About Today Tab by The National

About Today tab by The National

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                           About Today - The National
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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-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       Today
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          You were far away
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       And I
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Didn't ask you why
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

                                       What could I say
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                                  I was far away
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       You just walked away
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  And I just watched you
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          What could I say
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                            To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

Verse:
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                    Tonight
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     You just close your eyes
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 And I just watched you
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                Slip away
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                            To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

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

          Well can I
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

    Ask you
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                About today
e|-------------------------|
B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                            To losing you
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                            To losing
e|--------------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|--0----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|

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

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