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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[Verse 1]
F Ab F Ab
Oh my Mother, let your daughter dance with me
F Ab F Ab
I'd like to spin her wild around the cottonwood tree
Bbm Dbm Bbm
There's something about her eyes, I think her roots are rotten
F Ab F Abadd13
This must be the reason she wears her hair up in knots, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
F Ab
This is so embarrassing
F Ab
Ah, we're pissing fits
Fm F Ab
Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped
Bb Bbm
Some of them so out of style I cannot save them
F Ab
They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb F Ab F Ab
You have to get this turtleneck
[Verse 2]
Fm F Ab
The poor, they leave their cellphones in the bathrooms of the rich
F Ab F Ab
And when they try to turn them off everything they switch to
Bb Bb Ab
Is just another man, in shitty suits, everybody's cheering for
F Ab Fm
This must be the genius we've been waiting years for, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
F Ab
This is so embarrassing
F Ab
Ah, we're pissing fits
Fm F Ab
Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped
Bb Bbm
Some of them so out of style I cannot save them
F Ab
They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb
You have to get this turtleneck
[Guitar solo]
F Fm F Fm F Fm F Fm
F Ab Fm Ab
Bbm Bb
F Ab F Fm F Fm F Ab F Ab F Ab
Bb Ab Bb Ab
F Ab Fm Cm
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb F Ab F
You have to get this turtleneck
F Ab F Ab
Oh my Mother, let your daughter dance with me
F Ab F Ab
I'd like to spin her wild around the cottonwood tree
Bbm Dbm Bbm
There's something about her eyes, I think her roots are rotten
F Ab F Abadd13
This must be the reason she wears her hair up in knots, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
F Ab
This is so embarrassing
F Ab
Ah, we're pissing fits
Fm F Ab
Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped
Bb Bbm
Some of them so out of style I cannot save them
F Ab
They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb F Ab F Ab
You have to get this turtleneck
[Verse 2]
Fm F Ab
The poor, they leave their cellphones in the bathrooms of the rich
F Ab F Ab
And when they try to turn them off everything they switch to
Bb Bb Ab
Is just another man, in shitty suits, everybody's cheering for
F Ab Fm
This must be the genius we've been waiting years for, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
F Ab
This is so embarrassing
F Ab
Ah, we're pissing fits
Fm F Ab
Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped
Bb Bbm
Some of them so out of style I cannot save them
F Ab
They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb
You have to get this turtleneck
[Guitar solo]
F Fm F Fm F Fm F Fm
F Ab Fm Ab
Bbm Bb
F Ab F Fm F Fm F Ab F Ab F Ab
Bb Ab Bb Ab
F Ab Fm Cm
[Chorus]
C
Keep the weed next to the bed
Bb
Light the water, check for lead
C
Dim the lights a little lower
Bb
Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
C
Give the gift that fits your head
Bb F Ab F
You have to get this turtleneck
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