The Shins – No Way Down (Guitar)

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Meet the son of a Government man

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and a pillar of salt

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I was born with blood on my hands and

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have all signs of a bleeding heart

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Living high on a giant hog

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and a mountain so steep

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keep your head in a hollow log as

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the ruling fog are about to creep

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What have we done?

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How'd we get so far from the sun?

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Lost, lost in an oscillating phase

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where a tiny few catch all of the rays

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Out beyond the western squalls

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In an alien land

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they work for nothing at all

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they don't know the mall or the lay-away plan

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Dig yourself a beautiful grave

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everything you could want

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Maybe those invisible slaves are

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too far away for the ghost to

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haunt, what will we charge

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for letting go of a claim so large?

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Oh, all of our working days are done

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But a tiny few are having all of the fun

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Get used to their dust in your lungs

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Is there no way down

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from this peak to solid ground

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without having our gold teeth

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pulled from our mouth?

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Make me a drink

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strong enough

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to wash away the dishwater world

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They said was lemonade

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Walk with me

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after the show

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Maybe we can find a way

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through the minefield in the

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snow, what will they charge

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for letting go of a claim so large?

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Oh, all of our working days are done

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But a tiny few are having all of the fun

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Apologies to the sick and the young

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Get used to their dust in your lungs