The Shins

It's Only Life

The Shins


Tom: G

Intro: G  D  C
     ( G  Bm  C  D )

G                     Em                           Bm
Died in the woods youve been cornered by a natural desire
           C                                             G
You wanna hop along the with the giddy throng through life
G                       Bm              C                      D
But how you did learn to steer when theyre grinding all you gears

G                        Em           Bm                  C
Youve been talking for hours you say time will wash every tower to the sea
G                    Bm    C             D
And now you got this worry in your heart
             C             G                    D
When I guess its only life its only natural
            C               G                        D
We all spent a little while going down the rabbit hole
                 Em                       G
The things they taught you lining up to haunt you
                       D            C    Bm
They got your back against the wall
        C                                         D
I called on you on the telephone wont you pick up the receiver

G                        D        C           G
Ive been down the very road  youre walking now
G                    Bm              C
It doesnt have to be so dark and lonesome
G                     D          C          Bm                      D
Takes a while till we can figure this thing out and turn it back around

( G  Em  Bm  D )

G                   Em      Bm                      C
You use to be such a lion before you got into all this crying on my lab
G                       Bm       C        D
Back when you thought I never get this far
C                        G                   D
But did you think really I showed an opened door
 C             G                   D
But futures calling and I'm answer
     Em                                    G
The wheels in motion but I never drink your portion
                      D         C    Bm
And I know it breaks your heart
C                                             D
Open up your parachute something got to stop the free fall

G                              D               C        G
Ive been down the  very road  youre walking now
G                    Bm              C
It doesnt have to be so dark and lonesome
G                     D          C          Bm                      D   C G   D
Takes a while till we can figure this thing out and turn it back around