{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1131953,"song":"Watching You Well","artist":"The National","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11251754-watching-you-well-chords-by-the-national/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1131953?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":7,"content":"Title: Watching You Well\r\nArtist: The National\r\nAlbum: The National\r\nAuthor: _arokh_\r\n\r\n\r\nYou'll first find the chords with the lyrics and below I provided some tabs \r\nthat show the way (and rhythm) I play the song.\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   you stand now, holding yourself[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\na little of the moon is coming in the room.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   you stand very still[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nlike you were in the arms of everyone you ever wanted.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n       i was watching you well.[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   i won't stop you;    i won't speak.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe water on your cheek is the only thing smooth and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   i'm ashamed that i'm ashamed of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nstanding in my room, lets more water overtake you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   and i was watching you,    watching you well.[/tab]\r\n   \r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n\r\nInterlude/Solo ...\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | 4x\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   why won't you leave me quicker[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   why won't you leave me?[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   i'm ashamed that i'm ashamed of you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nfor standing in my room, lets more water overtake you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   i won't stop you[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand i won't speak.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   why won't you leave me quicker?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n             why won't you [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nleave me...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\nNow here comes the tab which demonstrates the way I strum it. It is for sure\r\nnot exactly the way The National play it, but I think it comes pretty close \r\nto the feeling of the song. However, it's just for you to have and idea, maybe \r\nyou like it, and if not, just do your own thing, it's music :)\r\n\r\nI also noted the downstrokes with \"d\" and the upstrokes with \"u\", so you might \r\nget a better idea of the actual rhythm (always annoying with those ascii tabs).\r\n\r\nProgression A: In the intro and first verse I play the | G   | C   | Am   | C D | \r\nprogression like this (note that I don't actually play a D but from the C I slide \r\ninto someting like a Dadd9add11, I like it but if you don't, just play a normal D):\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d    \r\nE|------3---3--3-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nB|------3---3--3-----------|------1---1--1-----------|\r\nG|------0---0--0-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nD|------0---0--0-----------|------2---2--2-2---------|\r\nA|---------------2----0-2--|-3-------------3--3--2---|\r\nE|-3-------------3--3------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u  u d  d  d     d    d   u   u d  d  d u\r\nE|------0---0--0-----------|------0---0-0-0----0-------|\r\nB|------1---1--1-----------|------1---1/3-3----3--3----|\r\nG|------2---2--2-----------|------0---0/0-0----0--0-0--|\r\nD|------2---2--2-2---------|------2---2/4-4-4--4--4-0--|\r\nA|-0-------------0--0--2---|-3----3---3/5-5-5----------|\r\nE|-------------------------|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nProgression B: Then comes the \r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | progression:\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d    \r\nE|------3---3--3-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nB|------3---3--3-----------|------1---1--1-----------|\r\nG|------0---0--0-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nD|------0---0--0-----------|------2---2--2-2---------|\r\nA|---------------2----0-2--|-3-------------3--3--2---|\r\nE|-3-------------3--3------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u   u d  d  d u    d    d   u d u d  d\r\nE|------0---0-0-0----0-------|------0---0-X-2----2----|\r\nB|------1---1/3-3----3--3----|------0---0-X-3----3----|\r\nG|------0---0/0-0----0--0-0--|------0---0-X-2----2----|\r\nD|------2---2/4-4-4--4--4-0--|------2---2-X---0-------|\r\nA|-3----3---3/5-5-5----------|------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|-0----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   d  d  d  d            d  d u  u d u  u d u  u d u   \r\nE|----0-----0----------|------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-----1----------|------1------1------1---------|\r\nG|----0-----0----------|---------2------2------2---2--|\r\nD|----2-----2----------|----2------2------2------2----|\r\nA|-3-----X--3----------|-0----------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------|------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u  u d  d  d u   d    d   u  u d  d  d u\r\nE|------3---3--3----3--3-3-|------3---3--3----3--3-3-|\r\nB|------3---3--3----3--3-3-|------3---3--3----3--3-3-|\r\nG|------0---0--0----0--0-0-|------0---0--0----0--0-0-|\r\nD|------0---0--0----0--0-0-|------0---0--0----0--0-0-|\r\nA|---------------2---------|---------------2---------|\r\nE|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3---------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nProgression C: From now on they only play a (repeating) | G   | C   | \r\nprogression in the verse until they go into progression B. Here I basically \r\nplay the same as in progression A, but only the first two bars.\r\n\r\n[tab]   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d   \r\nE|------3---3--3-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nB|------3---3--3-----------|------1---1--1-----------|\r\nG|------0---0--0-----------|------0---0--0-----------|\r\nD|------0---0--0-----------|------2---2--2-2---------|\r\nA|---------------2----0-2--|-3-------------3--3--2---|\r\nE|-3-------------3--3------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThat's it, hope you liked it. Have fun!","plain_text":"Title: Watching You Well\nArtist: The National\nAlbum: The National\nAuthor: _arokh_\n\n\nYou'll first find the chords with the lyrics and below I provided some tabs \nthat show the way (and rhythm) I play the song.\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n| G   | C   | Am   | C D |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n| G   |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   \n| G   |\n\nInterlude/Solo ...\n\n| G   | C   | 4x\n\n\n\n\n\n| G   | G   |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNow here comes the tab which demonstrates the way I strum it. It is for sure\nnot exactly the way The National play it, but I think it comes pretty close \nto the feeling of the song. However, it's just for you to have and idea, maybe \nyou like it, and if not, just do your own thing, it's music :)\n\nI also noted the downstrokes with \"d\" and the upstrokes with \"u\", so you might \nget a better idea of the actual rhythm (always annoying with those ascii tabs).\n\nProgression A: In the intro and first verse I play the | G   | C   | Am   | C D | \nprogression like this (note that I don't actually play a D but from the C I slide \ninto someting like a Dadd9add11, I like it but if you don't, just play a normal D):\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgression B: Then comes the \n| G   | C   | C D | Em D | C   | Am   | G   | G   | progression:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgression C: From now on they only play a (repeating) | G   | C   | \nprogression in the verse until they go into progression B. Here I basically \nplay the same as in progression A, but only the first two bars.\n\n\n\n\nThat's it, hope you liked it. Have fun!","chords":["G","C","Am","D","Em","A","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}