It's my first tab, I just listened to Birdy's version and thought those chords
fit, but if you find some mistakes, please correct me :)
Birdy (orig. by Postal Service) - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
- No Capo -
Intro:
C - F - Am -Am (Repeat 3x)
[C] Smeared[F] black[Am] ink[Am]
[C] Your [F]face is ashen[Am] and I'm barely listening
[C] To [F]last dem[Am]ands
[C] I'm staring at the [F]asphalt wondering
[Am] What's buried underneat[Am]h
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am[G7]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am[G7]
I'll [C]wear [F]my [Am]badge[Am]
[C] A vinyl sticker with [F]big block letters [Am]adherent to my chest
[C] Th[F]at tells your new[Am] friends
[C] I am a [F]visitor here
[Am] I am not permanent
[C] And the [F]only [Am]thing
[C] Keep[F]ing me [Am]dry is
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]In this gaudy apartment complex)
[You seem so out of context]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am [G7](Explaining that I am just visiting)
[A stranger with your door key]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]why I was the one worth leaving)
[And I am finally seeing]
([F]Why I was the one worth lea[C]ving)
[Am] D.[G7]C. s[F]leeps alone tonight
[Am] D.[G7]C. s[F]leeps alone toni[D]ght
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]In this gaudy apartment complex)
[You seem so out of context]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am [G7](Explaining that I am just visiting)
[A stranger with your door key]
[C]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]why I was the one worth leav[C]ing)
[And I am finally seeing]
([F]Why I was the one worth leav[C]ing)
[Am] The district [F]sleeps alone toni[G7]ght after the [(]ba[Dm]rs [)]turn out their ligh[Am]ts
And leave the a[F]utos swerving[G7] into the loneliest eve[Am]ning
[Am] And I am fi[F]nally seei[G7]ng why I was the[F] one worth leavi[Am]ng
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
Outro:
[F] [-] [Dm] [-] [Am7] [-] [C]
fit, but if you find some mistakes, please correct me :)
Birdy (orig. by Postal Service) - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
- No Capo -
Intro:
C - F - Am -Am (Repeat 3x)
[C] Smeared[F] black[Am] ink[Am]
[C] Your [F]face is ashen[Am] and I'm barely listening
[C] To [F]last dem[Am]ands
[C] I'm staring at the [F]asphalt wondering
[Am] What's buried underneat[Am]h
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am[G7]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am[G7]
I'll [C]wear [F]my [Am]badge[Am]
[C] A vinyl sticker with [F]big block letters [Am]adherent to my chest
[C] Th[F]at tells your new[Am] friends
[C] I am a [F]visitor here
[Am] I am not permanent
[C] And the [F]only [Am]thing
[C] Keep[F]ing me [Am]dry is
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]In this gaudy apartment complex)
[You seem so out of context]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am [G7](Explaining that I am just visiting)
[A stranger with your door key]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]why I was the one worth leaving)
[And I am finally seeing]
([F]Why I was the one worth lea[C]ving)
[Am] D.[G7]C. s[F]leeps alone tonight
[Am] D.[G7]C. s[F]leeps alone toni[D]ght
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]In this gaudy apartment complex)
[You seem so out of context]
[Am]Where [F]I [G7]am [G7](Explaining that I am just visiting)
[A stranger with your door key]
[C]Where [F]I [G7]am ([G7]why I was the one worth leav[C]ing)
[And I am finally seeing]
([F]Why I was the one worth leav[C]ing)
[Am] The district [F]sleeps alone toni[G7]ght after the [(]ba[Dm]rs [)]turn out their ligh[Am]ts
And leave the a[F]utos swerving[G7] into the loneliest eve[Am]ning
[Am] And I am fi[F]nally seei[G7]ng why I was the[F] one worth leavi[Am]ng
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
[G7] Why I was the [F]one worth leav[C]ing
Outro:
[F] [-] [Dm] [-] [Am7] [-] [C]