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Shins - Mild Child tab

This song is hell to transcribe, musically and lyrically, but whatever.
I gave it a shot.

[Standard Tuning]


Pick this chord, 
listen to the song for the pattern.

e|----------------|
B|-0--------------|
G|-0--------------|
D|-4--------------|
A|-7--------------|
E|----------------|

Then you add open Ee for the La La La's.

e|-0--------------|
B|-0--------------|
G|-0--------------|
D|-4--------------|
A|-7--------------|
E|-0--------------|


Verse:
Listen for the strumming patterns. 
It's mostly down-strokes.

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
 1. his ten year.. old smiling.... summer eyes....
 2. they moved us   about and     showed us how
 3. there was a talking on the glass the sun. son
 4. he would come inside to hide away from ease
 5. cause they were happy laughing there then the
 6. but don't allow yourself to pay for me
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/shins/96371.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
 1. they win   they win.
 2. they could dance like angels.
 3. you'll never say you'd say it to punish.
 4. your haters on your wing.
 5. delayed window came
 6. any kind of virtuous

Chorus:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
 1. he sighed      and tried to hide but i recall
 2. because of each of us is both them

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
 1. the alien eyes  and what that felt like
 2. one blowing out one breathing in.

e|----------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3|


| /  slide up
| x  Mute note


Hopefully the correct version will be available soon.
C'mon Mercer!

Oh well, have fun anyway.

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