Fake Empire The National
Album: Boxer
Song: Fake Empire
Tabbed by: Zak Owen (megsuma (at) gmail)
Piano arranged for guitar, kinda
Tuning is Drop-D (low-to-high: D-A-D-G-B-e )
Intro with pick-up
[C] [C] [F] [C] [G]
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Verse 1
[C] [C] [F] [C] [G]
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Stay out super-late tonight
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade,
Take it with us
Chorus
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We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Verse 2
Tiptoe through our shiny city
With our diamond slippers on
Do our gay ballet on ice
Bluebirds on our shoulders
Chorus 2
[Am] [G] [C] [F] [G]
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We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Bridge Outro
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-|-|let ring~~~~~~~~|let ring~~~~~~~~x3|
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Am* G* > > > >
*Note: You may just want to play Am and G without
the G on the low D (as it would be somewhat of a stretch)
Verse 3
Turn the light out, say goodnight
No thinking for a little while
Lets not try to figure out
Everything at once
It's hard keeping track of you
Falling through the sky
Chorus 3
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Bridge Outro (Play the second part of the bridge over and over, throw in
some horns, etc.)
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