The Alcott chords by The National

The National featuring Taylor Swift!

♫ Intro:

Dm   C  G
Dm   C  G
F  C  G



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

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

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





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

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

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

♫ Outro:
Dm   C      G     F  C  G
   Back in love with you
F  C  G