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Sorrow

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Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Chords Used:
A5:  577---
E:   022100
F#:  244---
G#/A:477---
Intro: A5  
Verse 1:
     A5                       E      F#  G#/  A  A5  
Sorrow found me when I was young
     A5                E    F#  G#/   A              A5  
Sorrow waited, sorrow won
          A5                E    F#  G#/   A              A5  
Sorrow they put me on the pill
A5It's in my Ehoney, it's in my mF#ilk
Chorus chords:
G#/                  A            A5           E    F#  
Don't leave my hyper heart alone     on the water
G#/        A              A5         E     F#  
Cover me in rag and bone     sympathy
    G#/                 A          A5    E  F#  
'cos I   don't wanna get over you  
G#/                  A         A5    E    F#  E  
 I    don't wanna get over you
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Sorrow's my body on the waves
Sorrow's the girl inside my cave
Live in the city sorrow built
It's in my honey, it's in my milk
Chorus chords:
Interlude: [ A5-  E-  F#- G#/ A- A5], then
           [ A5-  E- F#]
Chorus chords:

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Sorrow

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning: EADGBe

Chords Used:

: 577---

: 022100

: 244---

G# A

/:477---

Intro:

Verse 1:

A5 E F# G# A A5

Sorrow found me when I was young

A5 E F# G# A A5

Sorrow waited, sorrow won

A5 E F# G# A A5

Sorrow they put me on the pill

A5 E F#

It's in my honey, it's in my milk

Chorus chords:

G# A A5 E F#

Don't leave my hyper heart alone on the water

G# A A5 E F#

Cover me in rag and bone sympathy

G# A A5 E F#

'cos I don't wanna get over you

G# A A5 E F# E

I don't wanna get over you

Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]

Sorrow's my body on the waves

Sorrow's the girl inside my cave

Live in the city sorrow built

It's in my honey, it's in my milk

Chorus chords:

A5 E F# G# A A5

Interlude: [ - - - / - ], then

A5 E F#

[ - - ]

Chorus chords:

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