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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning
Capo 4th fret
Chords relative to capo
CHORDS USED:
e|--F---|Fsus2-----|--C---|Csus2-----|Gadd4-----|--G---|--Dm1--|--Am0--|
B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|--3--|--1--|
G|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
D|--3--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
A|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--2--|-----|--0--|
E|--1--|--1--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|-----|-----|
[Intro]
F Fsus2 C Csus2 F Fsus2 C Csus2
[Verse 1, 2]
  FeFsus2very time you gCet a drinkCsus2  
  FaFsus2nd every time you gCo to sleepCsus2  
   F   Fsus2are those dreams inCside your Gadd4head
   F   Fsus2is there sunlight Con your bedCsus2  
  FEFsus2very time you'rCe driving hCsus2ome
  FWFsus2ay outside your safCety zoCsus2ne
   F   Fsus2Wherever you will eCver bGadd4e
  FYFsus2ou're never getting Crid of mCsus2e
[Chorus]
  Cyou own me       Gadd4    Fthere's nothing you can Cdo
  you own meGadd4  F  
[Verse 3]
   F   Fsus2you could have made a Csafer betGadd4  
   F   Fsus2but what you break is Cwhat you getGadd4  
   F   Fsus2you wake up in the Cbed you Gadd4make
   F    Fsus2i think you made a Cbig mistakeGadd4  
[Chorus]
  Cyou own me       Gadd4    Fthere's nothing you can Cdo
  you own meGadd4  F  
  Cyou own me       Gadd4          Flucky CyouGadd4  F  
[Bridge]
Dm[ChAmoruDms]Am  Dm  Am  Dm  Am  G  F  
  Cyou own me       Gadd4    Fthere's nothing you can CdoGadd4  F  C  Gadd4  F  
[Outro]
you Cclean yourself to meet     Gadd4the Fman who isn't me
you're Cputting on a shirt     Gadd4a Fshirt i'll never see
the Cletter's in your coat     Gadd4but Fno one's in your head
cause Cyou're too smart to remember Gyou're too smart
lucky Cyou     G      C    Glucky Cyou     G      C    Glucky Cyou

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Lucky You

by The National

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus2

Csus2

Gadd4

Standard tuning

Capo 4th fret

Chords relative to capo

CHORDS USED:

F Fsus2 C Csus2 Gadd4 G Dm Am

e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--1--|--0--|

B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|--3--|--1--|

G|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|

D|--3--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|

A|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--2--|-----|--0--|

E|--1--|--1--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|-----|-----|

[Intro]

F Fsus2 C Csus2 F Fsus2 C Csus2

[Verse 1, 2]

F Fsus2 C Csus2

every time you get a drink

F Fsus2 C Csus2

and every time you go to sleep

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

are those dreams inside your head

F Fsus2 C Csus2

is there sunlight on your bed

F Fsus2 C Csus2

Every time you're driving home

F Fsus2 C Csus2

Way outside your safety zone

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

Wherever you will ever be

F Fsus2 C Csus2

You're never getting rid of me

[Chorus]

C Gadd4 F C

you own me there's nothing you can do

Gadd4 F

you own me

[Verse 3]

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

you could have made a safer bet

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

but what you break is what you get

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

you wake up in the bed you make

F Fsus2 C Gadd4

i think you made a big mistake

[Chorus]

C Gadd4 F C

you own me there's nothing you can do

Gadd4 F

you own me

C Gadd4 F C Gadd4 F

you own me lucky you

[Bridge]

Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F

[Chorus]

C Gadd4 F C Gadd4 F C Gadd4 F

you own me there's nothing you can do

[Outro]

C Gadd4 F

you clean yourself to meet the man who isn't me

C Gadd4 F

you're putting on a shirt a shirt i'll never see

C Gadd4 F

the letter's in your coat but no one's in your head

C G

cause you're too smart to remember you're too smart

C G C G C G C G C

lucky you lucky you lucky you

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