The Shins – Know Your Onion (Ukulele)

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Chords

[Intro]
A|-------------------------|
E|-7---5---4---2---0-------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-8---6---4---2---1-------|
E B x4 [Verse 1]
E    B     E          B
Shut out, pimpled and angry

    E     B            A          B
I quietly tied all my guts into knots

E     B  E         B
Gave up trying to make 'em

E             B            A            B
Figured it'd take 'em too long to look up
[Chorus]
      C#m           G#          A                    E
And besides, it was undeniably clear to me, I dunno why

           A              E           D            A
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters

   B
I knew the worthless dregs we've always been
[Verse 2]
E       B               E        B
Lucked out, found my favourite record

E         B            A         B
Lying in wait at the Birmingham Mall

E     B            E           B        E
The songs that I heard, the occasional book

          B    A     B     G#
Were the only fun I ever took

       A           B      E
And I got on with making myself
[Interlude] (E) A B E A B [Bridge]
G#         A             B          C
   Now the trick is just making yourself

                                               G
But when they're parking their cars on your chest

                                      C
You've still got a view of the summer sky

                                 G
To make it hurt twice when your restless body caves to its whim

C                           B
  And suddenly struggles to take flight
[Verse 3]
E                B          E
Three thousand miles north-east

    B           E              B      A         B              E
I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads

              B              E           B          E
What kind of life you dream of? You're allergic to love

        B          A           B       C#m
Yes, I know but I must say in my own defense
[Chorus]
          G#          A                   E
It's been undeniably dear to me, I dunno why

           A              E           D            A
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
[Outro]
   B
I knew the worthless dregs we are

     B
The selfless, loving saints we are

     B                                 E
The melting, sliding dice we've always been