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My Mirror Speaks

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Intro:  C#m   E   A   Ex2
Verse 1:
C#mWith evAery Esun that sets I am feeling more
ALike Ea strangeBr on a foreign shore
C#mWith AaBn erAodEing beach disappearing from under me
C#mAnd wAheEn my mirror speaks it never minces words
AThat EthBese eyes don't shine half as bright
C#mAs tAheEy usAed Eto do and they haven't for quite a while
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
Chorus:
'CAausEe I'm a man who hides from all that binds
IAn a Emess of fading lines
AnAd tEhere's a tangled thread inside my head
WG#mith nAothing on either end
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
Verse 2:
C#mI alwAays Efall in love with an open door
AOr tEhe Bhorizon on an endless sea
C#mAs I AlEook arAound tEhe ones who are standing right in front of me
C#mAnd tAheEn my mirror speaks with irreverence
ALikEe a solBdier I can't command
C#mIt seAes Ethe AfrEightened child in the body of a full-grown man
////////////////////////////////////////////////
Chorus 2:
And Ahe's Ea man who hides from all that binds
In a Amess Eof fading lines
AnAd tEhere's a tangled thread inside his head
WG#mith nAothing on either end
TC#mhereG#m's notAhing on either end
E///////////////////////////////////////////////
Solo:  C#m   A   E   A   E   B   C#m   A   E   A  E  
///////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////
		B  	B/A  B/	G#  B/C#  
A new position for a different view
		    B  		B/A  B/	G#  B/C#  
But nothing changes but the slightest hues
	   B       B/A  B/	    G#     B/C#  B  
When I am standing face to face
///////////////////////////////////////////////
BA nAew G#poC#msition for a different view
BBut nothAing chaG#nges but the C#mslightest hues
BWheAn I G#am stanC#mding Bface to face
///////////////////////////////////////////////
Chorus 3:
WAith a Eman who hides from all that binds
AAnd Ea mess of fading lines
AnAd tEhere's a tangled thread inside his head
WG#mith nAothing on either end
///////////////////////////////////////////////
IA'm a Eman who hides from all that binds
AAnd Ea mess of fading lines
AnAd tEhere's a tangled thread inside my head
WG#mith nAothing on either end
///////////////////////////////////////////////
TC#mhereG#m's nAothing on the ends
No theC#mre's noAthing Eon the ends 
End on E.

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My Mirror Speaks

by Death Cab for Cutie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

B/A

B/C#

C#m E A E

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

C#m A E

With every sun that sets I am feeling more

A E B

Like a stranger on a foreign shore

C#m A B A E

With an eroding beach disappearing from under me

C#m A E

And when my mirror speaks it never minces words

A E B

That these eyes don't shine half as bright

C#m A E A E

As they used to do and they haven't for quite a while

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

Chorus:

A E

'Cause I'm a man who hides from all that binds

A E

In a mess of fading lines

A E

And there's a tangled thread inside my head

G#m A

With nothing on either end

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

Verse 2:

C#m A E

I always fall in love with an open door

A E B

Or the horizon on an endless sea

C#m A E A E

As I look around the ones who are standing right in front of me

C#m A E

And then my mirror speaks with irreverence

A E B

Like a soldier I can't command

C#m A E A E

It sees the frightened child in the body of a full-grown man

////////////////////////////////////////////////

Chorus 2:

A E

And he's a man who hides from all that binds

A E

In a mess of fading lines

A E

And there's a tangled thread inside his head

G#m A

With nothing on either end

C#m G#m A

There's nothing on either end

///////////////////////////////////////////////

C#m A E A E B C#m A E A E

Solo:

///////////////////////////////////////////////

B B/A B G# B/C#

A new position for a different view

B B/A B G# B/C#

But nothing changes but the slightest hues

B B/A B G# B/C# B

When I am standing face to face

///////////////////////////////////////////////

B A G# C#m

A new position for a different view

B A G# C#m

But nothing changes but the slightest hues

B A G# C#m B

When I am standing face to face

///////////////////////////////////////////////

Chorus 3:

A E

With a man who hides from all that binds

A E

And a mess of fading lines

A E

And there's a tangled thread inside his head

G#m A

With nothing on either end

///////////////////////////////////////////////

A E

I'm a man who hides from all that binds

A E

And a mess of fading lines

A E

And there's a tangled thread inside my head

G#m A

With nothing on either end

///////////////////////////////////////////////

C#m G#m A

There's nothing on the ends

C#m A E

No there's nothing on the ends

End on E.

About My Mirror Speaks Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

Learn how to play My Mirror Speaks by Death Cab for Cutie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “My Mirror Speaks chords”, “My Mirror Speaks guitar chords”, or “Death Cab for Cutie My Mirror Speaks 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 My Mirror Speaks chords and for experienced players who want accurate My Mirror Speaks lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C#m, E, A, B, G#m, B/A.

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Is "My Mirror Speaks" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "My Mirror Speaks" in?

The chords for "My Mirror Speaks" show the original chord names (including C#m, E, A, B, G#m, B/A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.