Brainy by The National Use capo to transpose into correct/desired pitch. Here's a list of the chords I use in the main piece (Sorry - never bothered learning their standard names!) --Em/G G Em G/D Am Am/B C C/B Em/F# G/A e|3----3-0--3---0--0----0-0---0-----3-| B|0----0-0--3---1--1----1-1---0-----0-| G|0----0-0--0---2--2----0-0---0-----0-| D|2----0-2--0---2--2----2-2---2-----0-| A|2----2-2--2---0--2----3-2---2-----0-| E|0----3-0--3---X--X----X-X---2-----3-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National: Brainy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: Em/G G (4 times) Verse: Em G G I’ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah, Em/G G G/D Everywhere you go is swirling, everything you say has water under it, ah-ah, Am Am/B C Em Em/F# You know I keep your fingerprints in a pink folder in the middle of my table, G G/A Am Am/B You’re the tall kingdom I surround C C/B Em Em/F# G/D Think I better follow you around Chorus: Am Am/B C C/B You might need me more than you think you will, Em Em/F# G Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy, Em/G G Em/G G Verse 2: Em G G I’ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah, Em/G G Em G/D You keep changing your fancy, fancy mind every time I decide to let it go, Am Am/B C Em Em/F# I was up all night again, boning up and reading the American dictionary, G G/A Am Am/B You’ll never believe me what I found, C C/B Em Em/F# G/D Think I better follow you around Chorus 2: Am Am/B C C/B You might need me more than you think you will, Em Em/F# G G/A Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy, Am Am/B C C/B You might need me more than you think you will, Em Em/F# G Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy, Outro Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/A G/C Em/G2 Em/A G G/A2 Em/A G/C Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/A C/B2 ----------------------------------------------------- Outro Chords --Em/G2 Em/F#2 G/E G/A2 Em/G3 Em/A G/C (Em/A)(C/B2) e|0-----0------3---3----0-----0----3---(0---)(0---) B|0-----0------0---0----0-----0----0---(0---)(0---) G|0-----0------0---0----0-----0----0---(2---)(0---) D|5-----4------2---0----2-----2----0---(0---)(2---) A|2-----2------2---5----2-----2----3---(2---)(3---) E|0-----0------3---3----3-----5----3---(0---)(X---) ----------------------------------------------------- Thanks, M Druett, 29th March 2008 www.TAB6.com