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Artist: The Decemberists Album: 5 Songs EP Song: Shiny Tab by Andy Bouwman (with help from Evil Adam) from http://www.decemberists.com/orate/ Capo 2 C9: 032030 Cmaj7: 032000 Em: 022000 B: 024400 (intro): C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em Intro/Verse: C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 E|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| B|-3---3---(3)-3-3-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|3---3---(3)-3-3-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-| G|-0---0---(0)-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---(0)-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-| D|-2---2---(2)-2-2-2-|----2---2---2-2-|2---2---(2)-2-2-2-|----2---2---2-2-| A|-3---3-------3---3-|----3---3-----3-|3---3-------3---3-|----3---3-----3-| E|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| B Em B Em E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-| G|-4---4---4-4-4-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|4---4---4-4-4-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-| D|-4---4---4-4-4-2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-4-4-2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-| A|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-| E|-0---0---0---0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---0---0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-| C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em By the bumper cars, in the pretty twining light, C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em G I may have gone too far, I may have gone too much, too long, I'm a dull and C9 Cmaj7 witless boy C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em In the after bars, think I was sullied by a dream C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em G C9 Cmaj7 In the killing jar, you and me at war at arms, all falling in embrace C9 Cmaj7 Em2 Em Tell me why you lied.... E|-----------------|----------------|----2-----2-x-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| B|-----0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|----0-----0-x-0-|----0-----0-0-0-| G|-----0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|2---2-----2-x-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| D|-----2-2-2---2-2-|----0-0-2---2-2-|1---1---1-1-x-1-|----1-----1-1-1-| A|-2---2-2-0---0-0-|2---2-2-0---0-0-|2---2---2-2-x-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| E|-0---0-0-2-------|3---3-3---------|----------------|----------------| E|-----0-----0-0-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| B|-----0-----0-0-3-|----3-----3-3-3-| G|-----0-----0-0-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| D|-2---2-----2-2-0-|----0-----0-0-0-| A|-2---2-----2-2---|----------------| E|-0---0-----0-0---|----------------| Em D G Am B Am G C D C Em Tell me why you lied, and what it is you do to keep your eyes all shiny A tawny gypsy girl, sleeping blanketed by stars Beneath the tilt-a-whirl, where we were coyly caught alone All fumbling with your blouse C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em Tell me why you lied, and what it is you do to keep your eyes all shiny D C And in the rollercoaster din D C Em By the parachutes in saddle shoes you break your shin D C B Em B Em But I have never seen two eyes so shiny C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em x2 And the sullen beery swine Try to tangle you in sullen beery balls of twine Have they ever seen two eyes so shiny The boys in denim vests, smoking cigarettes between Their bootblack fingertips, sweetly tipsy by the half-light The light and the half-light C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em Tell me why you lied and what it is you do to keep your eyes so shiny C9 Cmaj7 C9 Cmaj7 B Em B Em Oh, shiny... (repeat and fade) End on: Em D G Am B
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