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Turn A Square

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E A G A
E A D A
C
She Eshone up bright like a knAife
Wearing Gtennis shorts made of Astripes
Hand in Ehand to the Agrass and we got it Dright
Got it Anice, nice, nice
Just a Eglimpse of an ankle and AI
ReGact like it's 18A05
And I'd Eswim to the poles just to Afind the right satelDlite
It'll take Aall of my strength to give Gup
'Cause you all know I Atried
So forget about it, Ggirl
My head's like a Akite
When such a creature I sigEht
To Atown!
Where your Gfeet leave no prints on the Aground
Have I Eleft my home just to Awhine in this microDphone?A  
It gets Eworse every time that we Atalk
Can't afGford to be just one in a Aflock
But that's your Elot
When you're Aafter such a well-made Dlock
Who was Aclassically trained to give Gup
And my friends know I Atried
So forget about it, Ggirl
Even I don't know Awhy
I can't just Gstay the course
Keep my hands on the Awheel
Our detractors were Gright
My head's like a Akite
'CCause Call Cmy Cthoughts Crun CasCtray
CAnd CI'm Ca CwalCking CcliCche
CWhen Csuch Ca CcreaCture CI Csight
E A G A
E A C D
G A
G A
I can't just Gstay the course
Keep my hands on the Awheel
Our detractors were Gright
My head's like a Akite
C C C C C E

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Turn A Square

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E A G A

E A D A

E A

She shone up bright like a knife

G A

Wearing tennis shorts made of stripes

E A D

Hand in hand to the grass and we got it right

Got it nice, nice, nice

E A

Just a glimpse of an ankle and I

G A

React like it's 1805

E A D

And I'd swim to the poles just to find the right satellite

A G

It'll take all of my strength to give up

'Cause you all know I tried

So forget about it, girl

My head's like a kite

When such a creature I sight

To town!

G A

Where your feet leave no prints on the ground

E A D A

Have I left my home just to whine in this microphone?

E A

It gets worse every time that we talk

G A

Can't afford to be just one in a flock

But that's your lot

A D

When you're after such a well-made lock

A G

Who was classically trained to give up

And my friends know I tried

So forget about it, girl

Even I don't know why

I can't just stay the course

Keep my hands on the wheel

Our detractors were right

My head's like a kite

C C C C C C C

'Cause all my thoughts run astray

C C C C C C C

And I'm a walking cliche

C C C C C C C

When such a creature I sight

E A G A

E A C D

G A

I can't just stay the course

Keep my hands on the wheel

Our detractors were right

My head's like a kite

C C C C C E

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