Matt Nathanson – Whitney Houstons National Anthem (Guitar Live)

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Chords

[Intro] G C9 C [Verse 1]
G                       C                       G
We danced across your mother’s kitchenette

                                C               G
While they swore in your father’s president

                        C               G
Your brother used to come around the house

Em                              DMaj7             C
He knows better than to pull that bullcrap now

                G
I liked it when your hair was long

                        Em
And the last thing we agreed on

G                       C               G
Was Whitney Houston’s national anthem
[Chorus]
G               C9                      G
You pull the rip cord and I’ll crash the plane

G                       Em
You pull closer and I’ll pull away

C9
Meaning keeps changing

                DMaj7
The words are the same

C                                               G
We’re still pretending we’re not who we are

D                                       Em
America’s sweetheart we tore her apart

C                               DMaj7
Everything magic disappears anyway
[Verse 2]
G               C               G
America is a country club at best

                        C               G
Safe harbor for the famous and the blessed

G                       C9              G
Captain Kirk finally made it up to space

                Em              DMaj7                   C
Like there’s no one down here left for him to save

                G
Oh the served and unimpressed

        D               Em
Let’s Pack it up and leave this mess

G                       C               G
Singing Whitney Houston’s national anthem
[Chorus]
G               C                       G
So you pull the rip cord and I’ll crash the plane

                D               Em
You move closer I’ll pull away

                        C                       DMaj7
The meaning keeps changing but the words are the same

                C                               G
We still prentending were’e not who we are

                D                       Em
America’s sweetheart tore her apart

C                       DMaj7
Everything magic disappears anyway
[Bridge]
                G               C9
Oh say can you see that I’m dying here

                G               C9
Oh say can you see that I’m trying dear
[Verse]
        G                       C9              G
We danced across your mother’s kitchenette

                                C9              G
While they swore in your father’s president

                                C                       G
You used to come alive when I’d walked in the room

                Em              DMaj7           C
Now we stumble over all our dreams come true

                        G
As the evening sky drifts into dust

                Em
Still everything’s about us

                G               C               G
Except for Whitney Houston’s national anthem

                        C9      G
Whitney Houston’s national anthem
[Outro] G