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              About Today - The National
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: mgwilson15
There were a few good versions on here already but they were still missing some
small stuff and this song is so beautiful I wanted to make sure it's all right.

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            Today
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     You were far away
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            And I
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Didn't ask you why
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G+G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

                    What could I say
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G+G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

                 I was far away
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G+G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    You just walked away
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 And I just watched you
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     What could I say
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G+G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

                    How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G+G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

              To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G+G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          Tonight
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   You just close your eyes
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 And I just watched you
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Slip away
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G+G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

                    How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G+G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

              To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G+G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Verse:
  Hey,          are you awake        Yeah I'm right here
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Well can I
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

  Ask you
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
BB|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        About today
e|-------------------------|
BB|--0-----0----0------0----|
G+G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G+G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

                    How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G+G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

              To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G+G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G+G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

                    How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G+G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G+G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

              To losing
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
BB|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G+G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

************************************

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off

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