I worked this out by listening to the song from Nature Bears a Vacuum, and listening to an old concert by The Shins circa 2002. The lyrics are just taken from the internet with a couple of my own ideas thrown in. This song should be played with barre chords, using 7th fret B as a starting point. The "Where I'm meant to be" section and the following E F# run up should be played with open chords, certainly sounds like that's how it's done! I hope this helps. B Bb E They want trash, they want you batting a lash B Ebm E I'll eat styes from elephants' eyes B Bb E They're in touch with their inner crutch B Ebm They wont stab but they'll grab E F# And that's just like the other B Bb E We get news and we drown it in booze B Ebm E We take lives from elephants' eyes B Bb E They're in bed with the crowd eating lead B Ebm It wont stop if you shop E F# With the lovers of bloodshed E B I went to school, and saw slides A E - B Of where I'm meant to be E - B Where I'm meant to be E - Ab Were I'm meant to be E F# B Bb E We need time like a kid eating limes B Ebm E We're in town when bees are let out B Bb E We get laughs through an osmotic patch B Ebm We're attached to the past E F# 'Cause our future's a bleak one E B I went to school and saw slides A E - B Of where I'm meant to be E - B I'm meant to be (Repeat the I'm meant to be line) then end with E Ab E F# x 3 End on B