Caring Is Creepy by Shins THE SHINS Caring Is Creepy Chords Used: CHORD TAB (lo-to-hi) ---------------------- [Bm*] 7-9-9-7-7-7 [A*] 5-7-7-6-5-5 [G*] 3-5-5-4-3-3 [Em] 0-2-2-0-0-0 [D] x-x-0-2-3-2 [A] x-0-2-2-2-x [G] 3-2-0-0-0-3 [G/F#] 2-0-0-x-x-3 [Bm] x-2-4-4-3-x [Bm/A] x-0-4-4-3-x Notes: ------ When you play a D chord, it's usually always followed by a Dsus4 then back to D, eg: E|-2-2-3---3-2---| B|-3-3-3---3-3---| G|-2-2-2---2-2---| D|-0-0-0-----0---| A|---------------| E|---------------| Also, whenever an G follows and A chord, this is played to bridge the chords: During the verses: During the chorus: E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---| B|-2--3-3-3/5------0---| B|-2--3--3/5------0---| G|-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---| G|-2--2--x-x--0-0-0---| D|-2-----------0-0-0---| D|-2--2-------0-0-0---| A|-0---------------2---| A|-0--------------2---| E|-----------------3---| E|----------------3---| So, when all put together, the guitar intro is played like this: Bm A G Em D A G E|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0---2----3---2-------------------3---| B|----7-7-7------5-5-5------3-3-3------0-0-0-x-3----3---3---2--3-3-3/5------0---| G|----7-7-7-x----6-6-6-0----4-4-4-0----0-0-0-x-2--2-2-2-2-0-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0---| D|----9-9-9-x----7-7-7-0----5-5-5-0----2-------0--0---0---0-2-----------0-0-0---| A|-9----------7----------5----------2-----------------------0---------------2---| E|-7----------5----------3----------0---------------------------------------3---| VERSE 1 ------- Bm* A* G* Em I think I'll go home and mull this over D A G Til I cram it down my throat Bm* A* G* Em At long last it's crashed, it's colossal mass D A G Has broken up into bits in my moat CHORUS 2 -------- Em D Em D Rip the mattress off the floor Em D A G Walk the cramps off, go meander in the cold Em D Em D Heavy and dark skinned, hiding the fact you're dead again Em D A G Underneath the powerlines seeking shade G/F# G /F# G /#F G /F# G Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason VERSE 2 ------- It's a lucious mix of words and tricks That let us bet when we know we should fold On rocks I've dreamt of where we stepped And the whole mess of roads we're now on CHORUS 2 -------- Hold your glass up, hold it in Never betray the way you've always known it is One day I'll be wondering how I got so old Just wondering how I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow This is way beyond my remote concern of being condescending BRIDGE 1 -------- Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G All these squawking birds won't quit Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em G/F# G Buil-ding no - thing lay - ing bricks PLAY VERSE, CHORUS 2 AND BRIDGE AGAIN www.TAB6.com