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A Comet Appears

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[Intro]
Am G F C
Am G C
Am G F C
F  G
[Verse]
  AmOne Ghand on this Fwily cComet
  AmTake a Gdrink just to Cgive me some weight
  AmSome Guberman IF'd maCke, I'm
Fbarely a vapoGr
  AmThey shGone a Fchlorine lCight on
  Ama Ghost of indiCvidual sins
  AmLet's caGrve my aFging fCace off
Gfetch us a Cknife
Gstart with my eCyes
Gdown so the lCines form a
Fgrimacing Gsmile
  AmClose your Geyes to corFral a vCirtue
  AmIs Gthis fooling Canyone else?
  AmNever Gworked so lFong and Chard to
Fcement a failurGe
  AmWe can Gblow on our Fthumbs and poCsture
  Ambut the Glonely is such Cdelicate things
  AmThe Gwind from a wFasp could blCow them
Ginto the sCea, with
Gstones on their feCet
Glost to the ligCht and the Floving we Gneed
[Chorus]
  FStill to Ccome
  Fthe worst Cpart and you Gknow it
  Fthere is a Cnumbness
  Fin you Cheart and it's Ggrowing
Am G F C
Am G C
Am G F C
F  G
Am G F C
Am G C
Am G F C
F  G G
[Verse]
  AmWith burnt Gsage and a Fforest of bCygones
  AmI click my Gheels get the dCevils in line
  AmA list of Gthings I could Flay the blCame on might
Fgive me a way outG  
  AmBut with each Gturn it's this Ffront and Ccenter
  AmLike a Gdart stuck Csquare in your eye
  AmEvery Gpost you can Fhitch your fCaith on is a
Gpie in the skCy
Gchock full of liCes
Ga tool we devCise to make
Fsinking stones Gfly
[Chorus]
  FStill to Ccome
  Fthe worst Cpart and you Gknow it
  Fthere is a Cnumbness
  Fin you Cheart and it's Ggrowing
[Outro]
(slow down on the last three chords)
Am G F C Am G C

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A Comet Appears

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F C

Am G C

Am G F C

F G

[Verse]

Am G F C

One hand on this wily comet

Am G C

Take a drink just to give me some weight

Am G F C

Some uberman I'd make, I'm

F G

barely a vapor

Am G F C

They shone a chlorine light on

Am G C

a host of individual sins

Am G F C

Let's carve my aging face off

G C

fetch us a knife

G C

start with my eyes

G C

down so the lines form a

F G

grimacing smile

Am G F C

Close your eyes to corral a virtue

Am G C

Is this fooling anyone else?

Am G F C

Never worked so long and hard to

F G

cement a failure

Am G F C

We can blow on our thumbs and posture

Am G C

but the lonely is such delicate things

Am G F C

The wind from a wasp could blow them

G C

into the sea, with

G C

stones on their feet

G C F G

lost to the light and the loving we need

[Chorus]

F C

Still to come

F C G

the worst part and you know it

F C

there is a numbness

F C G

in you heart and it's growing

Am G F C

Am G C

Am G F C

F G

Am G F C

Am G C

Am G F C

F G G

[Verse]

Am G F C

With burnt sage and a forest of bygones

Am G C

I click my heels get the devils in line

Am G F C

A list of things I could lay the blame on might

F G

give me a way out

Am G F C

But with each turn it's this front and center

Am G C

Like a dart stuck square in your eye

Am G F C

Every post you can hitch your faith on is a

G C

pie in the sky

G C

chock full of lies

G C

a tool we devise to make

F G

sinking stones fly

[Chorus]

F C

Still to come

F C G

the worst part and you know it

F C

there is a numbness

F C G

in you heart and it's growing

[Outro]

(slow down on the last three chords)

Am G F C Am G C

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