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Seashell Tale

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I've seen a few tabs of this and they're all wrong. The intro may look complicated at 
but if you've heard the song you'll know it's really not, the names of the chords are just 
funky. Anyways it's a fun song to play and im pretty sure that it's right.
Chords used:
C: x32010
Cadd9: x32030
Fmaj9(no 3rd): x32011
C*:x32013
Fadd9: 13x213
G:320033
C/A#?: x32310
Fm:133111
Intro:
C Cadd9 C
 C  Fmaj9(no 3rd) C  
C* F  
F Fadd9 F
 C  Fmaj9(no 3rd) C  
G C
Verse:
CLet's go place some money
on the order of the horses
Break the ribbon of that famous finish Fline
And we'll gather up our stash babe
CFind a little ranch babe
GAnd buy a lonely little pony to ride
Repeat intro
Verse 2:
CWell I know I was lucky
when the needle came and stuck me
This porcupine came
and poked my cactus Fhide
So let me finish what I start babe
COpen up your heart babe
I saw a Gland of milk and honey in your Cmind
Chorus:
Our Fflesh and blood has Gfound me in your Carms again
See the whisper of the wind has found your Ghair again
And though my Cheart said give me C/A#refuge in you Fdignity my Fmdear
All I could Cdo was put a Gseashell to your Cear
repeat

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Seashell Tale

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Fmaj9

Fadd9

C/A#

I've seen a few tabs of this and they're all wrong. The intro may look complicated at

but if you've heard the song you'll know it's really not, the names of the chords are just

funky. Anyways it's a fun song to play and im pretty sure that it's right.

Chords used:

: x32010

Cadd9

: x32030

Fmaj9

(no 3rd): x32011

*:x32013

Fadd9

: 13x213

:320033

C/A#

?: x32310

:133111

Intro:

C Cadd9 C

C Fmaj9 C

(no 3rd)

C F

F Fadd9 F

C Fmaj9 C

(no 3rd)

G C

Verse:

Let's go place some money

on the order of the horses

Break the ribbon of that famous finish line

And we'll gather up our stash babe

Find a little ranch babe

And buy a lonely little pony to ride

Repeat intro

Verse 2:

Well I know I was lucky

when the needle came and stuck me

This porcupine came

and poked my cactus hide

So let me finish what I start babe

Open up your heart babe

G C

I saw a land of milk and honey in your mind

Chorus:

F G C

Our flesh and blood has found me in your arms again

See the whisper of the wind has found your hair again

C C/A# F Fm

And though my heart said give me refuge in you dignity my dear

C G C

All I could do was put a seashell to your ear

repeat

About Seashell Tale Chords by Bright Eyes

Learn how to play Seashell Tale by Bright Eyes with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Seashell Tale chords”, “Seashell Tale guitar chords”, or “Bright Eyes Seashell Tale chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Seashell Tale chords and for experienced players who want accurate Seashell Tale lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Cadd9, Fmaj9, Fadd9, G, C/A#.

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What key is "Seashell Tale" in?

The chords for "Seashell Tale" show the original chord names (including C, Cadd9, Fmaj9, Fadd9, G, C/A#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.