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Eminor

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Pay For Me - The National
Em:     022000
Em/F#:  2x2000 (not the right name, but easier to read)
G:      355433
G/F#:   255433
C:      032010
E*:     0xxxxx (just the bass note)
G*:     3xxxxx (just the bass note)
F#*:    2xxxxx (just the bass note)
A*:     5xxxxx (just the bass note)
B*:     7xxxxx (just the bass note)
D*:     x5xxxx (just the bass note)
Not entirely sure about the intro riff, but this sounds close.
e|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--3--3--|
B|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--3--3--|
G|---------------4-------------------4--------4--4--4--4--|
D|---------------5-------------------5--------5--5--5--5--|
A|--5h7p5\3h5----5----5h7p5\3h5------5--------5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--2--2--|
           (strumming)          (strumming)
I tEmhought I'd come to you
And your long lazy scene
GInstate direction, finger on a magaziG/F#ne.
I'd Emcall you when I need you
I can't get used Em/F#to your Gnew name.G/F#  
GSend a body double over with your keysG/F#  
She'lGl see you in an hour
Everybody quiG/F#et please.
EEmssex house is down the road
The actors want to be Em/F#alone.G  
Your Emroom is still and soft
As a jeGweler's.
IEmncidental music coming down the hall
RemGember when I never had to wait for you at all?
I wEmish my hands were yours as I lay your keys
On a magGazine.
TCake me to LaGuardia
My baby's gonna pay for Gme.
EmBottle from the duty-free
I'll drink it all across the sEm/F#ea.
GLay me down business class
Headphones and a sleeping mEmask.
She's gonna pay Em/F#for meG  
   EmShe's gonna pay Em/F#for me.G  
EmBrother, I wish you were home
Just tell me you're not alone
GCall me back; I'm on a plane
I think I'm somewhere over Spain.
EmI'm in the dark without the stars
I've never seen a black suit darEm/F#k
GThought I'd be above the rain
Somewhere on a higher plane.
Oh Embrother, I wish you were Ghome
My Embrother, I wish you were Ghome.
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-5---|
                                    E|---7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0---|  
Baby, you're asleep by now
You never stayed awake for me
                                    A|-----------5-5-------|
                                    E|---3-3-3-3-----3-3---|
You never waited up for me,         
No, you never waited up for me!
                                    A|-----2------2-------|
                                    E|---0---0-00---0-00--|
Now there's nothing I can do
I lost you but I beat the sound
                                     E|--3-3-33333333333----|
Couldn't if I wanted to
The cogwheel doesn't turn around!
Oh Embrother, I wish you were Ghome
My Embaby is in a room alGone.
My bEmrother, I wish you were hGome.
Em, G x2
Em~~

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Pay For Me

by The National

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G/F#

Em/F#

Pay For Me - The National

Em: 022000

Em/F#: 2x2000 (not the right name, but easier to read)

G: 355433

G/F#: 255433

C: 032010

E*: 0xxxxx (just the bass note)

G*: 3xxxxx (just the bass note)

F#*: 2xxxxx (just the bass note)

A*: 5xxxxx (just the bass note)

B*: 7xxxxx (just the bass note)

D*: x5xxxx (just the bass note)

Not entirely sure about the intro riff, but this sounds close.

e|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--3--3--|

B|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--3--3--|

G|---------------4-------------------4--------4--4--4--4--|

D|---------------5-------------------5--------5--5--5--5--|

A|--5h7p5\3h5----5----5h7p5\3h5------5--------5--5--5--5--|

E|---------------3-------------------3--------3--3--2--2--|

(strumming) (strumming)

I thought I'd come to you

And your long lazy scene

G G/F#

Instate direction, finger on a magazine.

I'd call you when I need you

Em/F# G G/F#

I can't get used to your new name.

G G/F#

Send a body double over with your keys

She'll see you in an hour

G/F#

Everybody quiet please.

Essex house is down the road

Em/F# G

The actors want to be alone.

Your room is still and soft

As a jeweler's.

Incidental music coming down the hall

Remember when I never had to wait for you at all?

I wish my hands were yours as I lay your keys

On a magazine.

Take me to LaGuardia

My baby's gonna pay for me.

Bottle from the duty-free

Em/F#

I'll drink it all across the sea.

Lay me down business class

Headphones and a sleeping mask.

Em/F# G

She's gonna pay for me

Em Em/F# G

She's gonna pay for me.

Brother, I wish you were home

Just tell me you're not alone

Call me back; I'm on a plane

I think I'm somewhere over Spain.

I'm in the dark without the stars

Em/F#

I've never seen a black suit dark

Thought I'd be above the rain

Somewhere on a higher plane.

Em G

Oh brother, I wish you were home

Em G

My brother, I wish you were home.

E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-5---|

E|---7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

Baby, you're asleep by now

You never stayed awake for me

A|-----------5-5-------|

E|---3-3-3-3-----3-3---|

You never waited up for me,

No, you never waited up for me!

A|-----2------2-------|

E|---0---0-00---0-00--|

Now there's nothing I can do

I lost you but I beat the sound

|--3-3-33333333333----|

Couldn't if I wanted to

The cogwheel doesn't turn around!

Em G

Oh brother, I wish you were home

Em G

My baby is in a room alone.

Em G

My brother, I wish you were home.

Em, G x2

Em~~

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