The Shins

Rubber Ballz

The Shins


Tom: Am

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba 


[Verse 1]
     Am
In a larval stage
           D
Drinking a minimum wage
                  G      F        Em      F
I fell in with a girl so vastly superior
         G           F            G
She wore mardi gras beads in her hair


[Chorus]
    F  G   C              G        F
And I just can't get her out of my bed
G         C              G        F    G
Wish I'd gone with her sister instead
C            E
Love life imploded
   Am              F
My dice were all loaded
C               G         F
I can't get her out of my bed


[Bridge]
Em    Am              Em                      Am
I know, if she gave a fuck then it would show
        Dm                               G         
And she wouldn’t have me stabbing other boys
          Dm                            G
Like it’s just a bit of sweetness she enjoys


[Break]
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba 


[Verse 3]
         Am
Devil’s daughter
Am           D
So much for Simon’s fifty ways
D                     G           F             Em     F
What can a lonely boy do when all else seems inferior?
     G             F         G
No come-along will pull me away


[Chorus]
    F  G   C              G        F
And I just can’t get her out of my bed
G           C             G        F    G
Should've mainlined saltpeter instead
    C          E         Am       F
My vices have voted, her ass duly noted
C              G         F
Can’t kick her out of my bed


[Bridge]
Em                   Am
Hold on, maybe this girl is alright
Em                          Am
Just wants the benefit of a modern love life
Dm                              C
I don’t know the difference anymore
             F                         G
I've turned making bad decisions into some kind of art form
Dm                              C
Don’t mention boundaries on the phone
      F                          G
They slide and glide on out the door


[Chorus]
      C              G         F   G
And I can’t get her out of my bed
C             G          F
Can’t get her out of my bed
    C          E         Am       F
My vices have voted, her ass duly noted
C             G         F     C
Can’t get her out of my bed


[Bridge]
Em        
Slow down
Am           Em              Am
I don’t know what I’m hoping for
   Dm                        G
So silently I’m opening the latch 
  Dm                                 G
I swear she’ll be the last one I dispatch


[Outro]
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       Em       Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba da da da da 

Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       Em      Am
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C       F
Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Dm      G       C
Ba dum, ba dum, ba