The National – You Had Your Soul With You (Guitar)
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Great song, powerful earworm, weird-ass rhythm. Getting it to groove is way harder than playing the chords.
I do a thing where I slap with my thumb (T) on the down beat followed by a thumb sweep (Sw) to get the
following rhythm:
[1-&a2-&-3-&-----] T Sw T T Strum
But it's pretty simplistic, given how complex the song itself is. I also recommend barring Bb and C way up on
the neck, but that's up to personal preference.
Anyway, enjoy The National's latest single, keep playing guitar, and enjoy the countdown to May 17th
Cadd11: (x32011)
Csus4: (x33011)
[Intro]
F Cadd11
[Verse 1]
F Cadd11 F Cadd11 You had your soul with you, I was in no mood F Csus4 Bb C Drift away, and I could forget F Cadd11 F Cadd11 I had only one last feather left F Csus4 Bb C I wore it on the island of my head Bb C F Cadd11 Bb C F Cadd11 F Cadd11 I had only one thing to do and I couldn't do it yet
[Verse 2]
F Cadd11 You felt like heaven stood up in you F Cadd11 You said love fills you out F Csus4 Bb C It moves you from the skeleton and pulls you around F Cadd11 F Cadd11 I got it worse than anyone else F Csus4 Bb C And I just can't find a way to forgive myself Bb C F Cadd11 Bb C F Cadd11 F Cadd11 I had only one thing left and I couldn't see it yet
[Bridge]
Dm F Bb Gm
Dm F Bb I have owed it to my heart, every word I've said Gm You have no idea how hard I died when you left Bb C F Csus4 Bb C F Csus4 If I yield to my trances, will I get up close again? Bb C F Cadd11 Bb C F Cadd11 I had only one thing to do and I couldn't do it yet Bb C F Cadd11 Bb C F Cadd11 I had only one thing left and I couldn't see it yet
[Outro]
F Cadd11 F Cadd11 You had your soul with you, I was in no mood F Cadd11 F Cadd11 You had your soul with you, I was in no mood