab] myself no [F] mock defense, [G] step into the night.
[Eb]
[F] [G] [D]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] The [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] nursery [Bb] rhymes are clear, [Fm] the way she places [Eb] care is part [Bb] of you, [Fm] nothing holds
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Bbm]
[Cm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [Eb]
[F] [G] [D]
[E] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] The heart [Eb] of care [Bb] won't heal, [Fm] the silent one [Eb] begins, [Bb] I'll live you
[Fm] [Eb] Laa [Bb] laa laa, [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb] laa [Bb] laa laa, laa laa laa
[Eb] [A]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [Eb] [E] [F]
[Bb]
[Cm] After all, [G] this implements [Gm] a text design [F] way too lex, [Eb] too vexed to find [F] evidently [Bb] there's
still so much that hides.
[Cm] And though [G] the scenes do [Gm] bust divine in [F] ancient fading [Eb] lines, the sentiment [F] is just as [Bb] hard
to pluck from the vine.
[Ab] I try hard not to [F] pretend, [Ab] allow myself no mock [G] defense, step into [Cm] the night.
[G] Since I don't [Bb] have the time, no [F] mind to figure [Eb] out the nursery [F] rhymes that helped us [Bb] out,
making sense of our lives.
[Cm] Cruel, [G] uneventful [Bb] state of [F] apathy releases me, [Eb] a valued [F] dance, but I can't [Bb] try, I'm on my guard.
[Ab] I try hard not [F] to give in, [Ab] and batten down to [F] bear the wind, [G] [Ab] rid my head of [F] this pretend,
allow [Ab] myself no [F] mock defense, [G] step into the night.
[Eb]
[F] [G] [D]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] The [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] nursery [Bb] rhymes are clear, [Fm] the way she places [Eb] care is part [Bb] of you, [Fm] nothing holds
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Bbm]
[Cm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [Eb]
[F] [G] [D]
[E] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] The heart [Eb] of care [Bb] won't heal, [Fm] the silent one [Eb] begins, [Bb] I'll live you
[Fm] [Eb] Laa [Bb] laa laa, [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb] laa [Bb] laa laa, laa laa laa
[Eb] [A]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
G
Fm
Eb
Bb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] After all, [G] this implements [Gm] a text design [F] way too lex, [Eb] too vexed to find [F] evidently [Bb] there's
still so much that hides.
[Cm] And though [G] the scenes do [Gm] bust divine in [F] ancient fading [Eb] lines, the sentiment [F] is just as [Bb] hard
to pluck from the vine.
[Ab] I try hard not to [F] pretend, _ _ [Ab] allow myself no mock [G] defense, step into [Cm] the night.
[G] Since I don't [Bb] have the time, no [F] mind to figure [Eb] out the nursery [F] rhymes that helped us [Bb] out,
making sense of our lives.
[Cm] Cruel, [G] uneventful [Bb] state of [F] apathy releases me, [Eb] a valued [F] dance, but I can't [Bb] try, I'm on my guard.
[Ab] I try hard not [F] to give in, _ [Ab] and batten down to [F] bear the wind, [G] _ _ [Ab] _ rid my head of [F] this pretend,
allow [Ab] _ _ myself no [F] mock defense, [G] step into the night.
[Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ The [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] nursery [Bb] rhymes are clear, [Fm] _ the way she places [Eb] care is part [Bb] of you, [Fm] _ nothing holds
[Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ The heart [Eb] of care [Bb] won't heal, [Fm] the silent one [Eb] begins, [Bb] I'll live you
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Laa [Bb] laa laa, [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] laa [Bb] laa laa, laa laa laa
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] After all, [G] this implements [Gm] a text design [F] way too lex, [Eb] too vexed to find [F] evidently [Bb] there's
still so much that hides.
[Cm] And though [G] the scenes do [Gm] bust divine in [F] ancient fading [Eb] lines, the sentiment [F] is just as [Bb] hard
to pluck from the vine.
[Ab] I try hard not to [F] pretend, _ _ [Ab] allow myself no mock [G] defense, step into [Cm] the night.
[G] Since I don't [Bb] have the time, no [F] mind to figure [Eb] out the nursery [F] rhymes that helped us [Bb] out,
making sense of our lives.
[Cm] Cruel, [G] uneventful [Bb] state of [F] apathy releases me, [Eb] a valued [F] dance, but I can't [Bb] try, I'm on my guard.
[Ab] I try hard not [F] to give in, _ [Ab] and batten down to [F] bear the wind, [G] _ _ [Ab] _ rid my head of [F] this pretend,
allow [Ab] _ _ myself no [F] mock defense, [G] step into the night.
[Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ The [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] nursery [Bb] rhymes are clear, [Fm] _ the way she places [Eb] care is part [Bb] of you, [Fm] _ nothing holds
[Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ The heart [Eb] of care [Bb] won't heal, [Fm] the silent one [Eb] begins, [Bb] I'll live you
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Laa [Bb] laa laa, [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] laa [Bb] laa laa, laa laa laa
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _