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Girl Inform Me by The Shins
Girl Inform Me
A E D A
Girl inform me all my senses warn me
F#m C#m G D
Your clever eyes could easily disguise
A E
Some backwards purpose
D A
It's enough to make me nervous.
F#m C#m D E
Do you harbor sighs, or spit in my eye
C
But your lips when we speak
A C A
Are the valleys and peaks of a mountain range on fire.
C Em D
So let me walk these coals till you believe
A D A
I can cut the mustard well enough
F#m E G
Cause you know as soon as breathe we scrutinize
A E D A
Unknown quotients, you must be using potions
F#m C#m G D
How else could you tie my head to the sky
A E D A
This new convection has left me wondering why
F#m C#m D E
I can't concern myself with ordinary tripe.
E->D#->D
F#m E D
Like what's this morning's paper got to say
F#m E D
And which brand of coffee to make
F#m E D A
This is no umbrella to take into the wind
D A D A E
And before we begin is there nothing to kill this anxiety.
Fill:
A------------2-2-4-0--- X2
E--0-0-4-4-------------
A E D A F#m C#m G D
A E D A F#m C#m D E
C
But your lips when we speak
A C A
Are the valleys and peaks of a mountain range on fire.
C Em D
So let me walk these coals till you believe
A D A
I can cut the mustard well enough
F#m E
Cause you know as soon as breathe we scrutinize
G A
The paint away
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Chords: 577655 - A (A lot of these are sus chords, but James uses them because
779977 - E they make it easier to slide around on the fretboard, you
557755 - D could just use regular barre chords, whatever works for you).
244222 - F#m
446654 - C#m
355433 - G
x9777x - E
8101098 - C
x79989 - Em
022100 - E
320033 - G
x02220 - A
x00232 - D
VERSE:
Guitar 1: ("Girl inform me all my senses warn me...")
e|-------5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------4--------3--------5----|
B|-------5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------5--------3--------5----|
G|-------6--------9--------7--------6--------2--------6--------4--------7----|
D|--7--------9--------7--------7--------4--------6--------5--------7---------|
A|--7--------7--------5--------7--------4--------4--------5--------5---------|
E|--5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------4--------3--------5---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------5-------7-----5--------5-------2------4------3------5--------------|
B|--2h3/5---5/7/9---9\7---7\3/5----5---2---2/5----5--3---3--7---7-5----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1: |-strum----|
e|-------5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------4--------7-------------|
B|-------5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------5--------7----7-7-7-7-7|
G|-------6--------9--------7--------6--------2--------6--------9----7-7-7-7-7|
D|--7--------9--------7--------7--------4--------6--------7---------7-7-7-7-7|
A|--7--------7--------5--------7--------4--------4--------5---------9-9-9-9-9|
E|--5--------7--------5--------5--------2--------4--------5------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|--5-------7-----5--------5-------2-----4------5-------7---7----7h9-7-------|
B|----5/7/9---9\7---7\3/5----5---2---2/5---5--3---3-5/9---9----9--------9----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------7-----7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9---7h9---7/9/10-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS: ("But your lips when we speak are the valleys and peaks...")
Guitar 1 (Staccato strums)
e|--------8------8-----------5------5-----------8------8---------5------5----|
B|--------8------8-----------5------5-----------8------8---------5------5----|
G|------------9-----------------6-------------------9---------------6--------|
D|--10-------10--------7--------7---------10-------10-------7-------7--------|
A|--10-------10--------7--------7---------10-------10-------7-------7--------|
E|--8------------------5-------------------8----------------5----------------|
(cont.) |---regular-strumming|-pattern-not-shown----------------|
e|--------8------8---------7---7----------5----5-----------------------------|
B|--------8------8---------8---8----------5----5-----play--------------------|
G|------------9------9--9--9---9--9-9-----7----6----these two----------------|
D|--10-------10------9--9--9---9--9-9-----7----7-----alternately-------------|
A|--10-------10------7--7--7---7--7-7-----5----7----until you hear-----------|
E|--8-------------------------------------5----5------the change-------------|
e|------2-2-----2-2-----0-0----3-3-------------------------------------------|
B|------2-2-----2-2-----0-0----3-3-------------------------------------------|
G|------2-2-----2-2-----1-1----0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-2----0-0-------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-2----2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
Repeat all parts until the bridge:
BRIDGE: ("Like whats this morning's paper got to say...") Repeat. Not the walkdown.
e|--7--7-------2-----------0-0-----2-2---------------------------------------|
B|--9--8---------3---------0-0-----2-2---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-------1-1-----2-2---------------------------------------|
D|----------0--------------2-2-----4-4---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------2-2-----4-4---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------0--0-0--2--2-2---------------------------------------|
POST-BRIDGE ("Into the wind, but before we begin...) Repeat
e|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------2-2-4-4---------2-2-4-4--|
E|------------------------------------------0-0-4-4---------0-0-4-4----------|
SOLO: Guitar 1 turn down the volume a bit, Guitar 2 play the verse riff.
Repeat everything else, end on a D chord.
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