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The National, City Middle AT LONG LAST somebody has put some chords up. This is by no means an easy song to pick out. There are a lot of tracks and there seems be a degree of improvisation particularly in the low synthy noises so, it won't be exact by any stretch of the imagination but I give you what are some damned close chords and will certainly be recognisable as the song. It's just with all the you've then got woodwind, a violin and a piano, it's a bloody nightmare. I will give you the chords and any important 'licks' that recur. Whenever I give a chord with a specific bass note (e.g. G/B) please pay attention it matters a lot in this song. At the first instance of "I have weird memories of you" I have given three slightly D/A chords. While they shouldn't really be treated as separate chords it serves to highlight the musical idea of going the 'e' to the 'f#' and down to 'b', which at concert pitch (w/o capo) is 'g' to 'a' to 'd'. I recommend playing it this way for the first line, but it's up to you if you want to do every time it appears. ________________________________________ *CAPO on 3rd* e|-0-----0--3----2---0------0---0------0--------2----2-----2------0---0----0---------| B|-0-----1--0----3---3------2---3------3--------3----0-----3------0---3----0---------| G|-0-----0--0----4---2------0---0------2--------2----2-----4------0---0----2---------| D|-2-----2--0----4---0------2---2------0--------0----0-----4------0---2----2---------| A|-2-----3--2----2---x------0---3------0--------0----0-----2------2---2----0---------| E|-x-----x--x----x---x------x---x------x--------x----x-----2------3---0----0---------| Em/B C G/B Bm Dsus2 A7 Cadd9 Dsus2/A D/A D6/A Bm/F# G6 Em7 Asus2/E "Karen take me to..." (fret positions given WITHOUT capo) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--11--13--10--------------------10--11--13--13----------------------| G|12------------------12--10--------12--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/BKaren, take me to the Cnearest famous city G/Bmiddle Where they hang the Bmlights Where it's Em/Brandom, and it's common Cversus common Dsus2 La di la
[repeat]
Em/BI've got five hundred in A7twenties And I've got a Cadd9ton of great ideas I'm Dsus2really worked up I'm Em/Bon a good mixture, I A7don't want to waste it I'm Cadd9on a good mixture, I do Dsus2not want to waste it I Em/Bwanna go gator aA7round the warm beds of bCadd9eginners I'm Dsus2really worked up
Em/BKaren, take me to the Cnearest famous city G/Bmiddle Where they hang the Bmlights Where it's Em/Brandom, and it's common Cversus common Dsus2 La di la
[repeat] Dsus2/A------D/A---------D6/A Em/B I have weird memories of you
Wearing Glong red socks and red shoes Bm/F#I have weird memories
D/A I have weird Em/Bmemories of you (there is also a guitar track on the G CD that repeats 'f# b b' over and Pissing in a sink, I think over which colours the harmony Bm/F# significantly. Add your own f#s if I have weird memories of you you like)
IEm/B wanna go gator A7around the warm beds of bCadd9eginners I'm Dsus2really worked up I Em/Bwanna go gator aA7round the warm beds of beCadd9ginners I'm Dsus2really worked up
Em/BKaren, take me to the Cnearest famous city G/Bmiddle Where they hang the Bmlights Where it's Em/Brandom, and it's common Cversus common Dsus2 La di la
[repeat]
D/A I have weird Em/Bmemories of you Wearing Glong red socks and red shoes Bm/F#I have weird memories
D/A I have weird Em/Bmemories of you Pissing in a Gsink, I think I have weird Bm/F#memories of you
D/AParking your car, you said, EmI'm overwhelmed You were G6thinking out loud, you said, Bm/F#I'm overwhelmed You were D/Aparking your car, you said, EmI'm overwhelmed You were G6thinking out loud, you said, Bm/F#I'm overwhelmed
You said, I Dthink I'm like Tennessee EmWilliams I wait for the clickG I wait, but it Bm/F#doesn't kick in I Dthink I'm like Tennesse EmWilliams I wait for the clickG I wait, but it Bm/F#doesn't kick in
D/A I have weird Em/Bmemories of you Wearing Glong red socks and red shoes Bm/F#I have weird memories
D/A I have weird Em/Bmemories of you Pissing in a Gsink, I think I have weird Bm/F#memories of you
D/Ala da da da... Em G6 Bm/F#
Dla da da da... Em G6 Bm/F#
D/A Em Em7 Asus2/E.... I have weird memories of you _______________________________________ If you're going to perform this with a band, then do some listening, have a think about you yourself want to do, and let this serve as a guideline for your arrangement. Any queries, jreid38@qub.ac.uk Please don't forget to rate, and comment if you think you've spotted something that I haven't.