• Song:

    Australia

  • Artist:

    Shins

  • Album:

    Australia

Tabbed by Skamando, with the help of previous tabbers: Smobrian and Ryan A. Simon

All previous tabs were either incomplete or incorrect. Here is a revised, complete version.

Tuning: standard

"Time to put the ear covers on. NO!"

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D|--------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-----4-------------4-----2-----------------------------------|
E|--0--2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro: E

E (022100@1)                   C#m (x13321@4)                   F#m (244222@1) 
(Born to) Born to multiply, born to gaze into night skies,
         A (x02220@1)           F#m (244222@1)    EAll (022100@1)you want's one more Saturday.
                      C#mBut (x13321@4)look here, until then
                       F#mThey're (244222@1)gonna buy your nice time
             A (x02220@1)                      F#m (244222@1)So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters
BTo (x2444x@1)the day.
                  EYou (022100@1)come in doing cartwheels
                    BWe (x2444x@1)all crawl out by ourselves
                      EAnd (022100@1)your shape on the dance floor
                           BWill (x2444x@1)have me thinking such filth and gouge my eyes.
           C#m (x13321@4)       AYou'd (x02220@1)be damned to be one of us girl
C#m (x13321@4)        AFaced (x02220@1)with a dodo's conundrum
E (022100@1)F#m (244222@1)                      AI (x02220@1)  felt like I could just fly
     G#m (133111@4)                        BBut (x2444x@1)nothing happened every time I tried.
         EWooh (022100@1)Ooooh

                  C#mA (x13321@4)dual tone on the wall
                                 F#mThe (244222@1)selfless fool who hoped he'd save us all
        A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)          ENever (022100@1)dreamt of such sterile hands
                             C#mYou (x13321@4)keep them folded in your lap
                    F#mAnd (244222@1)raise them up to   beg for scraps
              A (x02220@1)                       F#m (244222@1) 
You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers
BJust (x2444x@1)the same
                        EWill (022100@1)you be pulled from the ocean
                  BBut (x2444x@1)just a minute too late
                EOr (022100@1)changed by a potion
                         BAnd (x2444x@1)find a handsome young mate for you to love

          C#m (x13321@4)                        AYou'll (x02220@1)be damned to pining through the window panes, you know
C#m (x13321@4)                           A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1) F#mYou'll (244222@1)change your life for any ordinary Joe
                         AWell (x02220@1)do it now or grow old
                G#m (133111@4)                        BYour (x2444x@1)nightmares only need a year or two to unfold

E | C#m | F#m | A | G#m | E
E | C#m | F#m | E | B



Solo
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D|--------------------------11-11-9-11--13---------------11----------------11----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---?---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--9------7-----5------4--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10/9---9/7---7/5--5--5-7-4-5-4-2---2-5-4-2-4-2-----5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-3/5-o-|
G|-------------------------------------1-------------1-2-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---?---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-o-2--4-2-o---4-o------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---?---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B (x2444x@1)                                    
Been alone since you were twenty-one,
E (022100@1)                               
You haven't laughed since January,
B (x2444x@1)                                          
You try and think of this as so much fun,
E (022100@1)                                 
But we know it to be quite contrary.
B (x2444x@1)                   
lalalala, la la la la

C#m (x13321@4)      ADare (x02220@1)to be one of us, girl,
C#m (x13321@4)      AFacing (x02220@1)the Android's conundrum,
E (022100@1)F#m (244222@1)                     AI (x02220@1)  feel like I should just cry,
     G#m (133111@4)                        BBut (x2444x@1)nothing happens every time I take one on the chin,
     G#m (133111@4)                                BYou're (x2444x@1)humor in your coat, you don't know how long I've been,
     G#m (133111@4)               BWatching (x2444x@1)the lantern dim,
G#m (133111@4)            BStarved (x2444x@1)of oxygen,
   A (x02220@1)                          F#m (244222@1)               ESo (022100@1)give me your hand, and let's jump out the window.

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D|--------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-----4-------------4-----2-----------------------------------|
E|--0--2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat until End.

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