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Girl On The Wing by The Shins
Girl On The Wing
Verse 1
Bm D E
One wound-up punch of intuition, lays flat my whole take on us.
Bm D E
You're the girl on the wing of a barnstormer, the tital rabbit who came of
Bm
age before her time.
Bridge
Bm G D A
We could have been so good-natured if i'd relented when you insisted,
Bm G D A
but we've been backed against all nature's walls far too long.
Bm G D A
You felt abandoned by me, I recall the sunshine as you were melting
Bm G D A
and through the comedy softens the fall, they still hear us with their
G
ears to the wall.
Verse 2
Bm D E
I sold all my evil motives, no icicles stuck in my hide.
Bm D E
I'm through with riddles, i know we're little just help me feel warm
inside.
Chorus
G D
Before we take this ride and let it slide, into the cracks where fall and
G D
winter collide. I surrender all my gall in a song of modern love.
G D A
Rembember you're the one who summoned me above any other kind.
G
Bridge 2
Bm G D A Bm
We could have been so good-natured if you'd relented when i'd insisted,
G D A Bm
we take a week off, let the garden grow by itself,
G D A
and let the gluttons fill themselves with all the worst of the gory
Bm
nineties.
G D A
And through the comedy softens the fall, we still fall short.
Chorus
G D
Before we take this ride and let it slide into the cracks where fall
and winter colide.
G D
I surrender all my gall in a song of modern love.
G D A
Remember you're the one who summoned me above any other kind.
G E
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version 2
Bm G Bm G Bm
One wound-up punch of intuition, lays
G D E
flat my whole take on us.
Bm G Bm G
You're the girl on the wing of a barnstormer,
Bm G D
the tidal rabbit who came of
E Bm
age before her time.
Bm -> Bbm -> A (rundown)
A G D A
We could have been so good-natured if I'd relented when you insisted,
Bm G D A
but we've been backed against all nature's walls far too long.
Bm G D A
You felt abandoned by me, I recall the sunshine as you were melting
Bm G D A
and though the comedy softens the fall, they still hear us with their
G
ears to the wall.
Bm G Bm G Bm G
I sold all my evil motives, no icicles
D E
stuck in my hide.
Bm G Bm G Bm
I'm through with riddles, I know we're little
G D
just help me feel warm
E
inside.
G D
Before we take this ride and let it slide, into the cracks where fall and
G D
winter collide. I surrender all my gall in a song of modern love.
G D A
Remember you're the one who summoned me above any other kind.
Instrumental (Verse Chords)
Bm G x3 D E
Bm G x3 D E
Bm -> Bbm -> A
A G D A
We could have been so good-natured if you'd relented when I insisted,
Bm G D A
we take a week off, let the garden grow by itself,
Bm G D A
and let the gluttons fill themselves with all the worst of the gory nineties
Bm G D A
And though the comedy softens the fall, we still fall short.
G D
Before we take this ride and let it slide into the cracks where fall
and winter collide.
G D
I surrender all my gall in a song of modern love.
G D A
Remember you're the one who summoned me above any other kind.
G G -> B (slide)
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version 3
#---- quarter note
#-- eighth note
(#) hold the same note (unpicked)
\ slide down
/ slide up
X muted string
#p# pull off the first note down to the second
#b# bend up and down to the notes
~ vibrato (wiggling the string)
V pick down-stroke
^ pick up-stroke
{fast tempo}
VERSE RIFF A (play twice)
Bm
V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^
E|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|
B|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|
G|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
D|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
A|2----------------------|2----------------------|2----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
One wound up punch of intuition lays flat my whole
You're the girl... wing of a barn stormer the tidal rabbit who
D E
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
E|2--2--X--2--------------|
B|3--3--X--3--0--0--X--0--|
G|2--2--X--2--1--1--X--1--|
D|0--0--X--0--2--2--X--2--|
A|------------2--2--X--2--|
E|------------------------|
take on us
came of a-
ADD RIFF B
E
V ^ V ^ ^ V ^
E|--------------------------|
B|0--0-----0--(0)--0--0--0--|
G|1--1--X--1--(1)--1--1--1--|
D|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--2--2--|
A|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--2--2--|
E|--------------------------|
-age before
Bm Bm Bb
V V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V V
E|-----2----(2)--2--2--2--|X--2--(2)---------------|
B|-----3----(3)--3--3--3--|X--3--(3)--3--3----2----|
G|X----4----(4)--4--4--4--|X--4--(4)--4--4----3----|
D|X----4----(4)--4--4--4--|X--4--(4)--4--4----3----|
A|X----2----(2)--2--2--2--|X--2--(2)--2--2----1----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
her time
ahh ahh ahh ahh-
PRE-CHORUS (play twice)
In case you can't figure out this next section (it took me awhile to get it just
right)it actually isn't too hard, the trick is this: do not bar the chords, you'll
see why:
1st: just play chords to the main rhythm (same as the verse)
when you have this part right,
2nd: then practice muting the E string leaning against it slightly with a
finger while in chord position this adds the "chic" sound heard all
the way through, marked with an X above the chords, then
3rd: add the rest of the "chic-a" sound in between the chords by lifting
up slightly on the strings during the appropriate up or down
stroke, giving the rhythm a triplet feel, essential to this section
A 1st time
Bm 2nd time G
V V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^
E|-----X--X--X--X--X--X--|------X--X--X--X--X--X--|
B|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|------3--X--X--3--X--X--|
G|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|0-----0--X--X--0--X--X--|
D|2----2--------2--------|0-----0--------0--------|
A|0----------------------|2-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|3-----------------------|
-ah (We)could've been So good-natured if
You felt abandoned by me I re-
D A
V V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^
E|-----2--X--X--2--X--X--|-----X--X--X-----------|
B|3----3--X--X--3--X--X--|2----2--X--X-----------|
G|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|2----2--X--X----6b7b6--|
D|0----0--------0--------|2----2-----------------|
A|0----------------------|0----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
I'd re lented when you insisted
call the sunshine as you were melting
Bm G
V V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^
E|-----X--X--X--X--X--X--|-----X--X--X--X--X--X--|
B|3----3--X--X--3--X--X--|-----3--X--X--3--X--X--|
G|4----4--X--X--4--X--X--|0----0--X--X--0--X--X--|
D|4----4--------4--------|0----0--------0--------|
A|2----------------------|2----------------------|
E|-----------------------|3----------------------|
But we've been backed against all nature's
And though the co me dy softens the
D A
V V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^
E|-----2--X--X--2--X--X--|-----X--X--X--X--X--X--|
B|3----3--X--X--3--X--X--|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|
G|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|2----2--X--X--2--X--X--|
D|0----0--------0--------|2----2--------2--------|
A|0----------------------|0----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
walls far too long
fall they still hear us with their
ADD BRIDGE
G A (1st finger bar)
V V ^ V V ^ V ^ V V V
E|------X--3--|-----X--3--|-----X--3--|-----------|
B|------X--3--|-----X--3--|-----X--3--|2-h3--2----|
G|0-----X--0--|0----X--0--|0----X--0--|2-----2----|
D|0--------0--|0-------0--|0-------0--|2-----2----|
A|2-----------|2----------|2----------|0-----0----|
E|3-----------|3----------|3----------|-----------|
ears to the wa- ah-a-all
VERSE RIFF A (play twice)
Bm
V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^
E|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|
B|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|
G|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
D|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
A|2----------------------|2----------------------|2----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
I sold all my evil motives no icicles stuck
I'm through with riddles I know we're little just help me feel
D E
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
E|2--2--X--2--------------|
B|3--3--X--3--0--0--X--0--|
G|2--2--X--2--1--1--X--1--|
D|0--0--X--0--2--2--X--2--|
A|------------2--2--X--2--|
E|------------------------|
in m-y hide
warm insi-
E
V ^ V ^ ^ V ^
E|--------------------------|
B|0--0-----0--(0)-----------|
G|1--1--X--1--(1)--1--X--X--|
D|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--X--X--|
A|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--X--X--|
E|--------------------------|
-de Before we take this
CHORUS (play thrice)
G
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
E|------3--3--------3--3--|------3--3--------3--3--|
B|------3--3--------3--3--|------3--3--------3--3--|
G|------0--0--------0--0--|------0--0--------0--0--|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|2--2--------2--2--------|2--2--------2--2--------|
E|3--3--------3--3--------|3--3--------3--3--------|
ride and let it slide into the cracks where
render all my gall in a song of modern
member you're...one who sum...me a-
D (1st finger bar)
V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ ^ V ^ ^ V ^
E|------X--2--(2)--2--X--5--|(5)-----X--5--(5)--5-----X--|
B|3--3--X--3--(3)--3--X--3--|(3)--3--X--3--(3)--3--3--X--|
G|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--X--2--|(2)--2--X--2--(2)--2--2--X--|
D|0--0-----0--(0)--0-----0--|(0)--0-----0--(0)--0--0-----|
A|0--0----------------------|-----0----------------0-----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
fall and winter collide I sur-
love Re-
bove any other kind any other
A
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V
E|------0--0--------0--0--|------0--0---------------|
B|---X--2--2-----X--2--2--|---X--2--2---------7\----|
G|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|2--X--2--2--2------------|
D|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|2--X--2--2--0------------|
A|0-----0--0--0-----0--0--|0-----0--0--0------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
kind
GUITAR SOLO with VERSE RIFF A (learn it at slow tempo, then speed it up, cause it burns)
numbers above the tablature indicate the easiest fingering for the solo
3 2 1 3 3
1 3 1 3 1 2 2
2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V
E|2----------0--2--7--5~~|-----------------7--5~~|-----------------------|
B|0--0h3~----0--0--7--7~~|--0h7~--------7~~7--7~~|--0h7~-----5--7--7\0---|
G|--------4~-------------|---------7/9-----------|--------7~-------7\4~~~|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------7\4~~~|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^
E|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|
B|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|
G|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
D|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
A|2----------------------|2----------------------|2----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
2 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 3 3 3 3 3
^ V V V V V
E|------------------------|
B|0-----------------------|
G|4~~7~~~~~7--7--7--7/11~~|
D|4~~9~~~~~9--9--9--9-----|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
D E
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
E|2--2--X--2--------------|
B|3--3--X--3--0--0--X--0--|
G|2--2--X--2--1--1--X--1--|
D|0--0--X--0--2--2--X--2--|
A|------------2--2--X--2--|
E|------------2--2--2--X--|
1
3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
V V V V V ^ V V ^ V ^ V V ^ ^ V V V
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------7--------------|
G|--11~~~11--11-11-11p9--|-----9-----9-----9-----|9\\11~~~9--7--7--7\4---|
D|--9-------------------9|~~12----12----12'12--12|12\14~~~9--9--9p-7\4---|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bm
V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^
E|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|-----2\----X--2--X--2--|
B|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|-----3\----X--3--X--3--|
G|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
D|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|4----4\----X--4--X--4--|
A|2----------------------|2----------------------|2----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
V V V ^ V V ^
E|------0----(0)----------|--------------------------|
B|3/5~~~5\3~~/5~~~~~5~~~~~|~~~5~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~5~~\3-|
G|2/4~~~4\2~~/4~~~~~4~~~~~|~~~4~~~~~~~~~4~~~~~~4~~\2-|
D|0-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^
E|2--2--X--2--------------|--------------------------|
B|3--3--X--3--0--0--X--0--|0--0-----0--(0)--0--0--0--|
G|2--2--X--2--1--1--X--1--|1--1--X--1--(1)--1--1--1--|
D|0--0--X--0--2--2--X--2--|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--2--2--|
A|------------2--2--X--2--|2--2--X--2--(2)--2--2--2--|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2
V V V V V
E|------------------------|-------------------0----|
B|3----12~~~~-------10~~~~|-------7~~~~-------3~~~~|
G|2----11~~~~-------9~~~~~|-------7~~~~-------3~~~~|
D|------------------------|-------------------0----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
V V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V V
E|-----2----(2)--2--2--2--|X--2--(2)---------------|
B|-----3----(3)--3--3--3--|X--3--(3)--3--3----2----|
G|X----4----(4)--4--4--4--|X--4--(4)--4--4----3----|
D|X----4----(4)--4--4--4--|X--4--(4)--4--4----3----|
A|X----2----(2)--2--2--2--|X--2--(2)--2--2----1----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
A 1st time
Bm 2nd time G
^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V ^
E|--0--X--X--X--X--X--X--|------X--X--X--X--X--X--|
B|--2~~2--X--X--2--X--X--|------3--X--X--3--X--X--|
G|--2~~2--X--X--2--X--X--|0-----0--X--X--0--X--X--|
D|--2~~2--------2--------|0-----0--------0--------|
A|--0--------------------|2-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|3-----------------------|
(We)could've been So good-natured if
you'd relented when I insisted
We take a week off, let the garden grow by itself
And let the gluttons fill themselves with all the worst of the gory nineties.
And though the comedy softens the fall, we still fall short.
CHORUS
Before we take this ride and let it slide
Into the cracks where fall and winter collide
I surrender all my gall in a song of modern love
Remember you're the one who summoned me above any other kind
(you're the one summoned above any)
any other
(any other
A
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
E|------0--0--------0--0--|------0--0--------0--0--|
B|---X--2--2-----X--2--2--|---X--2--2-----X--2--2--|
G|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|
D|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|2--X--2--2--2--X--2--2--|
A|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
kind la la la la la la la
kind)
G B
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V V V V
E|------3--3--------3--3--|------3---3---3---|2-------------(2)|
B|------3--3--------3--3--|------3---3---4---|4-------------(4)|
G|4--X--4--4--4--X--4--4--|4--X--4---4---4---|4-------------(4)|
D|5--X--5--5--5--X--5--5--|5--X--5---5---5---|4-------------(4)|
A|5--X--5--5--5--X--5--5--|5--X--5---5---5---|2-------------(2)|
E|3--X--------3--X--------|3--X--------------|2-------------(2)|
la la la
ooh ooh ooh
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