Kissing The Lipless Tab

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                      Kissing The Lipless - The Shins
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Tabbed by: Jonathon McCullough
Email: jonovox(at)gmail(dot)com
 
I tried to make this as non-confusing as possible, which is a challenge due
to the ambiguousness of the chords used. It should be mostly accurate.
 
Chords:
   B     Db   Ebm    E    Ebm7    C#     Cb    Gb
e--2-----4-----6-----7-----11-----11-----7-----9----|
B--4-----6-----7-----9-----11-----11-----7-----11---|
G--4-----6-----8-----9-----11-----10-----8-----11---|
D--4-----6-----8-----9-----11-----11-----9-----11---|
A--2-----4-----6-----7-----13-----11-----9-----9----|
E--2-----4-----------------11-----9------7----------|
 
 
 
B          Db          B        Db
Called to see If your back was still aligned
 
          B                   Db               B                Db
And your sheets Were growing grass all on the corners of your bed
 
     B             Db                    B
But you've got too much to wear on your sleeves
 
         Db                  B      Db                 B             Db
that has too much to do with me and secretly I want to bury in the yard
 
    Ebm                E         Ebm7      C#
The grey remains of a friendship scarred
 
Ebm7 C#
 
Ebm7 C#
 
Cb C#
 
Ebm7                C#
You told us of your new life there
 
        Ebm7                 C#
You got someone coming 'round
 
        Ebm7               C#
Glueing tinsel to your crown
 
             Cb                 C#
He's got you talkin' pretty loud
 
 
      Ebm7     C#
You berate remember
 
     Ebm7                  C#
Your ailing heart and your criminal eyes
 
    Ebm7                    C#
You say you're still in love
 
        Cb                    C#
If it's true, what can be done?
 
     Ebm                     E         Ebm7 C#
It's hard to leave all these moments behind
 
 
             Ebm7             C#
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--13-13-13-13--11--9--8--9---------|
A|----------------------------8---11-|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
       Ebm7               C#                Cb              C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------11-11--11-12-11-14-11-12-11--------------------------------------|
G|--11-13-----------------------------13-11-10-11--------11----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------13-11-----13-11-11-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------14-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Ebm7       C#      Ebm7        C#
Called to see if your back was still aligned
 
          Ebm7       C#                       Cb               C#
And your sheets Were growing grass all on the corners of your bed
 
    Ebm7           C#                    Ebm7
But you've got too much to wear on your sleeves
 
         C#                  Ebm7   C#                 Cb             C#
that has too much to do with me and secretly I want to bury in the yard
 
    Ebm                E         Gb
The grey remains of a friendship scarred
 
 
    Gb
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--13-13-13-13--11--9--8--9-------------|
A|----------------------------9----------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7\5--7\5--7\5--7\5--9-9-9--7--5--4--5--7-------------------------|
G|----------6\4--6\4--6\4--6\4-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
B Db
 
B Db
 
    B            Db        B            Db
You tested your mettle on doe skin and petals
 
    B            Db          B             Db          Ebm  E
While kissing the lipless who bleed all the sweetness away
 
     B     Db    Ebm   E
e|------------------------------|
B|---2/4---4/6---6/7---7/9-9\7--|
G|------------------------------|X3
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
     Gb
e|---------|
B|---2-----|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
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