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My Shepherd

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Standard Tuning
Capo on 1
[Intro]
 E   A   Am(2x)
EGlass-work shards decorate this house
We're Atossing lust darts Amout windows
The Esplash and jangle of the secret signs
DeAfined, you claimed, some Amgolden ages
uEpon usA  Am  
You Ealways love short story form
The Asigns behind it, the Amhidden bars
You Elive for flaming, the attractions new
A Alever's pulled from the Amsecret room
CClose that stare into Fmorning sun
When the Ddots form into conGnection
If I'm Chonest, you come to Fmind
But baby, GI'm not
If I'm Chonest, you come to Fmind
But baby, GI'm not
[Instrumental]
E A Am
The Eink draft's polished into working script
We Astare in wonder at the Amsteps we skipped
ETripping wires we have so carefully crossed
The Ascience behind it at a Amperfect loss
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me
[Instrumental]
E A Am
EUsed up all of the French we took
The Ascience behind it was a Amdirty look
ESongez pas de rock-n-roll
ASongez pas de rock-n-Amroll pour moi
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me
[Instrumental]
 E   A   F#m   D   B2x 
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me
EYou're my lord, you're Amy shepherd
F#mCareful, kid, no Done gets hurt
  BYou made me this Eway
[Instrumental]
 E   A   Am(2x)
CTry to fail, Ftry to fail, Etry to fail (4x)
[Instrumental]
C (2 bars) F (2 bars) E (2 bars) A

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My Shepherd

by The New Pornographers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Standard Tuning

Capo on 1

[Intro]

E A Am

(2x)

Glass-work shards decorate this house

A Am

We're tossing lust darts out windows

The splash and jangle of the secret signs

A Am

Defined, you claimed, some golden ages

E A Am

upon us

You always love short story form

A Am

The signs behind it, the hidden bars

You live for flaming, the attractions new

A Am

A lever's pulled from the secret room

C F

Close that stare into morning sun

D G

When the dots form into connection

C F

If I'm honest, you come to mind

But baby, I'm not

C F

If I'm honest, you come to mind

But baby, I'm not

[Instrumental]

E A Am

The ink draft's polished into working script

A Am

We stare in wonder at the steps we skipped

Tripping wires we have so carefully crossed

A Am

The science behind it at a perfect loss

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

You made me

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

You made me

[Instrumental]

E A Am

Used up all of the French we took

A Am

The science behind it was a dirty look

Songez pas de rock-n-roll

A Am

Songez pas de rock-n-roll pour moi

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

You made me

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

You made me

[Instrumental]

E A F#m D B

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

You made me

E A

You're my lord, you're my shepherd

F#m D

Careful, kid, no one gets hurt

B E

You made me this way

[Instrumental]

E A Am

(2x)

C F E

Try to fail, try to fail, try to fail (4x)

[Instrumental]

C (2 bars) F (2 bars) E (2 bars) A

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