Shins – The Past And Pending chords

E Standard Tuning (Low to High: EADGBe)

Chord Forms Used:    

E           E7sus4      Aadd9       G           Asuse---0---    e---0---    e-------    e---3---    e---0---B---0---    B---0---    B---2---    B---3---    B---3---G---1---    G---2---    G---4---    G---0---    G---2---D---2---    D---0---    D---2---    D---0---    D---0---A---2---    A---2---    A---0---    A---2---    A---0---E---0---    E---0---    E-------    E---3---    E-------

A           Em          C           De---0---    e---0---    e---0---    e---2---B---2---    B---0---    B---1---    B---3---G---2---    G---0---    G---0---    G---2---D---2---    D---2---    D---2---    D---0---A---0---    A---2---    A---3---    A-------E-------    E---0---    E-------    E-------

INTRO:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G 
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 1:

E                E7sus4             Aadd9        GAs someone sets light to the first fire of Autumn
 E             E7sus4 Aadd9            Asus We settle down to cut ourselves apart.
E            E7sus4        Aadd9        GCough and twitch from the news on your face
 E               E7sus4 Aadd9            AsusAnd some foreign candle burning in your eyes                         


POST-VERSE 1/PRE-VERSE 2:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G 
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 2:

E            E7sus4       Aadd9           G Held to the past, too aware of the pending
 E                   E7sus4 Aadd9               Asus Chill as the dawn breaks and finds us up for sale
 E         E7sus4        Aadd9           G Enter the fog another low road descending
  E               E7sus4 Aadd9                Asus Away from the cold lust, your house and summertime

Aadd9


CHORUS:

  A             Em         A Blind to the last cursed affair
          
   Em             A Pistols and countless eyes
     Em              A A trail of white blood betrays
         C              D The reckless route your craft is running
  A             Em              A Feed till the sun turns into wood
      Em           A Dousing an ancient torch
             Em Loiter the whole day through
       C                   D                 A And lose yourself in lines dissecting love


POST-CHORUS/PRE-VERSE:

E, E7sus4, Aadd9, G 
E, E7sus4, Aadd9, Asus


VERSE 3:

 E            E7sus4         Aadd9           G Your name on my cast and my notes on your stay
 E        E7sus4 Aadd9            Asus Offer me little but doting on a crime
 E                  E7sus4       Aadd9           G We've turned every stone and for all our inventions
 E              E7sus4    Aadd9               Asus In matters of love lost, we've no recourse at all

Aadd9


CHORUS:

  A             Em         A Blind to the last cursed affair
             Em             A Pistols and countless eyes
     Em              A A trail of white blood betrays
         C              D The reckless route your craft is running

  A             Em              A Feed till the sun turns into wood
             Em           A Dousing an ancient torch
             Em Loiter the whole day through and
   C                    D Lose yourself in lines dissecting,
   C                    D            C                     D Lose yourself in lines dissecting, lose yourself in lines dissecting


Repeat last line with C and D (around 8-12 times)

End on G chord