G5    C5    A5    C5 D5 

G5                 C5
   you stand now, holding yourself
  A5                    C5             D5
a little of the moon is coming in the room.
G5                    C5
   you stand very still
     C5               D5            E5           D5
like you were in the arms of everyone you ever wanted.

C5  A5                     G5
       i was watching you well.

 G5   

G5                    C5
   i won't stop you;    i won't speak.
    G5                          C5
the water on your cheek is the only thing smooth and
G5                   C5
   i'm ashamed that i'm ashamed of you
C5              D5               E5        D5
standing in my room , lets more water overtake you

C5                         A5               G5
   and i was watching you,    watching you well.
   
 G5   

Interlude/Solo ...

 G5    C5    4x


C5      D5                  E5         D5
   why won't you leave me quicker
C5                          A5
   why won't you leave me?

 G5    G5   

G5                   C5
   i'm ashamed that i'm ashamed of you
    G5                              C5
for standing in my room , lets more water overtake you
G5                   C5
   i won't stop you
           G5            C5
and i won't speak.


C5      D5                  E5         D5
   why won't you leave me quicker?
C5      A5 
             why won't you 
G5            G5
leave me...


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Now here comes the tab which demonstrates the way I strum it. It is for sure
not exactly the way The National play it, but I think it comes pretty close 
to the feeling of the song. However, it's just for you to have and idea, maybe 
you like it, and if not, just do your own thing, it's music :)

I also noted the downstrokes with "d" and the upstrokes with "u", so you might 
get a better idea of the actual rhythm (always annoying with those ascii tabs).

Progression A: In the intro and first verse I play the  |  G    |  C    |  Am    |  C D  |  
progression like this (note that I don't actually play a D but from the C I slide 
into someting like a Dadd9add11, I like it but if you don't, just play a normal D):

   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d    
E | ------3---3--3----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
B | ------3---3--3----------- | ------1---1--1----------- | 
G | ------0---0--0----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
D | ------0---0--0----------- | ------2---2--2-2--------- | 
A | ---------------2----0-2-- | -3-------------3--3--2--- | 
E | -3-------------3--3------ | ------------------------- | 

   d    d   u  u d  d  d     d    d   u   u d  d  d u
E | ------0---0--0----------- | ------0---0-0-0----0------- | 
B | ------1---1--1----------- | ------1---1/3-3----3--3---- | 
G | ------2---2--2----------- | ------0---0/0-0----0--0-0-- | 
D | ------2---2--2-2--------- | ------2---2/4-4-4--4--4-0-- | 
A | -0-------------0--0--2--- | -3----3---3/5-5-5---------- | 
E | ------------------------- | --------------------------- | 


Progression B: Then comes the 
 G5    C5    C5 D5  E5 D5  C5    A5    G5    G5    progression:

   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d    
E | ------3---3--3----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
B | ------3---3--3----------- | ------1---1--1----------- | 
G | ------0---0--0----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
D | ------0---0--0----------- | ------2---2--2-2--------- | 
A | ---------------2----0-2-- | -3-------------3--3--2--- | 
E | -3-------------3--3------ | ------------------------- | 

   d    d   u   u d  d  d u    d    d   u d u d  d
E | ------0---0-0-0----0------- | ------0---0-X-2----2---- | 
B | ------1---1/3-3----3--3---- | ------0---0-X-3----3---- | 
G | ------0---0/0-0----0--0-0-- | ------0---0-X-2----2---- | 
D | ------2---2/4-4-4--4--4-0-- | ------2---2-X---0------- | 
A | -3----3---3/5-5-5---------- | ------------------------ | 
E | --------------------------- | -0---------------------- | 


   d  d  d  d            d  d u  u d u  u d u  u d u   
E | ----0-----0---------- | ------------------------------ | 
B | ----1-----1---------- | ------1------1------1--------- | 
G | ----0-----0---------- | ---------2------2------2---2-- | 
D | ----2-----2---------- | ----2------2------2------2---- | 
A | -3-----X--3---------- | -0---------------------------- | 
E | --------------------- | ------------------------------ | 

   d    d   u  u d  d  d u   d    d   u  u d  d  d u
E | ------3---3--3----3--3-3- | ------3---3--3----3--3-3- | 
B | ------3---3--3----3--3-3- | ------3---3--3----3--3-3- | 
G | ------0---0--0----0--0-0- | ------0---0--0----0--0-0- | 
D | ------0---0--0----0--0-0- | ------0---0--0----0--0-0- | 
A | ---------------2--------- | ---------------2--------- | 
E | -3-------------3--------- | -3-------------3--------- | 


Progression C: From now on they only play a (repeating)  |  G    |  C    |  
progression in the verse until they go into progression B. Here I basically 
play the same as in progression A, but only the first two bars.

   d    d   u  u d  d u d    d    d   u  u d  d  d   
E | ------3---3--3----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
B | ------3---3--3----------- | ------1---1--1----------- | 
G | ------0---0--0----------- | ------0---0--0----------- | 
D | ------0---0--0----------- | ------2---2--2-2--------- | 
A | ---------------2----0-2-- | -3-------------3--3--2--- | 
E | -3-------------3--3------ | ------------------------- | 


That's it, hope you liked it. Have fun!