The National – Green Gloves (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

easier and sounds almost exactly the same. These chords represent the fingerstyle guitar part. If you're strumming, you'll probably want fuller voicings. [Chords]
C/F  1x20xx
C    x320xx (In the chorus and bridge, play x3xx10 instead)
G5 3x00xx Em7 0x00xx
A5   x022xx
A5/C x322xx (Note: the bass note changes to B halfway through this chord)
A5/G 3x22xx Em 0xx00x G 3xx00x Am x0x21x Am/G 3xx21x F 1xx21x
Am/E 0xx21x
Dm7  xx021x (Alternate between 0 and 2 on the D string when playing this chord)
[Intro] C/F C G5 Em7 C/F C G5 C/F C G5 Em7 C/F C G5 A5 A5/C A5/G A5 A5/C A5/G C/F C G5 Em7 C/F C G5 [Verse 1]
C/F C            G5            Em7
  Falling out of touch with all my

C/F      C            G5
  Friends are somewhere getting wasted

C/F   C                G5      Em7
  Hope they're staying glued together

C/F      C        G5
  I have arms for them
[Interlude] A5 A5/C A5/G A5 A5/C A5/G [Verse 2]
C/F   C        G5          Em7
  Take another sip of them, it

C/F    C            G5
  Floats around and takes me over

C/F   C         G5         Em7
  Like a little drop of ink in

C/F C        G5
  A glass of water
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves

G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs

C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves

G                      Am           Am/G   F  Am/E Dm7
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
[Interlude] C/F C G5 Em7 C/F C G5 [Verse 3]
C/F C        G5             Em7
  Cinderella through the room, I

C/F   C     G5
  Glide and swan, 'cause I'm the

C/F   C     G5       Em7
  Best slow dancer in the

C/F C     G5
    Universe
[Interlude] A5 A5/C A5/G A5 A5/C A5/G [Verse 4]
C/F C            G5            Em7
  Falling out of touch with all my

C/F      C            G5
  Friends are somewhere getting wasted

C/F   C                G5      Em7
  Hope they're staying glued together

C/F      C        G5
  I have arms for them
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves

G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs

C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves

G                      Am
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
[Bridge]
C              Em
  Now I hardly know them

G                Am
  But I'll take my time

C                 Em
  I'll carry them over

G                   Am
  And I'll make them mine
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves

G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs

C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves

G                      Am           Am/G   F  Am/E Dm7
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
(Fade out on Dm7)