The National – Brainy (Ukulele)

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Chords

Use capo to transpose into correct/desired pitch. Here's a list of the chords I use in the main piece (Sorry - never bothered learning their standard names!)
--Em/G G Em G/D Am Am/B C C/B Em/F# G/A
e|3----3-0--3---0--0----0-0---0-----3-|
B|0----0-0--3---1--1----1-1---0-----0-|
G|0----0-0--0---2--2----0-0---0-----0-|
D|2----0-2--0---2--2----2-2---2-----0-|
A|2----2-2--2---0--2----3-2---2-----0-|
E|0----3-0--3---X--X----X-X---2-----3-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: Em/G G (4 times) Verse: Em G
      G
I’ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah,
Em/G G
        G/D
Everywhere you go is swirling, everything you say has water under it, ah-ah,
Am Am/B C
Em          Em/F#
You know I keep your fingerprints     in a pink folder in    the middle of my table,

G                       G/A  Am     Am/B
You’re the tall kingdom I surround

C              C/B         Em    Em/F#   G/D
Think I better follow you around
Chorus:
Am                       Am/B   C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,

Em                           Em/F# G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
Em/G G Em/G G Verse 2: Em G
      G
I’ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah,
Em/G G Em
                                    G/D
You keep changing your fancy, fancy mind every time I decide to let it go,
Am Am/B C
                        Em         Em/F#
I was up all night again,    boning up and reading the    American dictionary,

G                       G/A    Am    Am/B
You’ll never believe me what I found,

C              C/B        Em     Em/F# G/D
Think I better follow you around
Chorus 2:
Am                     Am/B     C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,

Em                           Em/F# G                  G/A
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,

Am                     Am/B     C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,

Em                           Em/F# G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
Outro Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/A G/C Em/G2 Em/A G G/A2 Em/A G/C Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/A C/B2 ----------------------------------------------------- Outro Chords
--Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/G3 Em/A G/C (Em/A)(C/B2)
e|0-----0------3---3----0-----0----3---(0---)(0---)
B|0-----0------0---0----0-----0----0---(0---)(0---)
G|0-----0------0---0----0-----0----0---(2---)(0---)
D|5-----4------2---0----2-----2----0---(0---)(2---)
A|2-----2------2---5----2-----2----3---(2---)(3---)
E|0-----0------3---3----3-----5----3---(0---)(X---)
----------------------------------------------------- Thanks, M Druett, 29th March 2008