View Guitar Chords for Pretty forever - chords ver. 1
Pretty Forever - The National I've put down the chords for two slightly different versions, The Black Sessions version, and a version from another, earlier, live recording. The Black Sessions 2003 Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QjJQsk_wU D5: x 5 7 7 x x F5: x 8 10 10 x x G5: x 10 12 12 x x D5 x2 D5, F5, G5 x2D5What would she do? F5If she couldG5 kick time? D5Would she go back? F5Her arms G5were mineD5Would you go back to four weeks agF5o? And tG5ell her everything Whoever eveD5rything F5 G5D5How could she pick And how could she F5say She's alreadG5y made too many mistaD5kes She's first at the walls, little baby ones F5 SheG5'd try to cage it if she weren't Ctoo smart for Fthat If she weren't Ctoo smart for FthatCShe wants be Amhappy forever GShe just wants to beF high CShe wants to be Ampretty forever GShe just wants to be FtiedD5 x2D5She'd be your mother if she had a cF5hoice She'd G5make more money if she were a D5boy We put her away, but she'd try it aF5gain She'd trG5y it again, and keep her Cmouth shut F Yeah, she'd keep herC... mouth FshutC, Am, G, FCWhat would we do? AmIf it wouldn't matter GWe'd still fall apart FOne way or another CSo would the city And so would theAm east G And so on F And so onCShe wants be Amhappy forever GShe just wants to beF high CShe wants to be Ampretty forever GShe just wants to be Ftied, tied C------------------ Live Video circa 2001-2002 Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0yVe5giWY Sounds best with barre chords throughout, except for C chord in bridge (she's too smart for that & keep her mouth shut) and C, Am and G chords in chorus (she wants to be happy forever etc.) D x2 Dm, G x2DmWhat would she do? GIf she could kick time? DmWould she go back? GHer arms were mineDmWould you go back to four weeks agGo? And tell her everything Whoever eveDmrything GDmHow could she pick And how could she Gsay She's already made too many mistDmakes She's first at the walls, little baby ones G She'd try to cage it if she weren't Ctoo smart for Fthat If she weren't Ctoo smart for FthatCShe wants be Amhappy forever GShe just wants to beF high CShe wants to be Ampretty forever GShe just wants to be FtiedD x2DmShe'd be your mother if she had a cGhoice She'd make more money if she were a Dmboy We put her away, but she'd try it aGgain She'd try it again, and keep herC mouth shutF Yeah, she'd keep herC... mouth FshutC, Am, G, FCWhat would we do? AmIf it wouldn't matter GWe'd still fall apart FOne way or another CSo would the city And so would theAm east G And so on F And so onCShe wants be Amhappy forever GShe just wants to beF high CShe wants to be Ampretty forever GShe just wants to be Ftied, tied CShe wants to be She wants to bAme She wants to Gbe Just wants to be Ftied, tied C Pretty foreAmver Pretty forFever Pretty foGrever C