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[Chords]
   Cadd9032030
   Cmaj7032000
     Em7020030
      Em022000
     Em9054030
[Intro]
 Cadd9  Cmaj7 Cadd9  Cmaj7 Em7  Em  Em7  Em
[Verse]
Cadd9By the bumper Cmaj7cars
Cadd9In the Cmaj7pretty twining Em7lightEm  Em7  Em  
Cadd9I may have Cmaj7gone too far
Cadd9I may have Cmaj7gone too much, too lBmong
EmI’m a Gdull and
 witless Cadd9boyCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  Em7  Em  
[Verse]
Cadd9At the after Cmaj7bars
Cadd9Think I was sCmaj7ullied by a dEm7reamEm  Em7  Em  
Cadd9In the killing Cmaj7jar
Cadd9You and Cmaj7me at war, at Bmarms
EmAll Gfalling in Cadd9embraceCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  Em7  Em  
[Chorus]
EmTell Dme Gwhy Amyou B7lied
And Emwhat it is you Ddo to keep your Cadd9eyesCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  
all Em9shinyCadd9  Cmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  Em7  Em  
[Verse]
Cadd9A tawny Cmaj7gypsy girl
Cadd9Sleeping Cmaj7blanketed by Em7starsEm  Em7  Em  
Cadd9Beneath the Cmaj7tilt-a-whirl
Cadd9Where we were Cmaj7coyly caught Bmalone
EmAll Gfumbling with your Cadd9blouseCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  
[Chorus]
EmTell Dme Gwhy Amyou B7lied
And Emwhat it is you Ddo to keep your Cadd9eyesCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  
 all sEm9hinyCadd9  Cmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  Em7  Em  
[Interlude]
DAnd in the rollercoaster Cdin
DBy the parachutes in Csaddle shoes
You Embreak your shins
DBut I have never seen Ctwo eyes so Em7shinyEm  Em7  Em  
DAnd the sullen beery Cswine
DWho try to tangle you
In Csullen beery Emballs of twine
DHave they ever seen two Ceyes so Em7shinEmy?Em7  Em  
[Verse]
Cadd9Boys in Cmaj7denim vests
Cadd9Smoking Cmaj7cigarettes beEm7tweenEm  Em7  Em  
Cadd9The bootblack fCmaj7ingertips
Cadd9Sweetly Cmaj7tipsy by the Bmhalf Emlight
The Glight and the half Cadd9lightCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  
[Chorus]
EmTell Dme Gwhy Amyou B7lied
And Emwhat it is you Ddo to keep your Cadd9eyesCmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  
all Em9shinyCadd9  Cmaj7  Cadd9  Cmaj7  Em7  Em  Em7  Em  
[Outro]
Em  D  G  Am  B7

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Shiny

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Cmaj7

Em7

Em9

[Chords]

Cadd9

032030

Cmaj7

032000

Em7

020030

022000

Em9

054030

[Intro]

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cmaj7

By the bumper cars

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

In the pretty twining light

Cadd9 Cmaj7

I may have gone too far

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm

I may have gone too much, too long

Em G

I’m a dull and

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

witless boy

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cmaj7

At the after bars

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

Think I was sullied by a dream

Cadd9 Cmaj7

In the killing jar

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm

You and me at war, at arms

Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

All falling in embrace

[Chorus]

Em D G Am B7

Tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7

And what it is you do to keep your eyes

Em9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

all shiny

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cmaj7

A tawny gypsy girl

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

Sleeping blanketed by stars

Cadd9 Cmaj7

Beneath the tilt-a-whirl

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm

Where we were coyly caught alone

Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em

All fumbling with your blouse

[Chorus]

Em D G Am B7

Tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7

And what it is you do to keep your eyes

Em9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

all shiny

[Interlude]

D C

And in the rollercoaster din

D C

By the parachutes in saddle shoes

You break your shins

D C Em7 Em Em7 Em

But I have never seen two eyes so shiny

D C

And the sullen beery swine

Who try to tangle you

C Em

In sullen beery balls of twine

D C Em7 Em Em7 Em

Have they ever seen two eyes so shiny?

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cmaj7

Boys in denim vests

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

Smoking cigarettes between

Cadd9 Cmaj7

The bootblack fingertips

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em

Sweetly tipsy by the half light

G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em

The light and the half light

[Chorus]

Em D G Am B7

Tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7

And what it is you do to keep your eyes

Em9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Em7 Em Em7 Em

all shiny

[Outro]

Em D G Am B7

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