• Song:

    Tall Saint

  • Artist:

    The National

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
A5 C5
A5 C5

VERSE 1
A5                                     C5
Keep your legs from shaking, fill your eyes with new tears,
A5                             C5
Don't ask questions, you don't know your name,
A5                      C5
Something for everyone, try to win prizes,
A5                      C5
Stay young and quiet.


CHORUS 
C5                 A5                        G5
Tall Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
E5                        C5
Bubbles to the chandelier,
      A5                 G5
I'm in your hands tonight, Tall Saint,
E5
Stay behind me.

A5 C5
A5 C5

VERSE 2
A5                          C5
Don't tell everybody at the table about your dreams,
A5                         C5
They're too amazing, it'll melt their minds,
A5                     C5
Take 'em to Hollywood, cut out the good parts,
A5                    C5
Become millionaires.


CHORUS 
C5                 A5                        G5
Tall Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
E5                        C5
Bubbles to the chandelier,
          A5                       G5
I've been looking for you all night, Tall Saint,
E5              C5  A5     G5     E5
Stay behind me now...Tall Saint            


BRIDGE
G5             A5
In my city, I didn't make a sound,
      D5             F5
When I fell over and cracked my crown,
C5 
Heard a woman say 
G5            D5            F5
"Stay down, Champion, stay down"

G5 A5 D5 F5
C5 G5  D5 F5 


CHORUS 
C5                 A5                        G5
Tall Saint, I'm devoted with a glass of champagne to you,
E5                        C5
Bubbles to the chandelier,
      A5                 G5
I'm in your hands tonight, Tall Saint,
E5             C5   A5    G5
Stay behind me now...Tall Saint
E5             C5   A5    G5        E5
Stay behind me now...Tall Saint.

ENDING
G5             A5
In my city, I didn't make a sound,
      D5             F5
When I fell over and cracked my crown,
C5 
Heard a woman say 
G5            D5            F5
"Stay down, Champion, stay down"

    G5                  A5
But I got up, got in a car,
     D5                       F5
Said "I don't think I'm gonna go very far"
     C5                           G5              D5
Just take me one time around the ballroom slow,
            F5
And take me home.

C5 G5 D5 F5
C5
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