From their new album "Trouble Will Find Me", which will be amazing because this song is
on it. 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. Enjoy!
Don’t Swallow the Cap
The National
[Intro]
F Am F Am F Am F Am
Dm F Am C
[Verse 1]
Dm
Dull light breaks behind the houses
F
I don’t see what’s strange about this
Am
Tiny bubbles hang above me
C/Bb C
It’s a sign that someone loves me
Dm
I can hardly stand upright
F
Hit my head upon the light
Am
I have faith but don’t believe it
C/Bb C
It's not there enough to leave it
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
Everything I love is on the table
Am C
Everything I love is out to sea
[Verse 2]
Dm
I have only two emotions
F
Careful fear and dead devotion.
Am
I can’t get the balance right.
C/Bb C
Throw all my marbles in the fire.
Dm
I see all the ones I wept for
F
All the things I had it in for
Am
I won’t cry until I hear
C/Bb C
Cause I was not supposed to be here.
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
Everything I love is on the table
Am C
Everything I love is out to sea
[Chorus]
Bb
I’m not alone
Dm
I’ll never be
F
Into the bone
Bb
I’ll never grieve
[Verse 3]
Dm
I’m tired, I’m freezing, I’m done
F
When it gets so late I forget everyone
Am
I need somewhere to stay
C/Bb C
Don’t think anybody I know is awake
Dm
Calm down it’s alright
F
Keep my arms the rest of the night
Am
When they ask what do I see
C/Bb C
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
Ahhhhh
Am C
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh
[Chorus]
Bb
I’m not alone
Dm
I’ll never be
F
Into the bone
Bb
I’ll never grieve
Bb
And if you want (dead seriously)
Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
F
Play ‘Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)
Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (dead seriously)
[Verse 4]
Dm
Is it time to leave? Is it time to think about
F
What I wanna say to the girls at the door?
Am
I need somewhere to be
C/Bb C
But I can’t get around the river in front of me
Dm
Calm down it’s alright
F
Lead my arms the rest of the night
Am
When they ask what do I see
C/Bb C
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
Ahhhhh
Am C
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh
[Chorus]
Bb
I’m not alone (dead seriously)
Dm
I’ll never be (don’t swallow the cap)
F
Into the bones (pat yourself on the back)
Bb
I’ll never grieve (dead seriously)
Bb
And if you want (dead seriously)
Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
F
Play ‘Let It Be’ (pat yourself on the back)
Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (dead seriously)
[Outro]
Bb Dm F Bb
Bb Dm F Bb
Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
F (endlessly)
