The Shins – Young Pilgrims (Guitar)

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[Intro] | D | Bb G | | D | Bb C | | D | F | A7 | [Verse 1]
D            Bb     G
  A cold and wet November dawn

D            Bb         C
  And there are no barking sparrows

D      F                   A7
  Just emptiness to dwell upon

D          Bb    G
  I fell into a winter slide

D           Bb              C                 D
  And ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow

     F                   A7
Just eking out my measly pies
[Chorus 1]
    G         D          A        D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I

G            D       F       A7
  Know there is this side of me that

G          D        A             D
  Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just

G         D            F        A7
  Fly the whole mess into the sea
[Verse 2]
D         Bb         G
  Another slow train to the coast

D                Bb            C      D
  Some brand new gory art from way on high

  F                        A7
I sink and then I swim all night

D             Bb       G
  I watch the ice melt on the glass

D            Bb            C
  While the eloquent young pilgrims pass

D     F  
  And leave behind their trail

   C                    A7
Imploring us all not to fail
[Chorus 2]
   G            D        A       D
Of course I was raised to gather courage from those

G       D        F         A7
  Lofty tales so tried and true and

G           D   A       D
  If you're able I'd suggest it 'cause this

G        D                   F        A7
  Modern thought can get the best of you
[Bridge]
Bm             D
   This rather simple epitaph

    G         A          G       A    Asus4
Can save your hide, your falling mind

Bm             D
   Fate isn't what we're up against

        G    A        G        A    Asus4
There's no design, no flaws to find

        G    A        G        A    Asus4
There's no design, no flaws to find

[Solo]
   D               Bb       G
e|-----2----------------------------|
B|-3-----3---6\5--------------------|
G|---2-----2-----7-5---5/7------2---|
D|--------------------------3-5-----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   D               Bb       C
e|-----2------------------------5---|
B|-3-----3---6\5------------------7-|
G|---2-----2-----7-5---5/7----------|
D|----------------------------7-----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   D               F               C                A7
e|-----2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---------5/6-5-----------5/6-5----------------------------|
G|---2-----2-------------7-5-------------7-5---5/7--6---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
    G         D          A        D
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I

G        D        F       A7
  Know I got this side of me that

G          D        A             D
  Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just

G         D            F       A7    D
  Fly the whole mess into the sea
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