The National is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of the band is composed of two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, keyboards), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).
Their self-titled debut album"The National" (Brassland 2001) was recorded and released before they had played even a single show.
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Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes. So the “C2 /C /BD/A” is AC2 chord then C bass, B bass, then D chord with an A as the bass note. There were a lot of slashes to keep track of; let me know if I made any mistakes.
It's hard to hear exactly what notes are in the chords, but this sounds close. D=XX0232 D/A=X0023X D4/B=X20032 D4/E=02003X C2=X32033 Asus4=X02230 Em7=022030
DD/AD4/BD4/E give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans DD/AD4/BD4/E give my love to your family; tell them anything. DD/AD4/BD4/E give yourself to anyone; give yourself away DD/AD4/BD4/E don't be a nightingale for anyone's space to fill. C2 /C /BD/A /A /BC2 /C /BD/A /A /B if i could, i'd be your star again C2 /C /BD/AAsus4 fall across your falling sky...
DD/AD4/BD4/E it takes a lot of little rain to make you feel like DD/AD4/BD4/E nothing. DD/AD4/BD4/E anything, anything you can do, do to me for everything DD/AD4/BD4/E i did for you: ...nothing. C2 /C /BD/A /A /BC2 /C /BD/A /A /B i didn't try to take your love away C2 /C /BD/AAsus4 I just never knew i had it.
Em7C2DGD/F#Em7C2 there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you DGD/F# American. Em7C2DGD/F#Em7C2 there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you DDD/A D4/BD4/E American. American DD/AD4/BD4/E Mary DD/A if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes D4/BD4/E don't look at me like someone you don't DD/AD4/BD4/E recognize I didn't try to do this. C2 /C /BD/A /A /BC2 /C /BD/A /A /B your arms around my shoulderblades C2 /C /BD/AAsus4 are useless.
Em7C2DGD/F#Em7C2 there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you DGD/F# American. Em7C2DGD/F#Em7C2 there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you DDD/A D4/BD4/E American. American DD/AD4/BD4/E Mary