The Alcott chords by The National

Chords with lyrics

The National featuring Taylor Swift!

♫ Intro:

DmDm   C majorC  G+G
DmDm   C majorC  G+G
FF  C majorC  G+G


♫ Verse 1:
DmDm              C majorC
I give myself twisted-in threads
     G+G   DmDm      C majorC  G+G
To meet you at The Alcott
   FF            C majorC
I'd go to the corner in the back
    G+G     FF   C majorC  G+G
Where you'd always be
   DmDm            C majorC
And there you are, sittin' as usual
   G+G     DmDm     C majorC  G+G
With your golden notebook
 FF            C majorC
Writing something about someone
  G+G     FF  C majorC  G+G
Who used to be me

♫ Chorus:
     C majorC
And the last thing you wanted
    G/BG/B
Is the first thing I do
  A minorAm
I tell you my problems
   G+G
You tell me the truth
     C majorC
It's the last thing you wanted
     G/BG/B
It's the first thing I do
  A minorAm
I tell you that I think I'm fallin'
G+G
 Back in love with you

♫ Verse 2:
DmDm
I sit there silently
 C majorC    G+G    DmDm      C majorC  G+G
Waitin' for you to look up Ah)
FF
I see you smile
   C majorC  G+G   FF     C majorC  G+G
When yo see it's me
DmDm
I had to do something
   C majorC      G+G     DmDm      C majorC  G+G
To break into your golden thinking Ah)
 FF           C majorC
How many times will I do this
   G+G    FF       C majorC  G+G
And you'll still believe? Ah)

♫ Chorus:
     C majorC
And the last thing you wanted
 Tell me, which side are you on, dear)
    G/BG/B
Is the first thing I do
 Give me some tips to forget you)
   A minorAm
You tell me your problems
 Have I become one of your problems)
    G+G
And I tell you the truth
 Could it be easy this once)
     C majorC
It's the last thing you wanted
 Everything that's mine is a landmine)
     G/BG/B
It's the first thing I do
 Did my love aid and abet you)
  A minorAm
I tell you that I think I'm fallin'
G+G
 Back in love with you

♫ Bridge:
     FF
And I'll ruin it all over Ah-ah)
   A minorAm
I'll ruin it over for you Ah-ah)
   C majorC
I'll ruin it all over Ah-ah)
       G+G
And over like I always do Ah-ah)
   FF
I'll ruin it all over
 Why don't you rain on my parade)
   A minorAm
I'll ruin it over for you
 Shred my evenin' gown)
   C majorC
I'll ruin it all over
 Read my sentence out loud)
       G+G
And over like I always do
 'Cause I love this curse on our house)

♫ Chorus:
     C majorC
It's the last thing I wanted
 Tell me, which side are you on, dear)
     G/BG/B
It's the first thing I do
 Give me some tips to forget you)
  A minorAm
I tell you my problems
 Have I become one of your problems)
     G+G
And you tell me the truth
 Could it be easy this once)
     C majorC
It's the last thing you wanted
 Everything that's mine is a landmine)
     G/BG/B
It's the first thing I do
 Did my love aid and abet you)
  A minorAm
I tell you that I think I'm fallin'
G+G
 Back in love Back in love)
          DmDm   C majorC  G+G
Back in love with you

♫ Outro:
DmDm   C majorC      G+G     FF  C majorC  G+G
   Back in love with you
FF  C majorC  G+G