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Version 1Pink Bullets - The Shins Capo III - Chords relative to capo [Intro] Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A [Verse] Em D A Em D A I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole Em D A Em D A you held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold Em D A Em D A oh what a contrast you were to the brutes in the halls Em D A Em D A my timid young fingers held a decent animal [Chorus] G D Over the ramparts you tossed G D the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers G D F tied to a brick sweet as a song C D the years have been short but the days were long [Verse] Em D A Em D A Cool of a temperate breeze from dark skies to wet grass Em D A Em D A we fell in a field it seems now a thousand summers passed Em D A Em D A when our kite lines first crossed we tied them into knots Em D A Em D A and to finally fly apart we had to cut them off [Chorus] G D Since then it's been a book G you read in reverse D so you understand less as the pages turn G D F or a movie so crass and awkwardly cast C G that even I could be the star [Bridge] C D F G I don't look back much as a rule C D F G and all this way before murder is cool C D G C but your memory is here and I'd like you to stay D a warm light on a winter's day [Instrumental] Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A [Chorus] G D Over the ramparts you tossed G D the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers G D F tied to brick sweet as a song C F the years have been short but the days go slowly by C to loose kites falling from the sky F C D drawn to the ground and an end to flight ****************************** Without capo [Intro] Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C [Verse] Gm F C Gm F C I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole Gm F C Gm F C you held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold Gm F C Gm F C oh what a contrast you were to the brutes in the halls Gm F C Gm F C my timid young fingers held a decent animal [Chorus] Bb F Over the ramparts you tossed Bb F the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers Bb F Ab tied to a brick sweet as a song Eb F the years have been short but the days were long [Verse] Gm F C Gm F C Cool of a temperate breeze from dark skies to wet grass Gm F C Gm F C we fell in a field it seems now a thousand summers passed Gm F C Gm F C when our kite lines first crossed we tied them into knots Gm F C Gm F C and to finally fly apart we had to cut them off [Chorus] Bb F Since then it's been a book Bb you read in reverse F so you understand less as the pages turn Bb F Ab or a movie so crass and awkwardly cast Eb Bb that even I could be the star [Bridge] Eb F Ab Bb I don't look back much as a rule Eb F Ab Bb and all this way before murder is cool Eb F Bb Eb but your memory is here and I'd like you to stay F a warm light on a winter's day [Instrumental] Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C Gm F C [Chorus] Bb F Over the ramparts you tossed Bb F the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers Bb F Ab tied to brick sweet as a song Eb Ab the years have been short but the days go slowly by Eb to loose kites falling from the sky Ab Eb F drawn to the ground and an end to flight