The National — Apartment Story Chords
The National — Apartment Story
I'm not 100% sure of all the chord names.
I've watch this a few times on acoustic on youtube.
Its not 100% accurate with the way he plays it but these shapes and chords work perfect.
For the B and Em in the chorus he plays it closer to the head of the guitar but
it works fine this way too.
Standard tuning — No Capo.
B/F# B/G# C#/D# E B Em
e|——2————————2————————4————————0————————|——7————————7——|
B|——4————————2————————4————————0————————|——7————————9——|
G|——4————————2————————4————————1————————|——8————————8——|
D|——4————————2————————4————————2————————|——9————————9——|
A|——2————————2—4/—————6————————2————————|——9————————7——|
E|——2————————4————————x————————0————————|——7————————x——|
B/F# B/G# C#/D# E
Be still for a second while I try and try to pin your flowers on
B/F#
Can you carry my drink I have everything else
B/G#
I can tie my tie all by myself
C#/D# E
I'm getting tied, I'm forgetting why
B/F# B/G#
Oh we're so disarming darling, everything we did believe
C#/D# E
is diving diving diving diving off the balcony
B Em
Tired and wired we ruin too easy
C#/D# E
sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave
B/F# B/G# C#/D# E
Hold ourselves together with our arms around the stereo for hours
B/F#
While it sings to itself or whatever it does
B/G#
when it sings to itself of its long lost loves
C#/D# E
I'm getting tied, I'm forgetting why
B Em
Tired and wired we ruin too easy
C#/D# E
sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave
B Em B
but I'll be with you behind the couch when they come
Em
on a different day just like this one
B/F#
We'll stay inside til somebody finds us
B/G#
do whatever the TV tells us
C#/D# E
stay inside our rosy—minded fuzz for days
B/F#
We'll stay inside til somebody finds us
B/G#
do whatever the TV tells us
C#/D# E
stay inside our rosy—minded fuzz
B
so worry not
Em
all things are well
B
we'll be alright
Em
we have our looks and perfume
B/F#
stay inside til somebody finds us
B/G#
do whatever the TV tells us
C#/D# E
stay inside our rosy—minded fuzz
B
so worry not
Em
all things are well
B
we'll be alright
Em
we have our looks and perfume on