There are three progressions, one occurs during the first three lines of each verse, one
on the last line of the verse, and the third occurs as the refrain. The trumpet solo
the verse progression.

First Progression
Fmaj7->Em7->Dm7->Cmaj7

Second Progression

Third Progression
Em Am7 x 3
C (w h/o to Csus4) Dm7

Chords:
Cmaj7: x3545x
Fmaj7: x810910x
Em7: x7978x
Dm7: x5756x
Am7: 57555x
C: x3555x
Csus4:x3556x

by N. Frey (natefro38256 at yahoo dt com)

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

When Shirin cuts my hair
its like a love affair
Let those locks fall to the ground
or let them stay there

I show her my passport
what I look like
But she just smiles and lets me know
its gonna be all right

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

When Shirin cuts my hair
her mama’s sitting in the rocking chair
She tells me stories from the war
in Iraq cause they were there

Shirin pulls my head to the side
but in the mirror I can see
a tear in her eye

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jens_lekman/shirin_crd_ver_3.html )
Your hands are soft
your hands are soft just like silk
You’re a drop of blood
You’re a drop of blood in my glass of milk
Your hands are soft
your hands are soft just like silk
You’re a drop of blood
You’re a drop of blood in my glass of milk

E, A x2

When Shirin does her magic
to my frizzy straws
Immigration and tax represantatives
stumbled upon the lot

But what if it reaches the government
that you have a beauty salon
in your own apartment

I wont tell anyone!
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
I wont tell anyone!
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
I wont tell anyone!

Not sure how accurate this is, but it’s too good a song not to be on here.

Capo 4

Intro:

(Piano sample)

(Piano sample)

There’s gotta be someone here tonight
Who can explain to me
How shadows can also shed a light
How they can outshadow (outshadow)
What happened between us
And outline (our shadows)
The burnt ground beneath us
I need to (be explained to)
Over and over

How a broken heart is not the end of the world
‘Cause the end of the world is bigger than love

(Piano sample)

I was in Washington, DC
For the election
When they announced the results
I left the procession (procession)
Content in the world’s direction (direction)
Tried to call you for an estimation (estimation)
Of the distance to the star constellations (constellations)
Or any explanation of

How a broken heart is not the end of the world
‘Cause the end of the world is bigger than love

(Frank Mills piano sample)

And it’s bigger than an iceberg
Than the plume of a geyser
And it’s bigger than the spider
Floating in your cider
And it’s bigger than the stock market
And the loose change in your pocket
And the Flatbush Avenue Target
And their pharmacy department
And it’s bigger than our problems
And our inability to solve them
From Coney Island to Harlem
To the end of the world and back again

A broken heart is not the end of the world
‘Cause the end of the world is bigger than love

Outro: