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Tuning: DADGBe (Drop D)
Capo:   3rd Fret
Drop D chords:
D  - 000232
Em - 222000
G  - 020033
A  - 202220
C  - 232010
INTRO:
[D] [Em] [G] [D] (2x)
VERSE 1:
 DMy friend is trapped in a shame spiral  Em   G  D  
 DI'm worried about my friend's survival  Em   G  D  
 DWaiting around on the sea to collapse   Em   G  D  
 DSticking his foot in his own traps      Em   G  D  
CHORUS:
 CThere is no brand new story And these  Gstones are not a home
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)
VERSE2:
 DMy friend is trapped in a hostile world  Em   G  D  
 DThe rutted sea is an angry girl          Em   G  D  
 DWho calls you up just to hear you cry    Em   G  D  
 DMy friend's been there and so have I     Em   G  D  
CHORUS:
 CThere is no brand new story And these  Gstones are not a home
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe) G  
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe) G  
BRIDGE:
[D] [Em] [G] [D] (2x)
VERSE3:
 DMy friend is sleeping on a six-foot wave          Em   G  D  
 DThere's too many of them to save                  Em   G  D  
 DI'm going to wait around for the sea to get full  Em   G  D  
 DMy friend's given in to the downward pull         Em   G  D  
CHORUS:
 CThere is no brand new story And these  Gstones are not a home
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe) G  
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe) G  
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Gyou've got to get out of 
 DPoint Shirley  Aor (not to  Embe)  Em  G  

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Point Shirley

by Rhett Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: DADGBe (Drop )

Capo: 3rd Fret

Drop D chords:

D - 000232

Em - 222000

G - 020033

A - 202220

C - 232010

INTRO:

D Em G D

[] [] [] [] (2x)

VERSE 1:

D Em G D

My friend is trapped in a shame spiral

D Em G D

I'm worried about my friend's survival

D Em G D

Waiting around on the sea to collapse

D Em G D

Sticking his foot in his own traps

CHORUS:

C G

There is no brand new story And these stones are not a home

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em

Point Shirley or (not to be)

VERSE2:

D Em G D

My friend is trapped in a hostile world

D Em G D

The rutted sea is an angry girl

D Em G D

Who calls you up just to hear you cry

D Em G D

My friend's been there and so have I

CHORUS:

C G

There is no brand new story And these stones are not a home

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be)

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be)

BRIDGE:

D Em G D

[] [] [] [] (2x)

VERSE3:

D Em G D

My friend is sleeping on a six-foot wave

D Em G D

There's too many of them to save

D Em G D

I'm going to wait around for the sea to get full

D Em G D

My friend's given in to the downward pull

CHORUS:

C G

There is no brand new story And these stones are not a home

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be)

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be)

D A Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be) you've got to get out of

D A Em Em G

Point Shirley or (not to be)

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