Dont Swallow The Cap – The National
Nghệ sĩ: The National
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
Don’t Swallow the Cap
The National
The C/Bb chord is just to get a nice transition from Am, and it makes it sound
more like the recording, you can also briefly play a Bb.
Intro
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]Dm[/ch
Gold light breaks behind the houses
ch]F[/ch
I don’t see what’s strange about this
ch]Am[/ch
Tiny bubbles hang above me
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
It’s a sign that someone loves me
ch]Dm[/ch
I can hardly stand upright
ch]F[/ch
Hit my head upon the light
ch]Am[/ch
I have faith but don’t believe it
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
It's not there enough to leave it
Pre-Chorus
ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch
Everything I love is on the table
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Everything I love is out to sea
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
ch]Dm[/ch
I have only two emotions
ch]F[/ch
Careful fear and dead devotion.
ch]Am[/ch
I can’t get the balance right.
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Throw all my marbles in the fire.
ch]Dm[/ch
I see all the ones I wept for
ch]F[/ch
All the things I had it in for
ch]Am[/ch
I won’t cry until I hear
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Cause I was not supposed to be here.
Pre-Chorus
ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch
Everything I love is on the table
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Everything I love is out to sea
ch]Bb[/ch
I’m not alone
ch]Dm[/ch
I’ll never be
ch]F[/ch
And to the bone
ch]Bb[/ch
I'm evergreen
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
ch]Dm[/ch
I’m tired, I’m freezing, I’m done
ch]F[/ch
When it gets so late I forget everyone
ch]Am[/ch
I need somewhere to stay
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Don’t think anybody I know is awake
ch]Dm[/ch
Calm down it’s alright
ch]F[/ch
Keep my arms the rest of the night
ch]Am[/ch
When they ask what do I see
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me
Pre-Chorus
ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch
Ahhhhh
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh
ch]Bb[/ch
I’m not alone
ch]Dm[/ch
I’ll never be
ch]F[/ch
And to the bone
ch]Bb[/ch
I’m evergreen
ch]Bb[/ch
And if you want (too seriously)
ch]Dm[/ch
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
ch]F[/ch
Play ‘Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)
ch]Bb[/ch
Or ‘Nevermind’ (too seriously)
Verse 4→ Phiên khúc
ch]Dm[/ch
There's a time to leave, there's a time to think about
ch]F[/ch
What I wanna say to the girls at the door
ch]Am[/ch
I need somewhere to be
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
But I can’t get around the river in front of me
ch]Dm[/ch
Calm down it’s alright
ch]F[/ch
Lead my arms the rest of the night
ch]Am[/ch
When they ask what do I see
ch]C/Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me
Pre-Chorus
ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch
Ahhhhh
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh
ch]Bb[/ch
I’m not alone (too seriously)
ch]Dm[/ch
I’ll never be (don’t swallow the cap)
ch]F[/ch
And to the bone (pat yourself on the back)
ch]Bb[/ch
I’m evergreen (too seriously)
ch]Bb[/ch
And if you want (too seriously)
ch]Dm[/ch
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
ch]F[/ch
Play ‘Let It Be’ (pat yourself on the back)
ch]Bb[/ch
Or ‘Nevermind’ (too seriously)
Outro
ch]F[/ch
(endlessly)