The National, City Middle AT LONG LAST somebody has put some chords up. This is by no means an easy song to pick out. There are a lot of tracks and there seems be a degree of improvisation particularly in the low synthy noises so, it won't be exact by any stretch of the imagination but I give you what are some damned close chords and will certainly be recognisable as the song. It's just with all the you've then got woodwind, a violin and a piano, it's a bloody nightmare. I will give you the chords and any important 'licks' that recur. Whenever I give a chord with a specific bass note (e.g. G/B) please pay attention it matters a lot in this song. At the first instance of "I have weird memories of you" I have given three slightly D/A chords. While they shouldn't really be treated as separate chords it serves to highlight the musical idea of going the 'e' to the 'f#' and down to 'b', which at concert pitch (w/o capo) is 'g' to 'a' to 'd'. I recommend playing it this way for the first line, but it's up to you if you want to do every time it appears. ________________________________________ *CAPO on 3rd* e|-0-----0--3----2---0------0---0------0--------2----2-----2------0---0----0---------| B|-0-----1--0----3---3------2---3------3--------3----0-----3------0---3----0---------| G|-0-----0--0----4---2------0---0------2--------2----2-----4------0---0----2---------| D|-2-----2--0----4---0------2---2------0--------0----0-----4------0---2----2---------| A|-2-----3--2----2---x------0---3------0--------0----0-----2------2---2----0---------| E|-x-----x--x----x---x------x---x------x--------x----x-----2------3---0----0---------| Em/B C G/B Bm Dsus2 A7 Cadd9 Dsus2/A D/A D6/A B G6 Em7 Asus2/E "Karen take me to..." (fret positions given WITHOUT capo) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10--11--13--10--------------------10--11--13--13----------------------| G|12------------------12--10--------12--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Em/B C G/B Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle Bm Where they hang the lights Em/B C Where it's random, and it's common versus common Dsus2 La di la [repeat] Em/B A7 I've got five hundred in twenties Cadd9 And I've got a ton of great ideas Dsus2 I'm really worked up Em/B A7 I'm on a good mixture, I don't want to waste it Cadd9 Dsus2 I'm on a good mixture, I do not want to waste it Em/B A7 Cadd9 I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners Dsus2 I'm really worked up Em/B C G/B Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle Bm Where they hang the lights Em/B C Where it's random, and it's common versus common Dsus2 La di la [repeat] Dsus2/A------D/A---------D6/A Em/B I have weird memories of you G Wearing long red socks and red shoes B I have weird memories D/A Em/B I have weird memories of you (there is also a guitar track on the G CD that repeats 'f# b b' over and Pissing in a sink, I think over which colours the harmony Bm/F# significantly. Add your own f#s if I have weird memories of you you like) Em/B A7 Cadd9 I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners Dsus2 I'm really worked up Em/B A7 Cadd9 I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners Dsus2 I'm really worked up Em/B C G/B Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle Bm Where they hang the lights Em/B C Where it's random, and it's common versus common Dsus2 La di la [repeat] D/A Em/B I have weird memories of you G Wearing long red socks and red shoes B I have weird memories D/A Em/B I have weird memories of you G Pissing in a sink, I think B I have weird memories of you D/A Em Parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed G6 B You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed D/A Em You were parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed G6 B You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed D Em You said, I think I'm like Tennessee Williams G I wait for the click B I wait, but it doesn't kick in D Em I think I'm like Tennesse Williams G I wait for the click B I wait, but it doesn't kick in D/A Em/B I have weird memories of you G Wearing long red socks and red shoes B I have weird memories D/A Em/B I have weird memories of you G Pissing in a sink, I think B I have weird memories of you D/A Em la da da da... G6 B D Em la da da da... G6 B D/A Em Em7 Asus2/E.... I have weird memories of you _______________________________________ If you're going to perform this with a band, then do some listening, have a think about you yourself want to do, and let this serve as a guideline for your arrangement. Any queries, jreid38@qub.ac.uk Please don't forget to rate, and comment if you think you've spotted something that I haven't.