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We Will Become Silhouettes

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Chords:
A:  002220 (mix with 002230 for the blues-y sound)
D:  000232 (mix with 000233  ")
Bm: x244322
E:  x799977
[Verse 1]
  A   D(5x)
A
I've got a cupAboard with cans of foDod, 
filtered waAter, And pictures of yDou 
and i'm nAot coming out until tDhis is all over
A  D
And i'm lAooking through the glDass 
where the lAight bends at the crDacks
And i'm screaAming at the top of my luDngs pretending
The ecAhoes belong D  
[Pre-Chorus]
to someoBmne D  
A[ChDorus]
And we beBmcome E  
  A    D(5x)
A[Verse 2]
I wanted to wAalk through the empty sDtreets
And feel something coAnstant under my fDeet,
But all the Anews reports recommendeDd that I stay indAoorsD  
Because the Aair outside will mDake 
our cells diAvide at an alarming rDate 
until our shAells simply cannot hold alDl our insides in,
And that's wAhen, (that's when), Dthat's when
[Pre-Chorus]
we'll exploBmdeD  
A[ChDorus]
And we'll bBmecome E  
  A    D(10x) (la la la la la)
Bm  E

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We Will Become Silhouettes

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords:

: 002220 (mix with 002230 for the blues-y sound)

: 000232 (mix with 000233 ")

: x244322

: x799977

[Verse 1]

A D

(5x)

A D

I've got a cupboard with cans of food,

A D

filtered water, And pictures of you

A D

and i'm not coming out until this is all over

A D

And i'm looking through the glass

A D

where the light bends at the cracks

A D

And i'm screaming at the top of my lungs pretending

A D

The echoes belong

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D

to someone

A D

[Chorus]

Bm E

And we become

A D

(5x)

[Verse 2]

A D

I wanted to walk through the empty streets

A D

And feel something constant under my feet,

A D A D

But all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors

A D

Because the air outside will make

A D

our cells divide at an alarming rate

A D

until our shells simply cannot hold all our insides in,

A D

And that's when, (that's when), that's when

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D

we'll explode

A D

[Chorus]

Bm E

And we'll become

A D

(10x) (la la la la la)

Bm E

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