The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness (Guitar Intro)

Capo 3
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Chords

By Alex Rodier [Intro riff]
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[Intro] Dm - F - Em - F Dm [Verse 1]
        Dm                    G
Maybe I listen more than you think

            Am             G
and I can tell that somebody sold you

        Dm                     G
We said we’ve never let anyone in

             Am           G
We said we’d only die of lonely secrets
[Chorus]
F               G                C
The system only dreams in total darkness

            F
Why are you hiding from me?

           G                 C
We’re in a different kind of thing now

                  F
All night you’re talking to God
Dm [Verse 2]
Dm                              G
I thought that this would all work out after a while

            Am             G
Now you’re saying that I’m asking for too much attention

Dm                              G
Also no other faith is light enough for this place

            Am             G
We said we’d only die of lonely secrets
[Chorus]
F               G                C
The system only dreams in total darkness

            F
Why are you hiding from me?

           G                 C
We’re in a different kind of thing now

                  F
All night you’re talking to God
Dm [Bridge]
F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way

F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way
Dm [Solo] Dm - G - Am - G (x2) F - G - C - F (x2) F - G - C - F [Chorus]
F               G                C
The system only dreams in total darkness

            F
Why are you hiding from me?

           G                 C
We’re in a different kind of thing now

                  F
All night you’re talking to God
[Outro]
F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way

F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way

F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way

F             G
I cannot explain it

C          F
Any other, any other way
Dm