THE NATIONAL - THE SYSTEM ONLY DREAMS IN TOTAL DARKNESS CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

The National The system only dreams in total darkness By Jonathan Veillette Capo 1st fret [Intro] Em - G - F#m - G Em [Verse 1]

Maybe I ^Emlisten more than you t^Ahink and I can te^Bmll that somebod^Ay sold you We said ^Emwe’ve never let anyone ^Ain We said we’d ^Bmonly die of l^Aonely secrets

[Chorus]

^GThe system only ^Adreams in total d^Darkness Why are you ^Ghiding from me? We’re in a ^Adifferent kind of ^Dthing now All night you’re t^Galking to God

Em [Verse 2]

^EmI thought that this would all wo^Ark out after a while Now you’re s^Bmaying that I’m ^Aasking for too much attention ^EmAlso no other faith is light eno^Augh for this place We said we’d^Bm only die of lo^Anely secrets

[Chorus]

^GThe system only ^Adreams in total d^Darkness Why are you ^Ghiding from me? We’re in a ^Adifferent kind of ^Dthing now All night you’re t^Galking to God

Em [Bridge]

^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way ^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way

Em [Solo] Em - A - Bm - A (x2) G - A - D - G (x2) G - A - D - G [Chorus]

^GThe system only ^Adreams in total d^Darkness Why are you ^Ghiding from me? We’re in a ^Adifferent kind of ^Dthing now All night you’re t^Galking to God

[Outro]

^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way ^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way ^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way ^GI cannot expla^Ain it ^DAny other, ^Gany other way

The National - The system only dreams in total darkness