{"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":2365787,"song":"Dont Swallow The Cap","artist":"The National","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11489172-dont-swallow-the-cap-chords-by-the-national/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2365787?type=chord","rating":0.11644,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGold light breaks behind the houses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI don't see what's strange about this[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTiny bubbles hang above me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's a sign that someone loves me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI can hardly stand upright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHit my head up on the light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI have faith but don't believe it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not there enough to leave it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverything I love is on the table[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEverything I love is out to sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI have only two emotions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCareful fear and dead devotion[/tab]\r\n\r\nI can't get the balance right\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith all my marbles in the fight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI see all the ones I wept for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAll the things I had it in for[/tab]\r\n\r\nI won't cry until I hear\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause I was not supposed to be here[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverything I love is on the table[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEverything I love is out to sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm not alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   I'll never be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI'm evergreen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm tired, I'm freezing, I'm dumb[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen it gets so late I forget everyone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI need somewhere to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nDon't think anybody I know is awake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nCalm down, it's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nKeep my arms the rest of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen they ask what do I see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI say \"a bright white beautiful heaven hanging over me\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   I'm not alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  I'll never be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI'm evergreen[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd if you want (dead seriously)\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo see me cry (don't swallow the cap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPlay \"Let It Be\" (pat yourself on the back)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOr \"Nevermind\" (dead seriously)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIs it time to leave? Is it time to think about[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhat I wanna say to the girls at the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI need somewhere to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I can't get around the river in front of me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nCalm down, it's alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nLead my arms the rest of the night[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhen they ask what do I see\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI say \"a bright white beautiful heaven hanging over me\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   I'm not alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  I'll never be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI'm evergreen[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd if you want (dead seriously)\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo see me cry (don't swallow the cap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPlay \"Let It Be\" (pat yourself on the back)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOr \"Nevermind\" (dead seriously)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nF Am x4\n\nF\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nI can't get the balance right\n\n\n\n\nI won't cry until I hear\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd if you want (dead seriously)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen they ask what do I see\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd if you want (dead seriously)","chords":["F","Am","Dm","C","Bb"],"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}