The Shins – Eating Styes From Elephants Eyes (Guitar)
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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 - G# 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 G#
E F# x 3
End on B