The Shins – Spilt Needles (Guitar)
Capo 3
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Chords
This version one is played with a capo, taken from the way this girl plays it:
By the way: The name of this song is Spilt Needles, but it also known as "Split Needles".
Intro chords (x2):
Bm G Em G
Bm G D Asus2
Bm G Em G I've done myself an impossible crime Bm G D Asus2 Had to paint myself a hole and fall inside Bm G Em G If it's far enough in sight and rhyme Bm G D Asus2 G I get to wear another dress and count in time D Asus2 G Oh, won't you do me the favor, man, D Asus2 G Of forgiving my, D Asus2 G polymorphing opinion here, D Asus2 On your vague outline,
G
Bm G Em G
Bm G D Asus2
Bm G Em G I'll find myself another burning gate Bm G D Asus2 A pretty face, a vague idea I can't relate Bm G Em G And this is what you get for pulling pins Bm G D Asus2 G Another hole inside the hole you're in D Asus2 G It's like I'm pressed on the handle bars D Asus2 G Of a blind man's bike D Asus2 G No straws to grab, just the rushing wind D Asus2 On the rolling mind G La la la la laa
Bm G Em G
Bm G D Asus2
D
2x
D A G They want you to decide, A C D Eventually, it happens, A G D Some gather on one side, A C D With all their pearly snapping, D A G They close the basement door, A C D It sets our teeth to chatter, A G D You never saw it before, A But now that hardly matters, Bm7 D You're old enough, boy, Bm7 D Too many summers you've enjoyed, Bm7 D A So spin the wheel, We'll set you up with some odd convictions, G Because you're finally golden, boy,
Bm G, Em G
Bm G, D Asus2
D Asus2 G It's like I'm pressed on the handle bars D Asus2 G Of a blind man's bike D Asus2 G No straws to grab, just the rushing wind D Asus2 G On the rolling mind