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Shirin - Jens Lekman
[Chorus]
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
[Verse 1]
When EShirin cuts my Bhair
it’s like a C#mlove affair
Let those F#mlocks fall to the Amaj7ground
or let them Bstay mid-air
I show her my F#mpassport
wAmaj7hat I look lBike
But she just F#msmiles and lets me kAmaj7now
it’s gonna be alBl right
[Chorus]
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
[Verse 2]
When EShirin cuts my Bhair
her mama's sitting in the C#mrocking chair
She tells me F#mstories from the Amaj7war
in Iraq cause Bthey were there
Shirin pulls my F#mhead Amaj7to the sBide
but in the mF#mirror I can see
a tAmaj7ear in her Beye
[Chorus]
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin
[Bridge]
AYour hands are F#msoft
Ayour hands are sF#moft just like silEmaj7k
You're a drop of C#mblood
Emaj7You're a drop of C#mblood in my glass of mAilk
Your hands are F#msoft
Ayour hands are F#msoft just like Emaj7silk
You're a drop of C#mblood
Emaj7You're a drop of C#mblood in my glass of Bmilk
[Interlude]
  Emaj7    Amaj7x2
[Verse 3]
When SEhirin does her mBagic
to my C#mfrizzy straws
ImmigrF#mation and tax repreAsentatives
stumble uBpon their laws
But what if it rF#meaches Amaj7the governBment
that you have a F#mbeauty salon
in your Aown apartBment (I won’t tell anyone!)
[Chorus]
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin (I won’t tell anyone!)
Emaj7Shirin Shirin Shirin SAmaj7hirin (I won’t tell anyone!)
[Outro]
 E   G#m7   Amaj7    B(4x)

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Shirin

by Jens Lekman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Amaj7

C#m

F#m

G#m7

Shirin - Jens Lekman

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

[Verse 1]

E B

When Shirin cuts my hair

C#m

it’s like a love affair

F#m Amaj7

Let those locks fall to the ground

or let them stay mid-air

F#m

I show her my passport

Amaj7 B

what I look like

F#m Amaj7

But she just smiles and lets me know

it’s gonna be all right

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

[Verse 2]

E B

When Shirin cuts my hair

C#m

her mama's sitting in the rocking chair

F#m Amaj7

She tells me stories from the war

in Iraq cause they were there

F#m Amaj7 B

Shirin pulls my head to the side

F#m

but in the mirror I can see

Amaj7 B

a tear in her eye

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

[Bridge]

A F#m

Your hands are soft

A F#m Emaj7

your hands are soft just like silk

C#m

You're a drop of blood

Emaj7 C#m A

You're a drop of blood in my glass of milk

F#m

Your hands are soft

A F#m Emaj7

your hands are soft just like silk

C#m

You're a drop of blood

Emaj7 C#m B

You're a drop of blood in my glass of milk

[Interlude]

Emaj7 Amaj7

[Verse 3]

E B

When Shirin does her magic

C#m

to my frizzy straws

F#m A

Immigration and tax representatives

stumble upon their laws

F#m Amaj7 B

But what if it reaches the government

F#m

that you have a beauty salon

A B

in your own apartment (I won’t tell anyone!)

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin (I won’t tell anyone!)

Emaj7 Amaj7

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin (I won’t tell anyone!)

[Outro]

E G#m7 Amaj7 B

(4x)

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