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Band: The National
Album: The National
Song: Bitters & Absolut
Tab by Plabon
Standard Tuning
Verse
Asweetie, you don't Dlook so good
your Abottom lip is Ableeding.
Ai cut it on your Dcollarbone
go Aon, go back to sleAep.
Asugar, who were you Dthinking of?
you Awoke me with your Abreathing.
Ehoney, how am Gi supposed to Atell?
Chorus
if Bmi were a spy in the Gworld inside your Ahead
would Bmi be your wife in a Gbetter life you Aled?
Verse
Athought i saw you Don the stairs
of Athis american Acentury.
Ai went up through Dall the years
Ayou were years ahAead of me.
Aremember when you Ddipped your hand?
i Anever saw it Acoming.
Eyou took the Gwind out of Ame.
Chorus
if Bmi were a spy in the Gworld inside your Ahead
would Bmi be your wife in the Gbetter life you Aled?
Bridge
Ei'd do you Gbetter than Ayou do
Ei'd do you Gbetter than you ever Awill
when Ei'm on Gbitters and absoAlut.
Chorus
if Bmi were a spy in the Gworld inside your Ahead
would Bmi be your wife in a Gbetter life you Aled?
Bridge
Ei'd do you Gbetter than Ayou do
Ei'd do you Gbetter than you ever Awill.
when Ei'm on Gbitters and absoAlut.

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Bitters Absolut

by The National

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Chords in this song · guitar

Band: The National

Album: The National

Song: Bitters & Absolut

Tab by Plabon

Standard Tuning

Verse

A D

sweetie, you don't look so good

A A

your bottom lip is bleeding.

A D

i cut it on your collarbone

A A

go on, go back to sleep.

A D

sugar, who were you thinking of?

A A

you woke me with your breathing.

E G A

honey, how am i supposed to tell?

Chorus

Bm G A

if i were a spy in the world inside your head

Bm G A

would i be your wife in a better life you led?

Verse

A D

thought i saw you on the stairs

A A

of this american century.

A D

i went up through all the years

A A

you were years ahead of me.

A D

remember when you dipped your hand?

A A

i never saw it coming.

E G A

you took the wind out of me.

Chorus

Bm G A

if i were a spy in the world inside your head

Bm G A

would i be your wife in the better life you led?

Bridge

E G A

i'd do you better than you do

E G A

i'd do you better than you ever will

E G A

when i'm on bitters and absolut.

Chorus

Bm G A

if i were a spy in the world inside your head

Bm G A

would i be your wife in a better life you led?

Bridge

E G A

i'd do you better than you do

E G A

i'd do you better than you ever will.

E G A

when i'm on bitters and absolut.

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