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Know Your Onion by The Shins
Know Your Onion
INTRO:
E-
B-
G-8-6-4-2-1-
D-
A-
E-7-5-3-1-0-
E B E B
Shut out, pimpled and angry
E B A B
I quietly tied all my guts into knots
E B E B
Gave up trying to make 'em
E B A B
Figured it'd take 'em too long to look up
C#minor E A E
And besides, it was undeniably clear to me, I dunno why
C#minor D A
When every other part of love seemed locked behind shutters
B
I knew the worthless dregs we've always been
E B E B
Lucked out, found my favourite record
E B A B
Lying in wait at the Birmingham Mall
E B E B E
The songs that I heard, the occasional book
B A B G#
Were the only fun I ever took
A B E
And I got on with making myself
G# A B C
Now the trick is just making yourself
C G
But when they're parking their cars on your chest
G C
You've still got a view of the summer sky
C G C
To make it hurt twice when your restless body caves to it's whim
C Bminor
And suddenly struggles to take flight
Repeat Intro
E B E
Three thousand miles north-east
B E B A B E
I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads
E B E B E
What kind of life you dream of? You're allergic to love
B A B C#minor
Yes I know but I must say in my own defense
E A E
It's been undeniably dear to me, I dunno why
C#minor E A E
When every other part of love seemed locked behind shutters
B
I knew the worthless dregs we are
The selfless, loving saints we are
E
The melting, sliding dice we've always been
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version 2
INTRO:
E------------|
B------------|
G-8-6-4-2-1--|
D------------|
A------------|
E-7-5-4-2-0--|
then
E B X4
E B E B
Shut out, pimpled and angry
E B A B
I quietly tied all my guts into knots
E B E B
Gave up on trying to make them
E B A B
I Figured it'd take them too long to look up
C#m Ab A E
And besides, it was undeniably clear to me, I don't know why
A E D A
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
B
I knew the worthless dregs we've always been
E B E B
Lucked out, found my favourite record
E B A B
Lying in wait at the Birmingham Mall
E B E B E
The songs that I heard, the occasional book
B A B Ab
Were the only fun I ever took
A B E
And I got on with making myself
(Instrumental, listen for timing to change from E to A, easy to see when Mercer plays it live)
E A B
E A B
Ab A B C
Now the trick is just making yourself
C G
But when they're parking their cars on your chest
G C
You've still got a view of the summer sky
C G C
To make it hurt twice when your restless body caves to it's whim
C B
And suddenly struggles to take flight
Riff
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-----0-------------|
D-------------------|
A---2---------------|
E-3-----7-----------|
Alternating pluck
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
Rundown:
E------------|
B------------|
G-8-6-4-2-1--|
D------------|
A------------|
E-7-5-4-2-0--|
(Instead of rundown riff, Chords B A Abm F#m can be played here)
E B E
Three thousand miles north-east
B E B A B E
I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads
E B E B E
"What kind of life you dream of? You're allergic to love"
B A B C#m
Yes I know but I must say in my own defense
Ab A E
It's been undeniably dear to me, I don't know why
A E D A
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
B
I knew the worthless dregs we are
The selfless, loving saints we are
E
The melting, sliding dice we've always been
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