The National – Tropic Morning News (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 22th Jan. 2023 Define: C#m = X46654 C#m7/B = X22120 AM7 = X02120 E = 022100 F#m = XX4222 D = XX0232 Bsus2 = X24422 Dsus2 = XX0230
B = X24442   Esus4 = 002200  DM7 = XX0222  EM7 = 021100
* = Single Strum
*********************************************************** [Intro]
   C#m            C#m            C#m            C#m
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(Beat for 4 Bars or lightly strum chords for fun.)
  C#m             B     Bsus2    AM7          C#m7/B     B*
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[Verse 1]
C#m                               Bsus2
   I wasn't starting yet I didn't even think you were listening

AM7                             C#m7/B                          C#m
   I wasn't ready at all to say anything about anything interesting

                                      Bsus2
It's a thing you have, you just don't know that you do it

          AM7                                 C#m7/B       B
You wait around in a conversation while I get in and start stumbling through it
[Chorus]
E                                    F#m
  I was so distracted then, I didn't have it straight in my head

         F#m7    D
I didn't have my face on yet or the role or the feel

E
 Of where I was going with it all

E                                F#m                             D
 I was suffering more than I let on, the tropic morning news was on

                Dsus2    D      E                                       C#m
There's nothing stopping me now,  from saying all the painful parts out loud
[Verse 2]
          C#m                   B
Got to my feet feeling that I'd let you down

          AM7                                 C#m7/B                B
Wanted to say it slow and perfect, but it all somehow got switched around

C#m                                 B               Bsus2
   Something went off on its own my dumb, automatic chit-chat

AM7                                    C#m7/B                       B
    It's not what I meant to say at all,     there's no way you can attach me to that
[Chorus]
E                                          F#m
Got up to seize the day with my head in my hands feeling strange

            D                           Dsus2                   E
When all my thinking got mangled, and I caught myself talking myself off the ceiling

E                                F#m                             Dsus2
  I was suffering more than I let on, the tropic morning news was on

                D               E
There's nothing stopping me now,  from saying all the painful parts out loud
[Post-Chorus]
                      F#m                                D
Oh, where are all the moments we'd have? Oh, where's the brain we shared?

           E               E7        E
Something, somehow has you rapidly improving,

                         F#m
Oh, what happened to the wavelength we were on?

                D
Oh, where's the gravity gone?

           E                             A
Something, somehow has you rapidly improving,
[Instrumental]
   A              E             F#m             D
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   A              E             F#m             D     Dsus2
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[Bridge]
A              E                    F#m          D
 You found the ache in my argument, you couldn't wait to get out of it

A               E                     F#m             D
  You found the slush in my sentiment,    you made it sound so intelligent

A                  E                  F#m
  You can stop and start an athlete's heart

         D              A                      E
How do I feel about it?   I would love to have nothing to do with it

D                      Dsus2     D
  I would like to move on and be through with it
[Instrumental 2]
   C#m            C#m            C#m7/B         AM7
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   A              A              B              B7
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[Verse 3]
C#m                                                      C#m7
    I'll be over here lying near the ocean, making ocean sounds

AM7                                       B
    Let me know if you can come over and    work the controls for a while
[Chorus]
E                                    F#m
  I was so distracted then, I didn't have it straight in my head

                 Dsus2              D
I didn't have my face on yet or the role or the feel

E
  Of where I was going with it all

                                F#m                             Dsus2
I was suffering more than I let on, the tropic morning news was on

                D               Esus4                                 E
There's nothing stopping me now,from saying all the painful parts out loud
[Post-Chorus]
                      F#m                                DM7
Oh, where are all the moments we'd have? Oh, where's the brain we shared?

           E
Something, somehow has you rapidly improving,

                         F#m
Oh, what happened to the wavelength we were on?

                D
Oh, where's the gravity gone?

           E
Something, somehow has you rapidly improving,
[Outro]
   E     E7 E     E     E7 E     F#m  F#m7 F#m      F#m7 F#m
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  D     Dsus2 D   D              E              E     E7 E
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 E     E7 E     E     E7 E     F#m  F#m7 F#m        F#m7 F#m
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   D              D    Dsus2 D   E              E     E7 E   E*
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