{"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":722819,"song":"Karen","artist":"The National","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11584449-karen-chords-by-the-national/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/722819?type=chord","rating":4.99293,"votes":25,"content":"[intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (repeat)\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (alternate)\r\nKaren, I'm not taking sides[/tab]\r\nI don't think I'll ever do that again\r\nI'll end up winning and I won't know why\r\nI'm really trying to shine here, I'm really trying\r\nYou're changing clothes and closing windows on me all the time\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWell, whatever you do, listen, you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone into America[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWhatever you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ab[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nListen, and you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (alternate)\r\nKaren, we should call your father, maybe it's just a phase[/tab]\r\nHe'll know the trick to get a wayward soul to change his ways\r\nIt's a common fetish for a doting man\r\nto ballerina on the coffee table cock in hand\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWell, whatever you do, listen, you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone into America[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWhatever you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nListen, and you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[middle]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWithout warm water in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll I see is black and white and red[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nI feel mechanical and thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHear me play my violin again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'm living in the target's shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll I see is black and white and blue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIdle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nProtect the title[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (alternate)\r\nKaren, put me in a chair, fuck me and make me a drink[/tab]\r\nI've lost direction, and I'm past my peak\r\nI'm telling you this isn't me\r\nNo, this isn't me\r\nKaren, believe me, you just haven't seen my good side yet\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWell, whatever you do, listen, you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone into America[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWhatever you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nListen, and you better wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nNo, I wouldn't go out alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[end]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWithout warm water in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll I see is black and white and red[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nI feel mechanical and thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHear me play my violin again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'm living in the target's shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll I see is black and white and blue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIdle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest[/tab]\r\nProtect the title\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI must be me, I'm in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nBlack birds are circling my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI must be me, I must be me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBlack feathers are falling on my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIdle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest[/tab]\r\nProtect the title\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIdle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest[/tab]\r\nProtect the title\r\n[repeat]\r\n\r\n[end]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[intro]\nG  C (repeat)\n\n[verse]\n\nI don't think I'll ever do that again\nI'll end up winning and I won't know why\nI'm really trying to shine here, I'm really trying\nYou're changing clothes and closing windows on me all the time\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]\n\nHe'll know the trick to get a wayward soul to change his ways\nIt's a common fetish for a doting man\nto ballerina on the coffee table cock in hand\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[middle]\nBb  Gm  Dm  Cm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]\n\nI've lost direction, and I'm past my peak\nI'm telling you this isn't me\nNo, this isn't me\nKaren, believe me, you just haven't seen my good side yet\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[end]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProtect the title\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProtect the title\n\nProtect the title\n[repeat]\n\n[end]\nG  C","chords":["G","C","Cm","Bb","Ab","Eb","Gm","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}