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[Verse 1]
FOh my Mother, Ablet your daughter Fdance with meAb  
FI'd like to Abspin her wild around the Fcottonwood treeAb  
There's Bbmsomething about her Dbmeyes, I think her Bbmroots are rotten
FThis must be the Abreason she wears her Fhair up in Abadd13knots, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
FThis is so embarrassingAb  
FAh, we're pissing Abfits
FmCrying on our doorsteps in Ft-shirts loose and Abripped
BbSome of them so out of style I Bbmcannot save them
FThey'll just get whatever my salAbvation gave them
[Chorus]
CKeep the weed next to the bed
BbLight the water, check for lead
CDim the lights a little lower
BbHide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
CGive the gift that fits your head
BbYou have to get this turtleneckF  Ab  F  Ab  
[Verse 2]
The Fmpoor, they leave their cellphones in the Fbathrooms of the Abrich
And when they Ftry to turn them Aboff everyFthing they Abswitch to
Is just aBbnother man, in shitty suits, Bbeverybody's Abcheering for
FThis must be the Abgenius we've been Fmwaiting years for, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
FThis is so embarrassingAb  
FAh, we're pissing Abfits
FmCrying on our doorsteps in Ft-shirts loose and Abripped
BbSome of them so out of style I Bbmcannot save them
FThey'll just get whatever my salAbvation gave them
[Chorus]
CKeep the weed next to the bed
BbLight the water, check for lead
CDim the lights a little lower
BbHide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
CGive the gift that fits your head
BbYou have to get this turtleneck
[Guitar solo]
F Fm F Fm F Fm F Fm
F Ab Fm Ab
Bbm Bb
F Ab F Fm F Fm F Ab F Ab F Ab
Bb Ab Bb Ab
F Ab Fm Cm
[Chorus]
CKeep the weed next to the bed
BbLight the water, check for lead
CDim the lights a little lower
BbHide your backbone, shrug your shoulders
CGive the gift that fits your head
BbYou have to get this turtleneckF  Ab  F  

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Turtleneck

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

Dbm

Abadd13

[Verse 1]

F Ab F Ab

Oh my Mother, let your daughter dance with me

F Ab F Ab

I'd like to spin her wild around the cottonwood tree

Bbm Dbm Bbm

There's something about her eyes, I think her roots are rotten

F Ab F Abadd13

This must be the reason she wears her hair up in knots, oh no

[Pre-Chorus]

F Ab

This is so embarrassing

F Ab

Ah, we're pissing fits

Fm F Ab

Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped

Bb Bbm

Some of them so out of style I cannot save them

F Ab

They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them

[Chorus]

Keep the weed next to the bed

Light the water, check for lead

Dim the lights a little lower

Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders

Give the gift that fits your head

Bb F Ab F Ab

You have to get this turtleneck

[Verse 2]

Fm F Ab

The poor, they leave their cellphones in the bathrooms of the rich

F Ab F Ab

And when they try to turn them off everything they switch to

Bb Bb Ab

Is just another man, in shitty suits, everybody's cheering for

F Ab Fm

This must be the genius we've been waiting years for, oh no

[Pre-Chorus]

F Ab

This is so embarrassing

F Ab

Ah, we're pissing fits

Fm F Ab

Crying on our doorsteps in t-shirts loose and ripped

Bb Bbm

Some of them so out of style I cannot save them

F Ab

They'll just get whatever my salvation gave them

[Chorus]

Keep the weed next to the bed

Light the water, check for lead

Dim the lights a little lower

Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders

Give the gift that fits your head

You have to get this turtleneck

[Guitar solo]

F Fm F Fm F Fm F Fm

F Ab Fm Ab

Bbm Bb

F Ab F Fm F Fm F Ab F Ab F Ab

Bb Ab Bb Ab

F Ab Fm Cm

[Chorus]

Keep the weed next to the bed

Light the water, check for lead

Dim the lights a little lower

Hide your backbone, shrug your shoulders

Give the gift that fits your head

Bb F Ab F

You have to get this turtleneck

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