• Song:

    England

  • Artist:

    The National

The National - England

Standard Tuning - Capo 3

Note: I can't decide for myself whether the C chord is 'C' or "Cadd9"
so you can experiment and see which one you like better.

Intro: G    Am7 C      Dm7 C       Am7  G   (x2)

Verse 1:
G                                                 Am7
Someone send a runner Through the weather that I'm under
        C                           Dm7
For the feeling that I lost today
C                                             Am7   G
Someone send a runner For the feeling that I lost today

G                                                 Am7
Someone send a runner Through the weather that I'm under
        C                           Dm7
For the feeling that I lost today
C                                             Am7   G
Someone send a runner For the feeling that I lost today
 
Pre-chorus:
G                              Am7              C                       Dm7
You must be somewhere in London You must be loving your life in the rain
       C                       Am7 G
You must be somewhere in London Walking Abbey Lane

G                      Am7   C                      Dm7
I don't even think to make I don't even think to make
C                     Am7        G
I don't even think to make corrections

Chorus:
Dm7             C             Am7      G             
Famous angels never come through England
Dm7             C         Am7      G             
England gets the ones you never need
Dm7     C            Am7  G             
I'm in a Los Angeles cathedral 
Dm7     C                 Am7  G   F          
Minor singing airheads sing for me

Instrumental: G Am7 C Dm7 C Am7 G

Verse 2:
G                                        Am7       C                                   Dm7     
Put an ocean and a river Between everybody else,Between everything, yourself, and home
G                                                  Am7       G
Put an ocean and a river Between everything, yourself, and home

Pre-chorus:
G                              Am7              C                       Dm7
You must be somewhere in London You must be loving your life in the rain
       C                       Am7 G
You must be somewhere in London Walking Abbey Lane

G                      Am7   C                      Dm7
I don't even think to make I don't even think to make
C                     Am7        G
I don't even think to make corrections

Chorus:
Dm7             C             Am7      G             
Famous angels never come through England
Dm7             C         Am7      G             
England gets the ones you never need
Dm7     C            Am7  G             
I'm in a Los Angeles cathedral 
Dm7     C                 Am7  G   F          
Minor singing airheads sing for me

Instrumental: G  Am7   C    Dm7     C     Am7     G

Bridge: 
G                                              Am7           
Afraid of the house, stay the night with the sinners
C                                             Dm7
Afraid of the house, stay the night with the sinners
C                                                Am7    G
Afraid of the house, 'cause they're desperate to entertain 

(Repeat bridge 3 more times)

Instrumental: Dm7 C Am7 G  Dm7 C Am7 G F G
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