The National — Brainy Chords

Use capo to transpose into correct/desired pitch.

Here's a list of the chords I use in the main piece
(Sorry — never bothered learning their standard names!)

——Em/G G Em G/D Am Am/B C C/B Em/F# G/A
e|3————3—0——3———0——0————0—0———0—————3—|
B|0————0—0——3———1——1————1—1———0—————0—|
G|0————0—0——0———2——2————0—0———0—————0—|
D|2————0—2——0———2——2————2—2———2—————0—|
A|2————2—2——2———0——2————3—2———2—————0—|
E|0————3—0——3———X——X————X—X———2—————3—|

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                        The National: Brainy
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Intro: Em/G   G   (4 times)

Verse:
          Em                       G                        
      G
I've been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah—ah,
Em/G                           G                            
        G/D
Everywhere you go is swirling, everything you say has water under it, ah—ah,
    Am                           Am/B C                  
Em          Em/F#
You know I keep your fingerprints     in a pink folder in    the middle of my table,
G                       G/A  Am     Am/B
You're the tall kingdom I surround
C              C/B         Em    Em/F#   G/D
Think I better follow you around

Chorus:
Am                       Am/B   C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
Em                           Em/F# G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,

Em/G  G
Em/G  G

Verse 2:
          Em                       G                        
      G
I've been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah—ah,
         Em/G                      G                   Em     
                                    G/D
You keep changing your fancy, fancy mind every time I decide to let it go,
Am                      Am/B C                        
                        Em         Em/F#
I was up all night again,    boning up and reading the    American dictionary,
G                       G/A    Am    Am/B
You'll never believe me what I found,
C              C/B        Em     Em/F# G/D
Think I better follow you around

Chorus 2:
Am                     Am/B     C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
Em                           Em/F# G                  G/A
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
Am                     Am/B     C              C/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
Em                           Em/F# G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,

Outro
Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 
Em/A G/C
Em/G2 Em/A G G/A2 
Em/A G/C
Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 
Em/A C/B2

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Outro Chords

——Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/G3 Em/A G/C (Em/A)(C/B2)
e|0—————0——————3———3————0—————0————3———(0———)(0———)
B|0—————0——————0———0————0—————0————0———(0———)(0———)
G|0—————0——————0———0————0—————0————0———(2———)(0———)
D|5—————4——————2———0————2—————2————0———(0———)(2———)
A|2—————2——————2———5————2—————2————3———(2———)(3———)
E|0—————0——————3———3————3—————5————3———(0———)(X———)

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Thanks, M Druett, 29th March 2008