Tuning on the NPR Tiny Desk concert is in B-F#-B-E-F#-B
or a DADGAD tuned down to B with a capo on the third fret.
So just tune to a DADGAD without capo to play along
Chords:
D 000700
G 550400
A 770600
Bm 990700
[Intro]
D G A
[Verse 1]
D G A D
This tenderness comes as a surprise
G A Bm A
Drinking where the riverbed was dry
G A D G A
Trees in the wind trembling with love
D G A D
That morning light drew you out the door
G A Bm A
Mama didn't need you anymore
G A D G A
She pointed at night but you saw the stars
[Refrain]
Bm A G A Bm A
Brace yourself and nestle into me
G A Bm A
Bare it all like falling autumn leaves
G A D G A D G A
You don't even know me that well
[Verse 2]
D G A D
Now every blossom's ready to explode
G A Bm A
Rooted in the cracks along the road
G A D G A
The world is a dream that we could free
D G A D
While distant water shows me where to run
G A Bm A
Papa let me know I'm not enough
G A D G A
He took out the life but left me the hope
[Refrain]
Bm A G A Bm A
You sailor or the siren in the tide
G A Bm A
Trust the tiny ocean and besides
G A D G A D G A
You don't even know me that well
Bm A G A Bm A
Your song is warm and coming through the wall
G A Bm A
Hearts are thrown at strangers after all
G A D G A D G A
You don't even know me that well