• Song:

    Tall Saint

  • Artist:

    The National

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                         Tall Saint - The National
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Tabbed by: adslam3

I figured this out without a capo originally so I had to play around to
find a good pitch. Capo on 4 sounds really close.

I'm not sure about the C to start the chorus, but to differentiate between
verse and chorus I do one hammer-on the D string during the C chord.

CAPO ON 4

INTRO
Am C
Am C

VERSE 1
Am (x02210@1)                                   CKeep (x32010@1)your legs from shaking, fill your eyes with new tears,
Am (x02210@1)                           CDon't (x32010@1)ask questions, you don't know your name,
Am (x02210@1)                    CSomething (x32010@1)for everyone, try to win prizes,
Am (x02210@1)                    CStay (x32010@1)young and quiet.

CHORUS 
C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)                      GTall (320003@1)Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
Em (022000@1)                      CBubbles (x32010@1)to the chandelier,
      Am (x02210@1)               GI'm (320003@1)in your hands tonight, Tall Saint,
EmStay (022000@1)behind me.

Am C
Am C

VERSE 2
Am (x02210@1)                        CDon't (x32010@1)tell everybody at the table about your dreams,
Am (x02210@1)                       CThey're (x32010@1)too amazing, it'll melt their minds,
Am (x02210@1)                   CTake (x32010@1)'em to Hollywood, cut out the good parts,
Am (x02210@1)                  CBecome (x32010@1)millionaires.

CHORUS 
C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)                      GTall (320003@1)Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
Em (022000@1)                      CBubbles (x32010@1)to the chandelier,
          Am (x02210@1)                     GI've (320003@1)been looking for you all night, Tall Saint,
Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)   EmStay (022000@1)behind me now...Tall Saint

BRIDGE
G (320003@1)           AmIn (x02210@1)my city, I didn't make a sound,
      Dm (xx0231@1)           FWhen (133211@1)I fell over and cracked my crown,
C (x32010@1)Heard a woman say 
G (320003@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)          F"Stay (133211@1)down, Champion, stay down"

G Am Dm F
C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_133211@1">F

CHORUS 
C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)                      GTall (320003@1)Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
Em (022000@1)                      CBubbles (x32010@1)to the chandelier,
      Am (x02210@1)               GI'm (320003@1)in your hands tonight, Tall Saint,
Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)  GStay (320003@1)behind me now...Tall Saint
Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)      EmStay (022000@1)behind me now...Tall Saint.

ENDING
G (320003@1)           AmIn (x02210@1)my city, I didn't make a sound,
      Dm (xx0231@1)           FWhen (133211@1)I fell over and cracked my crown,
C (x32010@1)Heard a woman say 
G (320003@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)          F"Stay (133211@1)down, Champion, stay down"

G (320003@1)                AmBut (x02210@1)I got up, got in a car,
     Dm (xx0231@1)                     FSaid (133211@1)"I don't think I'm gonna go very far"
     C (x32010@1)                         G (320003@1)            DmJust (xx0231@1)take me one time around the ballroom slow,
            FAnd (133211@1)take me home.

C G Dm F
C (x32010@1)
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