September

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - september - shins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : robert mcmillan email : mcmillan_ra ( at ) hotmail . com tuning : standard riff 1 E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - | G | - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - | D | - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - | A | - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | riff 2 E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse = = = = = A C A into this strange elastic world C A pont us kindly gave up a pearl D G his eternal stone and mud D D7 A but ain’t she lovely bone and blood C A born of the sea Em G A a thousand miles away from me D a court of angels G wards of the sun a future forming D D7 A a curse undone Chorus = = = = = = = riff 1 F#m A F#m A under our softly burning lamp she takes her time riff 1 F#m A E telling stories of our possible lives G E A and love is the ink in the well when her body writes riff 2 D A D i’ve been selfish and full of pride A D and she knows deep down there’s a little child A F#m but i’ve got a good side to me as well E D Dsus4 D and it’s that she loves in spite of everything else break = = = = = A C A Em G Verse = = = = = A C A a song in the tree has distracted her mind C A some other curious form of life D G has made it’s presence to her known D D7 A and she coos so gently soft and low C A her shining face in a million reflections Em G A in tiny raindrops that fall in a veil D G over our city like notes from above D D7 A it overwhelms me! just aint that tough Chorus = = = = = = riff 1 F#m A F#m it’s not that the darkness can’t touch our lives A i know it will , in time riff 1 F#m A E but she’s no ordinary valentine G and now when the sun goes down E A she sheds a darling light . riff 2 D A D i’ve been selfish and full of pride A D and she knows deep down there’s a little child A F#m but i’ve got a good side to me as well E D Dsus4 D and it’s that she loves in spite of everything else Outro = = = = = A C A G D A notes : watching james mercer play it live on youtube . he does little embellishments which add a fair bit to the song a little . but they aren’t really necessary if you just want to bash it out . for example on the a chords he will generally play : A A/G A likewise on the C : C C/G C a good example of this is on here : corrections welcome .