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Apartment Story

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I'm a huge fan of The National, but their songs are not easy to play or to cover 
(most of them at least), neither to figure out actually :). The other chords 
available here are based on a live show from The National and so are accurate to 
the way the band plays the song, but they aren't really that much fun to play on 
an acoustic guitar. I just tabbed my own version in about 10 minutes with pretty
much only simple chords. 
Capo: 4th fret
Tuning: standard
Chords used:
G:   320033 or 320003
C:   032010
C2:  030010 (don't know the name of this chord)
C/E: 020010
[Verse]
GBe still for a second while I Ctry and try to pin youC2r flowers onC/E  G  
Nana na CnaC2  C/E  
Can you Gcarry my drink I have everything else
I can Ctie my tie all by myself
I’m geGtting tied, I’m forgCetting whyC2  C/E  
Oh we’re Gso disarming darling, everyCthing we did believe
is Gdiving diving diving diving Coff C2the balcC/Eony
[Chorus]
GTired and wired we ruin too easyC  C2  
Gsleep in our clothes and wait for winter to Cleave
GHold ourselves together with our Carms around the stC2ereo Gfor hours
Nana Cna naC2  C/E  
While it Gsings to itself or whatever it does
when it Csings to itself of its long lost loves
I’m getGting tied, I’m forgettCing whyC2  C/E  
[Pre-Chorus]
GTired and wired we ruin too easyC  C2  
Gsleep in our clothes and wait for winter to CleaveC2  
Gbut I’ll be with you behind the couch Cwhen they come
C2        C/E                G      C
on C/Ea different day just like this one
[Chorus]
GWe’ll stay inside til somebody finds us
Cdo whatever the TV tells us
Gstay inside our rosy-minded Cfuzz for C2days
C/EWe’ll Gstay inside til somebody finds us
Cdo whatever the TV tells us
Gstay inside our rosy-minded Cfuzz
[Bridge]
C2so wC/Eorry notG  
all things are Cwell
we’ll C2be C/EalriGght
we have our lCooks C2and pC/Eerfume
[Chorus]
Gstay inside til somebody finds us
Cdo whatever the TV tells us
Gstay inside our rosy-minded Cfuzz
C2so wC/Eorry notG  
all things are Cwell
we’ll C2be C/EalriGght
we have our lCooks and pC2erfume Gon

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Apartment Story

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

I'm a huge fan of The National, but their songs are not easy to play or to cover

(most of them at least), neither to figure out actually :). The other chords

available here are based on a live show from The National and so are accurate to

the way the band plays the song, but they aren't really that much fun to play on

an acoustic guitar. I just tabbed my own version in about 10 minutes with pretty

much only simple chords.

Capo: 4th fret

Tuning: standard

Chords used:

G: 320033 or 320003

C: 032010

C2: 030010 (don't know the name of this chord)

C/E: 020010

[Verse]

G C C2 C/E G

Be still for a second while I try and try to pin your flowers on

C C2 C/E

Nana na na

Can you carry my drink I have everything else

I can tie my tie all by myself

G C C2 C/E

I’m getting tied, I’m forgetting why

G C

Oh we’re so disarming darling, everything we did believe

G C C2 C/E

is diving diving diving diving off the balcony

[Chorus]

G C C2

Tired and wired we ruin too easy

G C

sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave

G C C2 G

Hold ourselves together with our arms around the stereo for hours

C C2 C/E

Nana na na

While it sings to itself or whatever it does

when it sings to itself of its long lost loves

G C C2 C/E

I’m getting tied, I’m forgetting why

[Pre-Chorus]

G C C2

Tired and wired we ruin too easy

G C C2

sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave

G C

but I’ll be with you behind the couch when they come

C2 C/E G C

C/E

on a different day just like this one

[Chorus]

We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us

do whatever the TV tells us

G C C2

stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz for days

C/E G

We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us

do whatever the TV tells us

G C

stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz

[Bridge]

C2 C/E G

so worry not

all things are well

C2 C/E G

we’ll be alright

C C2 C/E

we have our looks and perfume

[Chorus]

stay inside til somebody finds us

do whatever the TV tells us

G C

stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz

C2 C/E G

so worry not

all things are well

C2 C/E G

we’ll be alright

C C2 G

we have our looks and perfume on

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