Turn A Square Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays535

Turn A Square by Shins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			E A G A  

E A D A  

C 
  
    E                        A 
She shone up bright like a knife 
        G                     A  
Wearing tennis shorts made of stripes 
        E           A                   D 
Hand in hand to the grass and we got it right 
       A  
Got it nice, nice, nice 
       E                       A 
Just a glimpse of an ankle and I 
  G               A  
React like it's 1805 
        E                         A                   D 
And I'd swim to the poles just to find the right satellite 
           A                          G 
It'll take all of my strength to give up 

                      A 
'Cause you all know I tried 
                    G 
So forget about it, girl 
                 A 
My head's like a kite 
                          E 
When such a creature I sight 
   A 
To town! 
           G                           A                        
Where your feet leave no prints on the ground 
       E                    A                  D      A 
Have I left my home just to whine in this microphone? 
        E                        A 
It gets worse every time that we talk 
        G                        A 
Can't afford to be just one in a flock 
                E 
But that's your lot 
            A                      D 
When you're after such a well-made lock 
        A                          G 
Who was classically trained to give up 
  
                      A 
And my friends know I tried 
                    G 
So forget about it, girl 
                  A 
Even I don't know why 
             G        
I can't just stay the course 
                     A 
Keep my hands on the wheel 
                    G 
Our detractors were right 
                 A 
My head's like a kite 
 C     C   C  C        C   C C  
'Cause all my thoughts run astray 
C   C   C C  C    C  C 
And I'm a walking cliche 
C    C    C C   C    C C 
When such a creature I sight 

E A G A  
E A C D 

G A 
G A 
             G        
I can't just stay the course 
                     A 
Keep my hands on the wheel 
                    G 
Our detractors were right 
                 A 
My head's like a kite 

C C C C C E 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante