The Shins – Pressed In A Book (Guitar)

A		E		   C
Doted on like seeds planted in rows 

	G	   D		 A
The untied shoelaces of you life

	        C#m			E
Nurtured all year then pressed in a book 

	D	        C#m           A
Or displayed in bad taste at the table 

	    E  			 G
Problems arise and you fan the fire 

		  D				 A
While there's a wild pack of dogs loose in your house tonight. 

         E                           C
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 

		 D	             C
Add it up and basically people never change. 

                        	     G
They just talk and make plans in the dark 

         C		            G
Or make haste with ideas that can't help 

 		      C
But creep good people out 

 	     G		 	     C
As you talk to me too much you're assuming 

G                  D	       E	C#m
We don't always want what's right. 

A	          E		 	     C
Did I strike the right set of chords? you're annoyed. 

       G         D                  A
The goal is to ignite you then move on. 

	        C#m		  E	
You feel ill at ease. you got no squeeze. 

	  D		  C#m		   A
And the wise cracks won't make you more stable. 

		   E			 G
You've learned you lines to scale and to time. 

              D				A
Why must I remind you now i'm only less able. 

	        E                  C
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 

		  D			      C
We're ordinary people we can't help but to change 

        	     G
As we walk and make plans in the dark 

 	   C		             G
Or make haste with the boy who can't help 

 		       C
But creep good people out. 

	     G			     C
As you talk to me too much you're assuming 

		 D	      E		C#m
We don't always want what's right. 

A	      E                  G
Two fallen saplings in an open field. 

              D                  A
Snow padding gently on an empty bench. 

		    E	         G
An old woman's jewelry lying unadorned. 

		D                    A
Cold nesting robins allied for the first time. 

		 E	         G
I know when you hear these sappy lines 

		  D			C
You'll roll your eyes and say "nice try".