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Note: timing is either 7/4 or 7/8.
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GWhen I think of you in the city,
DThe sight of you among the sites.
GI get this sudden sinking feeling,
DOf a man about to fly.
Am7Never kept me up before,
DNow I've been awake for days.
Am7I can't fight it anymore,
DI'm going through an awkward phase.
D
GI am secretly in love with,
DEveryone that I grew up with.
GDo my crying underwater,
DI can't get down any farther.
Am7All my drowning friends can see,
DNow there is no running from it.
Am7It's become the crux of me,
DI wish that I could rise above it.
D
But I stay Gdown,
With my deDmons.
I stay Gdown,
With my deDmons.
D
GPassing buzzards in the sky,
DAlligators in the sewers.
GI don't even wonder why,
DHide among the under views.
Am7Huddle with them all night long,
DThe worried talk to god goes on.
Am7I sincerely tried to love it,
DWish that I could rise above it.
D
But I stay Gdown,
With my deDmons.
I stay Gdown,
With my deDmons.
But I stay Am7down,
With my deDmons.
I stay Am7down,
With my deDmons.
D
EmCan I stay here? I can sleep
DOn the floor
EmPaint the blood and hang the palms,
DOn the door.
EmDo not think I'm going places 
Danymore,
EmWanna see the sun come up 
Dabove New York.
Am7Oh, everyday I start so great,
DThen the sunlight dims.
Am7Less I've learned, the more I see 
Dthe pythons and the limbs.
Am7Do not know what's wrong with me,
DSours in the cup.
Am7When I walk into a room,
I Ddo not light it up.
DFuck.
But I stay Emdown,
With my deDmons.
I stay Emdown,
With my deDmons.
But I stay Am7down,
With my deDmons.
I stay Am7down,
With my deDmons.
D  Em

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Demons

by The National

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Am7

Note: timing is either 7/4 or 7/8.

You may benefit from using an online metronome to get used to the unusual timing.

When I think of you in the city,

The sight of you among the sites.

I get this sudden sinking feeling,

Of a man about to fly.

Am7

Never kept me up before,

Now I've been awake for days.

Am7

I can't fight it anymore,

I'm going through an awkward phase.

I am secretly in love with,

Everyone that I grew up with.

Do my crying underwater,

I can't get down any farther.

Am7

All my drowning friends can see,

Now there is no running from it.

Am7

It's become the crux of me,

I wish that I could rise above it.

But I stay down,

With my demons.

I stay down,

With my demons.

Passing buzzards in the sky,

Alligators in the sewers.

I don't even wonder why,

Hide among the under views.

Am7

Huddle with them all night long,

The worried talk to god goes on.

Am7

I sincerely tried to love it,

Wish that I could rise above it.

But I stay down,

With my demons.

I stay down,

With my demons.

Am7

But I stay down,

With my demons.

Am7

I stay down,

With my demons.

Can I stay here? I can sleep

On the floor

Paint the blood and hang the palms,

On the door.

Do not think I'm going places

anymore,

Wanna see the sun come up

above New York.

Am7

Oh, everyday I start so great,

Then the sunlight dims.

Am7

Less I've learned, the more I see

the pythons and the limbs.

Am7

Do not know what's wrong with me,

Sours in the cup.

Am7

When I walk into a room,

I do not light it up.

Fuck.

But I stay down,

With my demons.

I stay down,

With my demons.

Am7

But I stay down,

With my demons.

Am7

I stay down,

With my demons.

D Em

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