The Shins – Rubber Ballz (Guitar)

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[Intro]
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba 
[Verse 1]
     Am
In a larval stage

           D
Drinking a minimum wage

                  G      F        Em      F
I fell in with a girl so vastly superior

         G           F            G
She wore mardi gras beads in her hair
[Chorus]
    F  G   C              G        F
And I just can't get her out of my bed

G         C              G        F    G
Wish I'd gone with her sister instead

C            E
Love life imploded

   Am              F
My dice were all loaded

C               G         F
I can't get her out of my bed
[Bridge]
Em    Am              Em                      Am
I know, if she gave a fuck then it would show

        Dm                               G         
And she wouldn’t have me stabbing other boys

          Dm                            G
Like it’s just a bit of sweetness she enjoys
[Break]
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba 
[Verse 3]
         Am
Devil’s daughter

Am           D
So much for Simon’s fifty ways

D                     G           F             Em     F
What can a lonely boy do when all else seems inferior?

     G             F         G
No come-along will pull me away
[Chorus]
    F  G   C              G        F
And I just can’t get her out of my bed

G           C             G        F    G
Should've mainlined saltpeter instead

    C          E         Am       F
My vices have voted, her ass duly noted

C              G         F
Can’t kick her out of my bed
[Bridge]
Em                   Am
Hold on, maybe this girl is alright

Em                          Am
Just wants the benefit of a modern love life

Dm                              C
I don’t know the difference anymore

             F                         G
I've turned making bad decisions into some kind of art form

Dm                              C
Don’t mention boundaries on the phone

      F                          G
They slide and glide on out the door
[Chorus]
      C              G         F   G
And I can’t get her out of my bed

C             G          F
Can’t get her out of my bed

    C          E         Am       F
My vices have voted, her ass duly noted

C             G         F     C
Can’t get her out of my bed
[Bridge]
Em        
Slow down

Am           Em              Am
I don’t know what I’m hoping for

   Dm                        G
So silently I’m opening the latch 

  Dm                                 G
I swear she’ll be the last one I dispatch
[Outro]
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       Em       Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba da da da da 

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba