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Green Gloves

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Capo 2
Standard Tuning
CFalling out of Emtouch with all my
Cfriends are somewGhere getting wasted,
Chope they’re staying Emglued together,
AmI have arms Gfor them.
CTake another Emsip of them,
it Cfloats around and Gtakes me over
Clike a little dEmrop of ink in a 
Amglass of Gwater
CGet inside their clothEmes
with my green gloveGs
watch their videosAm, in their chairs.
CGet inside their beEmds
with my green gloveGs
Get inside their headAms, love their loves.
CCinderella Emthrough the room I 
Cglide and swGan cause I’m the 
Cbest slow Emdancer in the 
AmunivGerse
CFalling out of Emtouch with all my
Cfriends are somewGhere getting wasted,
Chope they’re staying Emglued together,
AmI have arms Gfor them.
CGet inside their clothEmes
with my green gloveGs
watch their videosAm, in their chairs.
CGet inside their beEmds
with my green gloveGs
Get inside their headAms, love their loves.
CNow I hardly Emknow them
Gand I’ll take my Amtime
CI’ll carry them Emover, 
Gand I’ll make them Ammine.
CGet inside their clothEmes
with my green gloveGs
watch their videosAm, in their chairs.
CGet inside their beEmds
with my green gloveGs
Get inside their headAms, love their loves.

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Green Gloves

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

Standard Tuning

C Em

Falling out of touch with all my

C G

friends are somewhere getting wasted,

C Em

hope they’re staying glued together,

Am G

I have arms for them.

C Em

Take another sip of them,

C G

it floats around and takes me over

C Em

like a little drop of ink in a

Am G

glass of water

C Em

Get inside their clothes

with my green gloves

watch their videos, in their chairs.

C Em

Get inside their beds

with my green gloves

Get inside their heads, love their loves.

C Em

Cinderella through the room I

C G

glide and swan cause I’m the

C Em

best slow dancer in the

Am G

universe

C Em

Falling out of touch with all my

C G

friends are somewhere getting wasted,

C Em

hope they’re staying glued together,

Am G

I have arms for them.

C Em

Get inside their clothes

with my green gloves

watch their videos, in their chairs.

C Em

Get inside their beds

with my green gloves

Get inside their heads, love their loves.

C Em

Now I hardly know them

G Am

and I’ll take my time

C Em

I’ll carry them over,

G Am

and I’ll make them mine.

C Em

Get inside their clothes

with my green gloves

watch their videos, in their chairs.

C Em

Get inside their beds

with my green gloves

Get inside their heads, love their loves.

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