Biography:
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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Other songs:
- About Today (transposed)
- Bloodbuzz Ohio
- Conversation 16
- Exily Vilify
- Fake Empire
- I Need My Girl
- I Should Live In Salt
- Slipping Husband
- Slow Show
- Sorrow
- Start A War
- The Rains Of Castamere
- The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
- This Is The Last Time
- Trophy Wife
- Lemonworld
- The Runaway
- Wasp Nest
- 29 Years
- 90 Mile Water Wall
- A Little Faith
- About Today
- Afraid Of Everyone
- All Dolled
- All The Wine
- American Mary
- Anna Freud
- Anyones Ghost
- Apartment Story
- Ashamed Of The Story I Told
- Available
- Baby Well Be Fine
- Bitters Absolut
- Born To Beg
- Brainy
- Cardinal Song
- Carin At The Liquor Store
- City Middle
- Cold Girl Fever
- Dark Side Of The Gym
- Daughters Of The Soho Riots
- Day I Die
- Demons
- Dont Swallow The Cap
- Driver Surprise Me
- Empire Line
- England
- Exile Vilify
- Fireproof
- Forever After Days
- Graceless
- Green Gloves
- Guest Room
- Guilty Party
- Hard To Find
- Heavenfaced
- Humiliation
- I Should Live In A Salt
- Ill Still Destroy You
- It Never Happened
- Karen
- Lean
- Learning
- Lit Up
- Looking For Astronauts
- Lucky You
- Mistaken For Strangers
- Mr November
- Murder Me Rachael
- Nobody Else Will Be There
- Patterns Of Fairytales
- Pay For Me
- Peggy
- Pink Rabbits
- Pretty Forever
- Reasonable Man I Dont Mind
- Rest Of Years
- Rylan
- Sailors In Your Mouth
- Santa Clara
- Sea Of Love
- Secret Meeting
- Sleep All Summer
- Sleep Well Beast
- Slipped
- So Far Around The Bend
- Sugar Wife
- Sunshine On My Back
- Tall Saint
- Terrible Love
- The Day I Die
- The Geese Of Beverly Road
- The Perfect Song
- The Thrilling Of Claire
- Theory Of The Crows
- Think You Can Wait
- Thirsty
- Turtleneck
- Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
- Wake Up Your Saints
- Walk It Back
- Watching You Well
- Without Permission
- You Were A Kindness
- Youve Done It Again Virginia
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Pretty Forever - The National
I've put down the chords for two slightly different versions, The Black Sessions version,
and a version from another, earlier, live recording.
The Black Sessions 2003 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QjJQsk_wU
D5: x 5 7 7 x x F5: x 8 10 10 x x G5: x 10 12 12 x x
D5 x2
D5, F5, G5 x2
D5
What would she do?
F5 G5
If she could kick time?
D5
Would she go back?
F5 G5
Her arms were mine
D5 F5
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
G5
And tell her everything
D5 F5 G5
Whoever everything
D5
How could she pick
F5
And how could she say
G5 D5
She's already made too many mistakes
F5
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
G5 C F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
C F
If she weren't too smart for that
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied
D5 x2
D5 F5
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
G5 D5
She'd make more money if she were a boy
F5
We put her away, but she'd try it again
G5 C F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
C F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
C, Am, G, F
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
Am
And so would the east
G
And so on
F
And so on
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F C
She just wants to be tied, tied
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live Video circa 2001-2002 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0yVe5giWY
Sounds best with barre chords throughout, except for C chord in bridge
(she's too smart for that & keep her mouth shut) and C, Am and G chords
in chorus (she wants to be happy forever etc.)
D x2
Dm, G x2
Dm
What would she do?
G
If she could kick time?
Dm
Would she go back?
G
Her arms were mine
Dm G
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
And tell her everything
Dm G
Whoever everything
Dm
How could she pick
G
And how could she say
Dm
She's already made too many mistakes
G
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
C F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
C F
If she weren't too smart for that
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied
D x2
Dm G
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
Dm
She'd make more money if she were a boy
G
We put her away, but she'd try it again
C F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
C F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
C, Am, G, F
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
Am
And so would the east
G
And so on
F
And so on
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied, tied
C
She wants to be
Am
She wants to be
G
She wants to be
F
Just wants to be tied, tied
C Am
Pretty forever
F
Pretty forever
G C
Pretty forever
I've put down the chords for two slightly different versions, The Black Sessions version,
and a version from another, earlier, live recording.
The Black Sessions 2003 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QjJQsk_wU
D5: x 5 7 7 x x F5: x 8 10 10 x x G5: x 10 12 12 x x
D5 x2
D5, F5, G5 x2
D5
What would she do?
F5 G5
If she could kick time?
D5
Would she go back?
F5 G5
Her arms were mine
D5 F5
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
G5
And tell her everything
D5 F5 G5
Whoever everything
D5
How could she pick
F5
And how could she say
G5 D5
She's already made too many mistakes
F5
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
G5 C F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
C F
If she weren't too smart for that
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied
D5 x2
D5 F5
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
G5 D5
She'd make more money if she were a boy
F5
We put her away, but she'd try it again
G5 C F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
C F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
C, Am, G, F
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
Am
And so would the east
G
And so on
F
And so on
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F C
She just wants to be tied, tied
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live Video circa 2001-2002 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0yVe5giWY
Sounds best with barre chords throughout, except for C chord in bridge
(she's too smart for that & keep her mouth shut) and C, Am and G chords
in chorus (she wants to be happy forever etc.)
D x2
Dm, G x2
Dm
What would she do?
G
If she could kick time?
Dm
Would she go back?
G
Her arms were mine
Dm G
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
And tell her everything
Dm G
Whoever everything
Dm
How could she pick
G
And how could she say
Dm
She's already made too many mistakes
G
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
C F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
C F
If she weren't too smart for that
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied
D x2
Dm G
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
Dm
She'd make more money if she were a boy
G
We put her away, but she'd try it again
C F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
C F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
C, Am, G, F
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
Am
And so would the east
G
And so on
F
And so on
C Am
She wants be happy forever
G F
She just wants to be high
C Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G F
She just wants to be tied, tied
C
She wants to be
Am
She wants to be
G
She wants to be
F
Just wants to be tied, tied
C Am
Pretty forever
F
Pretty forever
G C
Pretty forever
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