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Girl Sailor by The Shins
Girl Sailor
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
D
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------|----------------|
D|7-------------77|6-4-------------|
A|5---------------|----7-5-4-------|
E|----------------|----------7-5-4-|
--Verse 1--
A E
The gutter may profess its love,
A C#m D
Then follow it with hesitation,
A C#m E D E
But there are just so many of you out there for rent
A E
A stronger girl would shake this off in flight,
A C#m D
And never give it more than a frowning hour,
A C#m E
But you have let your heart decide, loss has conquered you,
--Chorus--
D E D
You've won one too many fights,
E
Wearing many hats every time,
D E A D E
But you wont win here tonight,
--Verse 2--
Same chords as Verse 1
You've made it through the direst of straits alright,
Can you help it if plain love now seems less interesting?
You haven't changed an ounce in my eyes,
And I cannot lecture you,
And does anything I say seem relevant at all?
You've been at the helm since you were just five,
While I cannot claim to be more than a passenger,
--Chorus--
D E D
But, you've won one too many fights,
E D
Wearing all of your clothes at the same time,
E F#m
Let the good times end tonight,
G D E
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her, this time
D (Repeat Intro)
--Guitar Solo--
A E A C#m D
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------7-|9--------------12-9-|
B|-------10-9---------|--------------------|-------------9-10---|--9---- 9-9-10------|
G|------------11-9----|9/11-9---------9----|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------11-|----------9h11---11-|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A C#m E
E|--------12-9--------|--------------------|------------7-5-4---|/7--5--4--/7----5-4-|(5)...
B|-------------10-9---|----------------7/9-|7\5-------7---------|--------------------|
G|------------------9-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|9-------------9-----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|-------9-9/11-------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Verse chords
--Middle Part--
F#m G F#m
Just a moment or two from now,
G F#m
Not a mind will retain even a trace,
G D
Of the thoughts that I struggled to tell
E
And how our stack of cards just fell,
--Verse 3--
Same chords as Verse 1
So settle this once and for all,
The light no longer shows the cracks around my door,
And I have no lantern to light your way home tonight,
--Chors--
Same chords as previous chorus
You are not some saint who's above,
Giving someone a stroll through the flowers,
You've got so much more to dream of,
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her,
This time,
This time,
This time.
End on D
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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