The Shins - A Comet Appears
Tabbed by Baunitdabaun
Transcribed to native key by dampysmiff
Note: This song has had many attempts before it, and let's all face it, the best thing
found so far is to play it Baunitdabaun's way with a capo on the second in the key of Am.
However, through the wonderful thing that is music we can figure out how to transcribe
same tab into its native key. Please note that in order to get the song sounding as
as possible it's probably wise for you to use the following fingerings for the chords
Unfortunately, when transcribing this song I found that using open chords tended to give
song less of an authentic feel, so the best thing to do is use barre chords throughout.
Chords used:
Bm [ x 2 4 4 3 2 ]
A [ 5 7 7 6 5 5 ]
G [ 3 5 5 4 3 3 ]
D [ x 5 7 7 7 5 ]
Maybe there's another way to play the chords to make them sound like the song, but I
find it. The truth is that changing to an open chord ruins the transition from Bm ->
else. It kills the fluidity of the sound of the song, which is definitely there otherwise.
INTRO
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VERSE
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One hand on this wily comet
Take a drink just to give me some weight
Some uberman I'd make, I'm
barely a vapor
They shone a chlorine light on
a host of individual sins
Let's carve my aging face off
fetch us a knife
start with my eyes
down so the lines form a
grimacing smile
Close your eyes to corral a virtue
Is this fooling anyone else?
Never worked so long and hard to
cement a failure
We can blow on our thumbs and posture
but the lonely is such delicate things
The wind from a wasp could blow them
into the sea, with
stones on their feet
lost to the light and the loving we need
CHORUS
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Still to come
the worst part and you know it
there is a numbness
in you heart and it's growing
VERSE
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With burnt sage and a forest of bygones
I click my heels get the devils in line
A list of things I could lay the blame on might
give me a way out
But with each turn it's this front and center
Like a dart stuck square in your eye
Every post you can hitch your faith on is a
pie in the sky
chock full of lies
a tool we devise to make
sinking stones fly
CHORUS
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Still to come
the worst part and you know it
there is a numbness
in you heart and it's growing
OUTRO (slow down on the last three chords)
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