Dont Swallow The Cap Cifras

Don’t Swallow the Cap
The National
 
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.
 
 
[Intro]
 
F Am F Am F Am F Am
 
Dm F Am C
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Dm
Gold 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
And to the bone
        Bb
I'm evergreen
 
 
[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
And to the bone
        Bb
I’m evergreen
            Bb
And if you want (too seriously)
           Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
             F
Play ‘Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)
          Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (too seriously)
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
Dm
There's a time to leave, there's a 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 (too seriously)
           Dm
I’ll never be (don’t swallow the cap)
           F
And to the bone (pat yourself on the back)
        Bb
I’m evergreen  (too seriously)
           Bb
And if you want (too seriously)
           Dm
To see me cry (don’t swallow the cap)
            F
Play ‘Let It Be’ (pat yourself on the back)
          Bb
Or ‘Nevermind’ (too seriously)
 
 
[Outro]
 
Bb Dm F Bb
Bb Dm F Bb
Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
 
F
(endlessly)
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