The Shins

Fighting In A Sack

The Shins


Tom: G

Tabbed by: Mark Kokcl
e-mail: *
Sorry the last one i submitted was missing the whole bridge

Standard Tuning

Intro:

D-7-5-4-5-7---7-5-4-5-9---7-5-4-5-12---9-----------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----0-----------------------------|

Verse:
                     D          G     F
e|-------------------2----------3-----1------------------------------|
B|-------------------3----------3-----1------------------------------|
G|-------------------2----------0-----2------------------------------|
D|-------------------0----------0-----3------------------------------|
A|-------------------0----------2-----3------------------------------|
E|-------------------x----------3-----1------------------------------|
* last night I woke from some unconscionable dream
2.To keep this boat afloat, well there are things you can't afford to know
* ideas turn to dust as there are few in which we all can trust
4.So let's abandon that track and leave our fathers fighting in a sack
                     D          G     C
e|-------------------2----------3-----0------------------------------|
B|-------------------3----------3-----1------------------------------|
G|-------------------2----------0-----0------------------------------|
D|-------------------0----------0-----2------------------------------|
A|-------------------0----------2-----3-------(0--3--4)--------------|
E|-------------------x----------3-----0------------------------------|
* it nailed to my forehead again
2.So I save all my breath for the sails (Chorus)
*'t you noticed I've been shedding all of mind
* we are way too wise-assed for that (Chorus)

Chorus:
               Bm           C       D         Em               D
e|-------------2------------0-------2---------0----------------2-----|
B|-------------3------------1-------3---------0----------------3-----|
G|-------------4------------0-------2---------0----------------2-----|
D|-------------4------------2-------0---------2----------------0-----|
A|-------------2------------3-------0---------2----------------0-----|
E|-------------x------------0-------x---------0----------------x-----|
* you'll find those lingering voices are just your ego's attempt
* a bridge on    weakening cables, huddled up in fear and hate
* might find some fools at your doorstep hustling the latest changes
* on weaking cables huddled up in fear and hate

                   G                        A
e|-----------------3------------------------0------------------------|
B|-----------------3------------------------2------------------------|
G|-----------------0------------------------2------------------------|
D|-----------------0------------------------2------------------------|
A|-----------------2------------------------0------------------------|
E|-----------------3------------------------0------------------------|
1.to make it all clean and nice and make a moron out of you
* we know our fate and its a lot to put us through (uh part 3)
3.to the book that's the strangest in an attempt to multiply
* we know our fate and its alot to put us through (part 4)

Part 3:
     G          Bm     
e|---3----------2----------------------------------------------------|
B|---3----------3----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0----------4----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----------2---------3------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------x----------------------------------------------------|
1.  Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba (back to verse)

Part 4:
     G          A            Em
e|---3----------0------------0---------------------------------------|
B|---3----------2------------0---------------------------------------|
G|---0----------2------------0---------------------------------------|
D|---0----------2------------2---------------------------------------|
A|---2----------0------------2---------------------------------------|
E|---3----------0------------0---------------------------------------|
1.  Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba (bridge)

Bridge:
                      D                   Em
e|--------------------2-------------------0-------------------------|
B|--------------------3-------------------0-------------------------|
G|--------------------2-------------------0-------------------------|
D|--------------------0-------------------2-------------------------|
A|--------------------0-------------------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------x-------------------0-------------------------|
1. We've taken on a climb
2. Walking up a slide
                                     D                 A     Em
e|-----------------------------------2-----------------0-----0------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------2-----0------|
G|-----------------------------------2-----------------2-----0------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----------------2-----2------|
A|-----------------------------------0-----------------0-----2------|
E|-----------------------------------x-----------------x-----0------|
1. and it's long enough to put the best of us on our backs
2. and there are those we know who'd have us 5 miles off the track (solo)

Solo:
Same as verse (Verse)

Outro:
     G        A        G        A
e|---3--------0--------3--------0------------------------------------|
B|---3--------2--------3--------2------------------------------------|
G|---0--------2--------0--------2------------------------------------|
D|---0--------2--------0--------2------------------------------------|
A|---2--------0--------2--------0------------------------------------|
E|---3--------0--------3--------0------------------------------------|
1.  Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum

     G          Bm     
e|---3----------2------------2---------------------------------------|
B|---3----------3------------3---------------------------------------|
G|---0----------4------------2---------------------------------------|
D|---0----------4------------0---------------------------------------|
A|---2----------2---------3--0---------------------------------------|
E|---3----------x------------x---------------------------------------|
1.  Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum!
And thats it. Hope this is understandable, and please email me with questions/comments/mistakes
Cheers
-Mark
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