Eucalyptus Chords by The National

Eucalyptus chords by The National

Guitar chords with lyrics

Capo on 1st

🎸 Intro:

Em  D



🎸 Verse 1:
Em
What about the glass dandelion?
D
What about the TV screen?
Em
What about the undeveloped cameras?
D
Maybe should bury these
Em
What about the last of the good ones?
D

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What about the ceiling fans?
Em
What if we moved back to New York?
D
What about the moondrop light?

🎸 Chorus:
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
Am                      G
You should take it, I'm only gonna break it
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
Am                  G
You should take it, you should take it

🎸 Verse 2:
Em
What about the rainbow eucalyptus?
D
What about the instruments?
Em
What about the Cowboy Junkies?
D
What about the Afghan Whigs?
Em
What about the Mountain Valley Spring?
D
What about the ornaments?
Em
What if I reinvented again?
D
What about the moondrop light?

🎸 Chorus:
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
Am                      G
You should take it, I'm only gonna break it
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
Am                  G
You should take it, you should take it
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
Am                       G
You should take it, if I miss it I'll visit
C                       G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
D
You should take it, you should take it

🎸 Solo:
Em D
Em D

🎸 Verse 3:
Em              D            Em                D
I don't want it, I don't care, I don't want it

               C     G        Am           G
It wouldn't be fair (a-a-a-air) it'd be so alone
            C      G               D
Without you there, it wouldn't be fair
               C     G         Am               G
It wouldn't be fair (a-a-a-air), there's nobody home
            C      G              D
I'm already there, it wouldn't be fair

🎸 Chorus:
Am                      G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
C                       D
You should take it, I'm only gonna break it
Am                      G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
C                   D
You should take it, you should take it

Am                      G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
C                        D
You should take it, if I miss it I'll visit
Am                      G
You should take it, cuz I'm not gonna take it
C                  D
You should take it
               C     G        Am           G
It wouldn't be fair (a-a-a-air) it'd be so alone
            C      G               D
Without you there, it wouldn't be fair
               C     G         Am              G
It wouldn't be fair (a-a-a-air) there's nobody home
            C      G               D
I'm already there, it wouldn't be fair

Published: May 4, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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