Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

The National The system only dreams in total darkness By Alex Rodier Capo 3rd fret [Intro riff] E||----------------------------|| B||----------------------------|| G||----------------------------|| D||----------------5p0---------|| A||-----0h3p0------------------|| e||----------------------------|| [Intro] Dm - F - Em - F Dm [Verse 1]

Maybe I ^Dmlisten more than you t^Ghink and I can te^Amll that somebod^Gy sold you We said ^Dmwe’ve never let anyone ^Gin We said we’d ^Amonly die of l^Gonely secrets

[Chorus]

^FThe system only ^Gdreams in total d^Carkness Why are you ^Fhiding from me? We’re in a ^Gdifferent kind of ^Cthing now All night you’re t^Falking to God

Dm [Verse 2]

^DmI thought that this would all wo^Grk out after a while Now you’re s^Amaying that I’m ^Gasking for too much attention ^DmAlso no other faith is light eno^Gugh for this place We said we’d^Am only die of lo^Gnely secrets

[Chorus]

^FThe system only ^Gdreams in total d^Carkness Why are you ^Fhiding from me? We’re in a ^Gdifferent kind of ^Cthing now All night you’re t^Falking to God

Dm [Bridge]

^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way ^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way

Dm [Solo] Dm - G - Am - G (x2) F - G - C - F (x2) F - G - C - F [Chorus]

^FThe system only ^Gdreams in total d^Carkness Why are you ^Fhiding from me? We’re in a ^Gdifferent kind of ^Cthing now All night you’re t^Falking to God

[Outro]

^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way ^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way ^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way ^FI cannot expla^Gin it ^CAny other, ^Fany other way

The National - The system only dreams in total darkness