Pretty Forever Cifras

Pretty Forever - The National
 
I've put down the chords for two slightly different versions, The Black Sessions version,
and a version from another, earlier, live recording.
 
 
 
The Black Sessions 2003 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QjJQsk_wU
 
 
D5: x 5 7 7 x x       F5: x 8 10 10 x x       G5: x 10 12 12 x x
 
 
 
D5            x2
D5, F5, G5    x2
 
 
 
D5
What would she do?
F5          G5
If she could kick time?
D5
Would she go back?
F5       G5
Her arms were mine
 
 
D5                                F5
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
     G5
And tell her everything
           D5          F5      G5
Whoever everything
 
 
D5
How could she pick
                  F5
And how could she say
            G5                   D5
She's already made too many mistakes
                                            F5
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
   G5                               C             F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
               C             F
If she weren't too smart for that
 
 
C            Am
She wants be happy forever
G                   F
She just wants to be high
C               Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G                    F
She just wants to be tied
 
 
D5    x2
 
 
D5                                 F5
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
      G5                            D5
She'd make more money if she were a boy
                                   F5
We put her away, but she'd try it again
        G5                       C          F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
                    C         F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
 
 
C, Am, G, F
 
 
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
                Am
And so would the east
G
  And so on
F
  And so on
 
 
C            Am
She wants be happy forever
G                   F
She just wants to be high
C               Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G                    F                 C
She just wants to be tied, tied
 
 
 
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Live Video circa 2001-2002 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0yVe5giWY
Sounds best with barre chords throughout, except for C chord in bridge
(she's too smart for that & keep her mouth shut) and C, Am and G chords
in chorus (she wants to be happy forever etc.)
 
 
 
D        x2
Dm, G    x2
 
 
 
Dm
What would she do?
G
If she could kick time?
Dm
Would she go back?
G
Her arms were mine
 
 
Dm                                G
Would you go back to four weeks ago?
And tell her everything
           Dm          G
Whoever everything
 
 
Dm
How could she pick
                  G
And how could she say
                                Dm
She's already made too many mistakes
                                            G
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
                                    C             F
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
               C             F
If she weren't too smart for that
 
 
C            Am
She wants be happy forever
G                   F
She just wants to be high
C               Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G                    F
She just wants to be tied
 
 
D    x2
 
 
Dm                                 G
She'd be your mother if she had a choice
                                    Dm
She'd make more money if she were a boy
                                   G
We put her away, but she'd try it again
                                C          F
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
                    C         F
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut
 
 
C, Am, G, F
 
 
C
What would we do?
Am
If it wouldn't matter
G
We'd still fall apart
F
One way or another
C
So would the city
                Am
And so would the east
G
  And so on
F
  And so on
 
 
C            Am
She wants be happy forever
G                   F
She just wants to be high
C               Am
She wants to be pretty forever
G                    F
She just wants to be tied, tied
C
She wants to be
              Am
She wants to be
             G
She wants to be
                 F
Just wants to be tied, tied
C             Am
   Pretty forever
          F
Pretty forever
         G          C
Pretty forever
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