Chord/Tab song: Don't Swallow the Cap

on it. The C/Bb chord is just to get a nice transition from Am, and it makes it sound
more like the recording, you can also briefly play a Bb. Enjoy!

Don't Swallow the Cap
The National
Intro: F â?' Am

[Dm]Dull light breaks behind the houses
[F]I don't see what's strange about this
[Am]Tiny bubbles hang above me
[C/Bb]It's a[C] sign that someone loves me
[Dm]I can hardly stand upright
[F]Hit my head upon the light
[Am]I have faith but don't believe it
[C/Bb]It's no[C]t there enough to leave it

[Dm]Everything I love is on the table[F]
[Dm]Everything I love is out to sea[C]

[Dm]I have only two emotions
[F]Careful fear and dead devotion.
[Am]I can't get the balance right.
[C/Bb]Throw [C]all my marbles in the fire.
[Dm]I see all the ones I wept for
[F]All the things I had it in for
[Am]I won't cry until I hear
[C/Bb]Cause [C]I was not supposed to be here.

[Dm]Everything I love is on the table[F]
[Dm]Everything I love is out to sea[C]
[Bb]I'm not alone
[Dm]I'll never be
[F]Into the bone
[Bb]I'll never grieve

[Dm]I'm tired, I'm freezing, I'm done
[F]When it gets so late I forget everyone
[Am]I need somewhere to stay
[C/Bb]Don't [C]think anybody I know is awake
[Dm]Calm down it's alright
[F]Keep my arms the rest of the night
[Am]When they ask what do I see
[C/Bb]I say [C]a bright white beautiful heaven hangin' over me

[Bb]I'm not alone
[Dm]I'll never be
[F]Into the bone
[Bb]I'll never grieve
[Bb]And if you want (dead seriously)
[Dm]To see me cry (don't swallow the cap)
[F]Play 'Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)
[Bb]Or 'Nevermind' (dead seriously)

[Dm]Is it time to leave? Is it time to think about
[F]What I wanna say to the girls at the door?
[Am]I need somewhere to be
[C/Bb]But I [C]can't get around the river in front of me
[Dm]Calm down it's alright
[F]Lead my arms the rest of the night
[Am]When they ask what do I see
[C/Bb]I say [C]a bright white beautiful heaven hangin' over me

Interlude: Dm â?' F â?' Am â?' C (1x)

[Bb]I'm not alone (dead seriously)
[Dm]I'll never be (don't swallow the cap)
[F]Into the bones (pat yourself on the back)
[Bb]I'll never grieve (dead seriously)
[Bb]And if you want (dead seriously)
[Dm]To see me cry (don't swallow the cap)
[F]Play 'Let It Be' (pat yourself on the back)
[Bb]Or 'Nevermind' (dead seriously)

Outro:
Bb â?' Dm â?' F â?' Bb (2x)
Dm â?' F (4x)
F (endlessly)