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No Way Down

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[Intro] (x2)
 G#   C#(x3)
F# C#
[Verse]
G#Meet the son of a GovernC#ment man
G#and a pillar of sC#alt
G#I was born with blood C#on my hands and
have aF#ll signs of a bleedC#ing heart
G#Living high on a giC#ant hog
G#and a mountain C#so steep
G#keep your head in a holC#low log as
the ruF#ling fog are abC#out to creep
[Verse]
EbmWhat have we dG#one?
C#How'd we get so fG#ar from the sF#un?
EbmLost, lost in an osBbmcillating phase
where a tC#iny few catch G#all of the rF#ays
G#Out beyond the westeC#rn squalls
G#In an alien laC#nd
G#they work for notC#hing at all
they don't kF#now the mall or the layC#-away plan
G#Dig yourself a beautC#iful grave
G#everything you cC#ould want
G#Maybe those invisiC#ble slaves are
too fF#ar away for the ghost C#to
[Verse]
Ebmhaunt, what will we G#charge
for leC#tting go of a clG#aim so laF#rge?
EbmOh, all of our wBbmorking days are done
But a tC#iny few are having G#all of the fF#un
Get usC#ed to their G#dust in your lF#ungs
[Instrumental] (x2)
 C#   F#(x3)
G#
[Verse]
Is there Ebmno way dBbmown
from this pC#eak to solid grG#ound
witEbmhout having our gBbmold teeth
pulled from our moG#uth?F#  
[Instrumental]
  G#   F#(x2)
 C#(stop)
[Verse]
G#Make mC#e a drink
G#strong enC#ough
G#to wash awC#ay the dishwater worF#ld
They saiC#d was lemonade
G#Walk wC#ith me
G#after the C#show
G#Maybe we C#can find a F#way
through the mC#inefield in the
Ebmsnow, what will tG#hey charge
for leC#tting go of a clG#aim so laF#rge?
EbmOh, all of our wBbmorking days are done
But a tC#iny few are having G#all of the fF#un
ApC#ologies to the sG#ick and the yoF#ung
Get usF#ed to their G#dust in your lC#ungs

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No Way Down

by The Shins

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Ebm

Bbm

[Intro] (x2)

G# C#

(x3)

F# C#

[Verse]

G# C#

Meet the son of a Government man

G# C#

and a pillar of salt

G# C#

I was born with blood on my hands and

F# C#

have all signs of a bleeding heart

G# C#

Living high on a giant hog

G# C#

and a mountain so steep

G# C#

keep your head in a hollow log as

F# C#

the ruling fog are about to creep

[Verse]

Ebm G#

What have we done?

C# G# F#

How'd we get so far from the sun?

Ebm Bbm

Lost, lost in an oscillating phase

C# G# F#

where a tiny few catch all of the rays

G# C#

Out beyond the western squalls

G# C#

In an alien land

G# C#

they work for nothing at all

F# C#

they don't know the mall or the lay-away plan

G# C#

Dig yourself a beautiful grave

G# C#

everything you could want

G# C#

Maybe those invisible slaves are

F# C#

too far away for the ghost to

[Verse]

Ebm G#

haunt, what will we charge

C# G# F#

for letting go of a claim so large?

Ebm Bbm

Oh, all of our working days are done

C# G# F#

But a tiny few are having all of the fun

C# G# F#

Get used to their dust in your lungs

[Instrumental] (x2)

C# F#

(x3)

[Verse]

Ebm Bbm

Is there no way down

C# G#

from this peak to solid ground

Ebm Bbm

without having our gold teeth

G# F#

pulled from our mouth?

[Instrumental]

G# F#

(x2)

(stop)

[Verse]

G# C#

Make me a drink

G# C#

strong enough

G# C# F#

to wash away the dishwater world

They said was lemonade

G# C#

Walk with me

G# C#

after the show

G# C# F#

Maybe we can find a way

through the minefield in the

Ebm G#

snow, what will they charge

C# G# F#

for letting go of a claim so large?

Ebm Bbm

Oh, all of our working days are done

C# G# F#

But a tiny few are having all of the fun

C# G# F#

Apologies to the sick and the young

F# G# C#

Get used to their dust in your lungs

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