Port of Morrow The Shins
I've tried to line up the chords as best as possible, as always, listen to the
song for best comparison. I'm sure this is right, then again, I have just spent an
hour I should've spent in bed working this out. I've actually worked out a lot of
the new album, will likely add them soon. The lyrics are makeshift, based on what
I could decipher, will update when the album comes out :D Enjoy! Sounds best
played on open chords!
Intro
[F] [G] [E] [F]
[F] [G] [E] [Am]
[F] [G] [E] [F]
[F] [E]
[F]Ve[G]rse
[Dm]Through the rain[A] and all the clatter
[F]Under the Fr[C]emont bri[G]dge I saw a pigeon fly
[Dm]Fly in fear fr[F]om the raptor c[C]ome to take its li[A]fe
[Dm]And as it closed [A]in for the capture
[F]I funn[C]elled the f[G]ear through my ancient eyes
[Dm]To see in flight[F], what I know are
The b[C]itter mechanics of li[A]fe
[F]Under my h[G]at it reads "the line[E]s are all imag[F]ined"
[F]A fact of li[G]fe I know to h[E]ide from my little g[Am]irls
[F]I know my pl[G]ace amongst the b[E]ugs and all the an[F]imals
[F]And it's from these ord[E]inary people
You are long[F]ing to be fre[G]e
[Dm]My hotel an[A]d on the TV
[F]A pre[C]acher on the[G] stage like a buzzard cries
[Dm]Our a warning o[F]f phony sorrow. He's tr[C]ying to get a ri[A]se.
[Dm]The cyanide [A]of an almond
[F]Let him l[C]ook at your ha[G]nds, get the angles right
[Dm]Ace of spades, Po[F]rt of Morrow, l[C]ife is death is lif[A]e.
[F]I saw a phot[G]ograph; Col[E]ogne in â??[F]27
[F]And then a p[G]ostcard after the[E] bombs in[Am] â??45
[F]Must have been a w[G]orld of evil c[E]lowns that let it ha[F]ppen
[F]But now I rec[E]ognise, dear listeners,
That you were t[F]here and so was [G]I
Instrumental break
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [C] [A]
(whole break x2)
[F]Under my h[G]at I know the li[E]nes are all im[F]agined
[F]A fact of li[G]fe I must impr[E]ess on my little gir[Am]ls
[F]I know my pl[G]ace amongst the c[E]reatures in the pa[F]geant
[F]And there are flo[E]wers in the garbage
And a sku[F]ll under your cu[G]rls
Instrumental break
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [C] [A]
Repeat instrumental break until fade.
Note: I initially had the verse second part of the verse chords as
[Dm]Ace of spades, Po[A]rt of Morrow, l[C]ife is death is lif[A]e.
for example, with another A in place of the F. It sounded right to me, but I went
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