The National – Pretty Forever (Guitar)
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Chords
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
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