I Should Live in Salt The National
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 (I should leave it alone part) 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.
[C]Don't make me read your mind
[C]You [Em]should[F] know me better than that
[C]It takes me too much time
[C]You [Em]should[F] know me better than that
[C]You're not that much like me
[C]You [Em]should[F] know me better than that
[C]We have different enemies
[C]You [Em]should[F] know me better than that
[Am]I should leave it alone but you're not [C]right
[Am]I should leave it alone but you're not [C]right
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_national/i_should_live_in_salt_crd.html )
[C]Can't you write it on the wall?
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]There's no room to write it all
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]Can you turn the TV down?
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]There's too much crying in the sound
[C]I s[Em]hould[F] know you better than that
[Am]I should leave it alone but you're not [C]right
[Am]I should leave it alone but you're not [C]right
[Am]I should live in salt for leaving [F]you [C]behind
[F] [C] Behind [F] [C]Ohhhhh
[C]Think about something so much
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]Start to slide out of touch
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]Tell yourself it's all you know
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[C]Learn to appreciate the void
[C]You [Em]should [F]know me better than that
[Am]I should live in salt for leaving [F]you [C]behind
[F] [C] Behind [F] [C] Ohhhhh
[Am]I should live in salt for leaving [F]you [C]behind
[F] [C]Behind [F] [C] Ohhhhhh
Am F C F C F C (x2)
[Am]I should live in salt for leaving [F]you [C]behind
[F] [C]Behind [F] [C] Ohhhhh
Repeat intro/verse chord progression once more, then ending on C.
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