The other versions had some of the chord changes right, but the chords themselves were
This is an accurate version.
The Shins use basic picking throughout the entire song. Listen to it for the rhythm.
pretty slow, and incredibly beautiful.
-A Comet Appears-
Chords Used:
e|---2-------0------1------2------------------------------------|
B|---3-------2------0------3------------------------------------|
G|---4-------2------0------2------------------------------------|
D|---4-------2------0------0------------------------------------|
A|---2-------0------2-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3-------------------------------------------|
Bm A G D
Intro
Bm A G D
Bm A D
Bm A G D
G A
Verse I
Bm A G D
One hand on this wily comet,
Bm A D
Take a drink just to give me some weight,
Bm A G D
Some uber-man I'd make,
G A
I'm barely a vapor
Bm A G D
They shone a chlorine light on,
Bm A D
A host of individual sins,
Bm A G D
Let's carve my aging face off,
A D
Fetch us a knife,
A D
Start with my eyes,
A D
Down so the lines,
G A
Form a grimacing smile,
Bm A G D
Close your eyes to corral a virtue,
Bm A D
Is this fooling anyone else?
Bm A G D
Never worked so long and hard,
G A
To cement a failure,
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/shins/a_comet_appears_crd_ver_5.html ]
Bm A G D
We can blow on our thumbs and posture,
Bm A D
But the lonely are such delicate things,
Bm A G D
The wind from a wasp could blow them,
A D
Into the sea,
A D
With stones on their feet,
A D G A
Lost to the light and the loving we need,
Chorus:
G D
Still to come,
G D A
The worst part and you know it,
G D
There is a numbness,
G D A Bm
In your heart and it's growing,
=Solo Section= Repeat 2x
*you can whistle if you'd like. that's what I do.*
Bm A G D
Bm A D
Bm A G D
G A
Verse II:
Bm A G D
With burnt sage and a forest of bygones,
Bm A D
I click my heels, get the devils in line,
Bm A G D
A list of things I could lay the blame on,
G A
Might give me a way out,
Bm A G D
But with each turn it stays front and center,
Bm A D
Like a dart stuck square in your eye,
Bm A G D
Every post you can hitch your faith on,
A D
Is a pie in the sky,
A D
Chock full of lies,
A D
A tool we devise,
G A
To make sinking stones fly,
Chorus:
G D
Still to come,
G D A
The worst part and you know it,
G D
There is a numbness,
G D A Bm
In your heart and it's growing,
Outro:
Bm A G D
Bm A D
Tabbed by Killspoon. Questions/comments hsibley@gmail.com
