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Bait And Switch by The Shins
Bait And Switch
Hope this is easy to follow, the rhythm of the song is easy, when you know it. Listen to
a live version or a recording for the timing. Play the chords high on the neck, ie
Barre chord B and A, 5th root barre F#m, D and E. In the verse, the F#m and E are an upstrum
B - F#m A E B - F#m
I finally had all my ducks in a row
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
peace and quiet by means of subtraction.
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
And how she got in, I'm not sure that I know.
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
Two weeks on and my spine was in traction
A E
my eyes in a basket.
B F#m A E x4
B F#m A E B F#m
My gut and my heart are so out of phase
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
And that kind of girl she ain't nobody's daughter
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
I'm just not used to these powerful waves
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
She's shining the brass and I'm taking on water
A E
What am I to do now?
D E D E
I call on a beautiful witch
D E D E B F#m
With a moral compass bait and switch
A D
B F#m A E x 3
then (no guitar, but if you want to play, use the same chords as previous verses B F#m A E etc)
Hide from my psychic derailer
Drive this car to the sea
Spend this night as high as I can
up a towering hemlock
B F#m A E B F#m
But it's no use I can always be found
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
A creature of habit has no real protection
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
I tell her I'll leave if she don't settle down
A E
B F#m A E B F#m
She sees it's a lie on closer inspection
A E
Like everyone else does
(No clue what the lyrics to this section are, album not out for another week, so I'm
taking ones I found online!)
D E D E
Been rubbing a terrible charm
D E D E
Holding smoke in
F#m B
my arms.
F#m B
I'm just a simple man
F#m B
Cursed with an honest heart
D E B
Watch her go and tear it all apart?
B F#m A E x8
then
D E D E
Been rubbing a terrible charm
D E D E
Holding smoke in
F#m B
my arms.
F#m B
I'm just a simple man
F#m B
Cursed with an honest heart
D E B
Watch her go and tear it all apart?
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version 2
Solo
Tuning: Standard
e|----s7-----s7-----7---------5-5-5-5------7-7-------7---9-------5-5-5-5------|
B|---------------------------------------------7----7---------------------9-9-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---4-4-----4-5------------s4-4-------------------------------------------|
G|----------4--4-----4-4-2-2-2-------4----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4------7-----7-7-7-7-6-6--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------7-6---6------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
e|-----------------------------------s2--s5--------5-5-7----s2--s5------5-5-7-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4----9----9------------4----9---9------|
D|------------------6-6-7-7---9-----------------------------------------------|
A|--6-7----7----7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
s means slide up to the note following the "s"
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