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The Shins- "Past and Pending"   (Oh, Inverted World)
[Intro]
E       D      A      G
E       D      A      D
[Verse]
"Eas someone sets lDight to the first fAire of AuGtumn
 Ewe settle dDown, to cAut ourselves apDart.
 Ecough and tDwitch from the nAews on your fGace
 Eand some foreign candDle burniAng in your eDyes
               E       D      A       G
               E       D      A       D
 hEeld to the Dpast, too awAare of the Gpending
 cEhill as the dawn brDeaks and fiAnds us up for sDale
 eEnter the fDog another lAow road descendiGng
 aEway from the coDld lust, your hoAuse and summertDimeA  
[Chorus]
(Change from slow strumming of A to fast strumming before chorus)
 bAlind to the lasGt cursed afAfair
 pistols and Gcountless eyesA  
 a trGail of white blAood betrays
 the reckCless route your Dcraft is runningA  
 fAeed till the sGun turns into wAood
 dousing an aGncient torchA  
 loiter the wGhole day through
 and loCse yourself in lines Ddissecting loveA  
              E       D       A       G
              E       D       A       D
[Verse]
 Eyour name on my Dcast and my notAes on your sGtay
 Eoffer me liDttle but Adoting on a Dcrime
 Ewe've turned every Dstone and for Aall our inveGntions
 Ein matters of lovDe lost, we've nAo recourse at DallA  
[Chorus]
 Ablind to the laGst cursed afAfair
 pistols and couGntless eyeAs
 a trail of white blGood betrays
 the recklCess route your Dcraft is runningA  
 feed till the sGun turns into wooAd
 dousing an Gancient torchA  
 loiter the wholGe day through and losCe yourself in lineDs dissecting,
 loCse yourself in lines Ddissecting, lCose yourself in lines Ddissecting..."
(Repeat)
---> Note: To simulate the slide after strumming "G", play as such...
e|-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------|
B|-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------|
G|-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------|
D|-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------|
A|-2--2-2--2----------------------|
E|-3--3-3--3----------------------|    

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Past And Pending

by The Shins

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The Shins- "Past and Pending" (Oh, Inverted World)

[Intro]

E D A G

E D A D

[Verse]

E D A G

"as someone sets light to the first fire of Autumn

E D A D

we settle down, to cut ourselves apart.

E D A G

cough and twitch from the news on your face

E D A D

and some foreign candle burning in your eyes

E D A G

E D A D

E D A G

held to the past, too aware of the pending

E D A D

chill as the dawn breaks and finds us up for sale

E D A G

enter the fog another low road descending

E D A D A

away from the cold lust, your house and summertime

[Chorus]

(Change from slow strumming of A to fast strumming before chorus)

A G A

blind to the last cursed affair

G A

pistols and countless eyes

G A

a trail of white blood betrays

C D A

the reckless route your craft is running

A G A

feed till the sun turns into wood

G A

dousing an ancient torch

loiter the whole day through

C D A

and lose yourself in lines dissecting love

E D A G

E D A D

[Verse]

E D A G

your name on my cast and my notes on your stay

E D A D

offer me little but doting on a crime

E D A G

we've turned every stone and for all our inventions

E D A D A

in matters of love lost, we've no recourse at all

[Chorus]

A G A

blind to the last cursed affair

G A

pistols and countless eyes

a trail of white blood betrays

C D A

the reckless route your craft is running

G A

feed till the sun turns into wood

G A

dousing an ancient torch

G C D

loiter the whole day through and lose yourself in lines dissecting,

C D C D

lose yourself in lines dissecting, lose yourself in lines dissecting..."

(Repeat)

---> Note: To simulate the slide after strumming "G", play as such...

e|-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------|

B|-3--3-3--3-/-5---0--------------|

G|-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------|

D|-0--0-0--0---0---0--------------|

A|-2--2-2--2----------------------|

E|-3--3-3--3----------------------|

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