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Dont Swallow The Cap by The National - Guitar Chords

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Version 1
            From their new album "Trouble Will Find Me", which will be amazing because this song is 
on it. The C/Bb chord is just to get a nice transition from Am, and it makes it sound 
more like the recording, you can also briefly play a Bb. Enjoy!

Don’t Swallow the Cap
The National

[Intro]
F Am F Am F Am F Am

Dm F Am C

[Verse 1]

Dm
Dull light breaks behind the houses
F
I don’t see what’s strange about this
Am
Tiny bubbles hang above me
C/Bb  C
It’s a sign that someone loves me
Dm
I can hardly stand upright
F
Hit my head upon the light
Am
I have faith but don’t believe it
C/Bb   C
It's not there enough to leave it


[Pre-Chorus]

Dm                                 F
Everything I love is on the table
Am                               C
Everything I love is out to sea


[Verse 2]

Dm
I have only two emotions
F
Careful fear and dead devotion.
Am
I can’t get the balance right.
C/Bb  C
Throw all my marbles in the fire.
Dm
I see all the ones I wept for
F
All the things I had it in for
Am
I won’t cry until I hear
C/Bb  C
Cause I was not supposed to be here.


[Pre-Chorus]

Dm                                 F
Everything I love is on the table
Am                               C
Everything I love is out to sea


[Chorus]

         Bb
I’m not alone
          Dm
I’ll never be
         F
Into the bone
           Bb
I’ll never grieve


[Verse 3]

Dm
I’m tired, I’m freezing, I’m done
F
When it gets so late I forget everyone
Am
I need somewhere to stay
C/Bb  C
Don’t think anybody I know is awake
Dm
Calm down it’s alright
F
Keep my arms the rest of the night
Am
When they ask what do I see
C/Bb  C
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm       F 
Ahhhhh
 Am                C
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh

[Chorus]

         Bb
I’m not alone
           Dm
I’ll never be
         F
Into the bone
           Bb
I’ll never grieve
            Bb
And if you want (dead seriously)
           Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
             F
Play ‘Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)
          Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (dead seriously)


[Verse 4]

Dm
Is it time to leave? Is it time to think about
F
What I wanna say to the girls at the door?
Am
I need somewhere to be
C/Bb  C
But I can’t get around the river in front of me
Dm
Calm down it’s alright
F
Lead my arms the rest of the night
Am
When they ask what do I see
C/Bb  C
I say a bright white beautiful heaven hangin’ over me


[Pre-Chorus]

Dm       F 
Ahhhhh
 Am                C
Ahhh-Ahhh Ahhhh


[Chorus]

          Bb
I’m not alone (dead seriously)
           Dm
I’ll never be (don’t swallow the cap)
          F
Into the bones (pat yourself on the back)
            Bb
I’ll never grieve (dead seriously)
           Bb
And if you want (dead seriously)
           Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
            F
Play ‘Let It Be’ (pat yourself on the back)
          Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (dead seriously)


[Outro]

Bb Dm F Bb
Bb Dm F Bb
Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
F (endlessly)
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