The National - I Should Live in Salt

The song is a bit tricky solely because of the unusual strumming pattern and time signature. The intro and verses in this song are in 17/8, a very weird time signature. It helps when playing to count to 9, then count to 8, then back to 9, etc. The bridge and the chorus are in regular 4/4. Listen to the song very carefully to get the exact strumming pattern right. During the verses, only play the Em once. The C in the verses don't have the high e, its just x3201x. The F is 133211. right Oh (guitartabs.cc)

I Should Live in Salt The National INTRO: [C/G] [(] [C/G] [D/A] [C/G] [)] [Em] [F] [(][F][G][F][)][C/G] [C/G] [(] [C/G] [D/A] [C/G] [)] [Em] [F] [(][F][G][F][)][C/G] VERSE 1: [C/G]Don't make me read your mi[(]nd[C/G] [D/A] [C/G]You [)]sh[Em]ould [F]know me better than th[(]at[F][G][F][)][C/G] [C/G]It takes me too much time [(] [C/G] [D/A] [C/G]You [)]sh[Em]ould [F]know me better than th[(]at[F][G][F][)][C/G] [C/G]You're not that much like [(]me[C/G] [D/A] [C/G]You [)]sh[Em]ould [F]know me bet (azchords.com)

The song is a bit tricky solely because of the unusual strumming pattern and time signature. The intro and verses in this song are in 17/8, a very weird time signature. It helps when playing to count to 9, then count to 8, then back to 9, etc. The bridge and the chorus are in regular 4/4. Listen to the song very carefully to get the exact strumming pattern right. During the verses, only play the Em once. The C in the verses don't have the high e, its just x3201x. The F is 133211. Ohhhhhh (guitaretab.com)