SAID THE WHALE
                            OUT ON THE SHIELD

Capo @ 3. Chords related to capo.

Intro -

F (133211@1)               CWe (x32010@1)never meant to stay here.
        F (133211@1)                CWe (x32010@1)were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.

Fill

F (133211@1)Vers

Aadd2  C#m
       We got stuck here for the winter.
Aadd2  C#m (x13321@4)      
       Blinded by golden dollar signs.
Aadd2  C#m
       We built some simple structures.
Aadd2  C#m
       Temporary, not permanent.
Aadd2  C#m
       But each year we dug much deeper.
Aadd2  C#m
       And each year things got more serious.
Aadd2  C#m
       Each year our hearts grew weaker.
Aadd2  C#m
       Blinded by golden dollar signs.

Chours
F (133211@1)               CWe (x32010@1)never meant to stay here.
        F (133211@1)                CWe (x32010@1)were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.

Bridge
FPut (133211@1)a lump of coal in my hand.
GSqueeze (320003@1)just as tight as I can.
AmHope (x02210@1)for a brand new diamond.
CI (x32010@1)know it's slight but it's all I can.
FI (133211@1)promise honey that when we get paid.
GWe'll (320003@1)pack our things and we'll move away.
AmA (x02210@1)thousand miles from this frozen lake.
CWe'll (x32010@1)find a place where we both can stay.
FWe'll (133211@1)find a city with a million people.
GFind (320003@1)an apartment where the rent is real low.
AmWe'll (x02210@1)disappear and no one will notice.
CHow (x32010@1)about it Darling? We could both live downtown!

Chours
F (133211@1)               CWe (x32010@1)never meant to stay here.
        F (133211@1)                CWe (x32010@1)were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.

Final Chours
F (133211@1)               GWe (320003@1)never meant to stay here.
        Am (x02210@1)                CWe (x32010@1)were here for the gold, here for the gold, here for the gold.
F (133211@1)               GWe (320003@1)never meant to stay here.
        Am (x02210@1)                CBut (x32010@1)we're just dumb animals with our paws in the hole, grasping gold.

F (133211@1)                  GNow (320003@1)we're stuck in a small town,
Am (x02210@1)                     Cout (x32010@1)on the shield, but it lost it's appeal long ago.
   F (133211@1)                      GWe (320003@1)wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead
   Am (x02210@1)                     Cand (x32010@1)we slowly make our way into the caves where we will forget,
F (133211@1)                 Gthe (320003@1)faces of our children and our small regrets
   Am (x02210@1)                           CLike, (x32010@1)I should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance

F (133211@1)               CWe (x32010@1)never meant to stay here.

Enjoy.