• Song:

    No Way Down

  • Artist:

    Shins

  • Album:

    Port of Morrow

Listen to the song for rhythm, should be right. If the verse work sounds off, it's
probably due to the lead guitar, took me a little while to work out exactly what the chords
were. Pretty much just worked this out too over the last half hour, think it's right. 
Hope it helps!

Intro (play twice)
Ab C# x3
F# C#

Ab (xx1114@1)                    C#Meet (x43121@1)the son of a Government man
Ab (xx1114@1)             C#and (x43121@1)a pillar of salt
Ab (xx1114@1)                 C#I (x43121@1)was born with blood on my hands and
      F# (244322@1)               C#have (x43121@1)all signs of a bleeding heart

Ab (xx1114@1)               C#Living (x43121@1)high on a giant hog
Ab (xx1114@1)          C#and (x43121@1)a mountain so steep
Ab (xx1114@1)                   C#keep (x43121@1)your head in a hollow log as
      F# (244322@1)           C#the (x43121@1)ruling fog are about to creep

Ebm (xx4342@1)         AbWhat (xx1114@1)have we done?
C# (x43121@1)             Ab (xx1114@1)         F#How'd (244322@1)we get so far from the sun?
Ebm (xx4342@1)              BbmLost, (x13321@1)lost in an oscillating phase
         C# (x43121@1)          Ab (xx1114@1)        F#where (244322@1)a tiny few catch all of the rays

Ab (xx1114@1)                C#Out (x43121@1)beyond the western squalls
Ab (xx1114@1)          C#In (x43121@1)an alien land
Ab (xx1114@1)             C#they (x43121@1)work for nothing at all
            F# (244322@1)                   C#they (x43121@1)don't know the mall or the lay-away plan

Ab (xx1114@1)                C#Dig (x43121@1)yourself a beautiful grave
Ab (xx1114@1)            C#everything (x43121@1)you could want
Ab (xx1114@1)              C#Maybe (x43121@1)those invisible slaves are
     F# (244322@1)                 C#too (x43121@1)far away for the ghost to

Ebm (xx4342@1)              Abhaunt, (xx1114@1)what will we charge
      C# (x43121@1)            Ab (xx1114@1)     F#for (244322@1)letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm (xx4342@1)           BbmOh, (x13321@1)all of our working days are done
       C# (x43121@1)               Ab (xx1114@1)        F#But (244322@1)a tiny few are having all of the fun
      C# (x43121@1)        Ab (xx1114@1)          F#Get (244322@1)used to their dust in your lungs

Instrumental Break (play twice)
C# F# x 3
Ab (xx1114@1)Ebm (xx4342@1)   BbmIs (x13321@1)there no way down
           C# (x43121@1)           Abfrom (xx1114@1)this peak to solid ground
   Ebm (xx4342@1)            Bbmwithout (x13321@1)having our gold teeth
                  Ab (xx1114@1)   F#pulled (244322@1)from our mouth?

Ab  F# x 2
C# (stop)

Ab (xx1114@1)  C#Make (x43121@1)me a drink
Ab (xx1114@1)     C#strong (x43121@1)enough
Ab (xx1114@1)      C# (x43121@1)                F#to (244322@1)wash away the dishwater world
        C#They (x43121@1)said was lemonade

Ab (xx1114@1)  C#Walk (x43121@1)with me
Ab (xx1114@1)      C#after (x43121@1)the show
Ab (xx1114@1)    C# (x43121@1)        F#Maybe (244322@1)we can find a way
             C#through (x43121@1)the minefield in the

Ebm (xx4342@1)            Absnow, (xx1114@1)what will they charge
      C# (x43121@1)            Ab (xx1114@1)     F#for (244322@1)letting go of a claim so large?
Ebm (xx4342@1)           BbmOh, (x13321@1)all of our working days are done
       C# (x43121@1)               Ab (xx1114@1)        F#But (244322@1)a tiny few are having all of the fun
  C# (x43121@1)            Ab (xx1114@1)          F#Apologies (244322@1)to the sick and the young
      C# (x43121@1)        Ab (xx1114@1)          F#Get (244322@1)used to their dust in your lungs
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