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40 Mark Strasse

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[Intro]
  A   C#mx4
[Verse]
AIs it all so very siC#mmple
And hDorribly compElex?
YBmou suffer in a thimEble
And there's noAthing coming nDext
Your mAom smokes in the kiC#mtchen
Her voDice a cutting drAone
BmSo creeping out, you pEass the bar
Your fatAher's second hoDme
                    A   D- E  
That leaves you on your own
ANights I'd often waC#mtch you
DFloat across the grEounds
BmOut the gate Eto the motorway
What sAecrets have you fDound?
AYou had to know C#mI wanted
DSomething from you tAhen
BmToo young to know juEst what it was
Something mAore than a frDiend
               A   D- E  
Is that you at the end
[Verse]
            F#m-           E             Bm     D( D- E)
Where you play     in the street at night
 F#m-           E       Bm    D( D- E)
Blown like a broken kite
 F#m-                 E            Bm   D( D- E)
My girl, you're giving up the fight
Are yAou gonna let C#mthese AmerGicans
Put another dEent in your life?
  A   C#mx2
My moAther says your C#mdirty
They're gDonna find you dEead
BmBut have you got Ethat final chapter
AWritten in your hDead?
Cause eAvery single sC#mtory
Is a sDtory about lAove
BmBoth the over fElowing cup
And the paiAnful lack theDreof
                    A   D- E  
You got the heart of a dove
            F#m-           E              Bm    D( D- E)
But,  you play     in the street at night
 F#m-         E         Bm      D( D- E)
Blown like a broken kite
 F#m-                 E            Bm    D( D- E)
My girl, you're giving up the fight
         F#m                  E          Bm       D( D- E)
You'll have to lose all them childish notions
If yoAu're gonna lC#met these AmGerican boys
Put another dEent in your life
[Instrumental]
 Bm   Bm/A   Ex4
[Verse]
    F#m-              E             Bm    D( D- E)
you play     in the street at night
 F#m-         E         Bm    D( D- E)
Blown like a broken kite
 F#m-                 E            Bm    D( D- E)
My girl, you're giving up the fight
              F#m              E         Bm         D( D- E)
You'll have to lose all them childish notions
Or yoAu're gonna lC#met these AmGericans
Put another dEent in your life
[Outro]
  A   C#mx7

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40 Mark Strasse

by The Shins

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C#m

F#m

Bm/A

[Intro]

A C#m

[Verse]

A C#m

Is it all so very simple

D E

And horribly complex?

Bm E

You suffer in a thimble

A D

And there's nothing coming next

A C#m

Your mom smokes in the kitchen

D A

Her voice a cutting drone

Bm E

So creeping out, you pass the bar

A D

Your father's second home

A D E

That leaves you on your own

A C#m

Nights I'd often watch you

D E

Float across the grounds

Bm E

Out the gate to the motorway

A D

What secrets have you found?

A C#m

You had to know I wanted

D A

Something from you then

Bm E

Too young to know just what it was

A D

Something more than a friend

A D E

Is that you at the end

[Verse]

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

Where you play in the street at night

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

Blown like a broken kite

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

My girl, you're giving up the fight

A C#m G

Are you gonna let these Americans

Put another dent in your life?

A C#m

My mother says your dirty

D E

They're gonna find you dead

Bm E

But have you got that final chapter

A D

Written in your head?

A C#m

Cause every single story

D A

Is a story about love

Bm E

Both the over flowing cup

A D

And the painful lack thereof

A D E

You got the heart of a dove

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

But, you play in the street at night

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

Blown like a broken kite

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

My girl, you're giving up the fight

F#m E Bm D D E

( - )

You'll have to lose all them childish notions

A C#m G

If you're gonna let these American boys

Put another dent in your life

[Instrumental]

Bm Bm/A E

[Verse]

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

you play in the street at night

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

Blown like a broken kite

F#m E Bm D D E

- ( - )

My girl, you're giving up the fight

F#m E Bm D D E

( - )

You'll have to lose all them childish notions

A C#m G

Or you're gonna let these Americans

Put another dent in your life

[Outro]

A C#m

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