• Song:

    Rest Of Years

  • Artist:

    The National

Tabbed by: adslam3

A very easy song off of the Virginia EP. If you want the strum pattern 
for the verses then go to the bottom of the tab.

NOTES: This song is mainly power chords (G5, Bb5, and C5). The only time
that you use all the strings are for the prechorus and last chorus

CHORDS (That I use for this - find what work best for you)
     E  A  D  G  B  e
G5 :  3--5--5--3--x--x

Bb5 : 6--8--8--7--x--x 

C5 :  8--10-10-(b9)-x--x

Gm :  3--5--5--3--3--3

Bb :  6--8--8--7--6--6

C :   8--10-10-(b9)-8--8


VERSE 1
G5                Bb5
I'm keeping you in mind
                C5                  G5
For the rest of years, for the rest of years

G5                                            Bb5
In your watery eyes I'm gonna to rest all day
                                              C5
In your watery eyes I'm gonna to rest all day
                                              G5
In your watery eyes I'm gonna to rest some day

In your watery eyes

G5                            Bb5
Tell the saint I'm gonna be a little late
              C5                               G5
Drawing lines around the river for the rest of years


PRECHORUS
Gm     Bb            C
All in time, but you fade away from
Gm     Bb            C              G5
All in time, but you fade away from me


CHORUS
G5                        Bb5
They can't see what I can see

Turned away from me
      C5
I can turn everything around
      G5
I can turn everything around

G5                        Bb5
They can't see what I can see

Turned away from me
      C5
I can turn everything around
      G5
I can turn everything around


VERSE 2
G5               Bb5
I heard you in my sleep
                C5                    G5
For the rest of years, for the rest of years

G5                            Bb5
So lonely, I'm trying to hear you
                              C5
So lonely, I'm trying to hear you
                              G5
So lonely, I'm trying to hear you

So lonely, I'm

PRECHORUS
Gm     Bb            C
All in time, but you fade away from
Gm     Bb            C                G5
All in time, but you fade away from me love

CHORUS
Gm                        Bb
They can't see what I can see

Turned away from me
      C
I can turn everything around
      Gm
I can turn everything around

Gm                        Bb
They can't see what I can see

Turned away from me
      C
I can turn everything around
      G5
I can turn everything around

ENDING
G5                       Bb5
They can't see what I can see

Turned away from me
      C5
I can turn everything around
      G5
I can turn everything around

Gm     Bb            C
All in time, but you fade away from
Gm     Bb            C
All in time, but you fade away from
Gm     Bb            C                Gm
All in time, but you fade away from me love


VERSE strum pattern
-Use whatever finger placement of G5, Bb5, and C5 you want.
The same goes for the Gm , Bb, and C.  I can't decide which sounds better.

e | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | -----------------------------------------------------------5-5--- | 
D | -5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-5-5--- | 
A | -5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-3-3--- | 
E | -3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6------- | 

e | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | -5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------- | 
D | -5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------------ | 
A | -3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------------ | 
E | -------------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3------------ |
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