The Shins – Pressed In A Book (Ukulele)

D		D		   F
Doted on like seeds planted in rows 

	C	   C		 D
The untied shoelaces of you life

	        F#m			D
Nurtured all year then pressed in a book 

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

	    D  			 C
Problems arise and you fan the fire 

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

         D                           F
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 

		 C	             F
Add it up and basically people never change. 

                        	     C
They just talk and make plans in the dark 

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

 		      C
But creep good people out 

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

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

D	          D		 	     F
Did I strike the right set of chords? you're annoyed. 

       C         C                  D
The goal is to ignite you then move on. 

	        F#m		  D	
You feel ill at ease. you got no squeeze. 

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

		   D			 C
You've learned you lines to scale and to time. 

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

	        D                  F
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 

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

        	     C
As we walk and make plans in the dark 

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

 		       C
But creep good people out. 

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

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

D	      D                  C
Two fallen saplings in an open field. 

              C                  D
Snow padding gently on an empty bench. 

		    D	         C
An old woman's jewelry lying unadorned. 

		C                    D
Cold nesting robins allied for the first time. 

		 D	         C
I know when you hear these sappy lines 

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