Текст песни The National - City Middle

The National, City Middle

AT LONG LAST somebody has put some chords up.

This is by no means an easy song to pick out. There are a lot of tracks and there seems 
be a degree of improvisation particularly
in the low synthy noises so, it won't be exact by any stretch of the imagination but I 
give you what are some damned
close chords and will certainly be recognisable as the song. It's just with all the 
you've then got woodwind, a violin and a
piano, it's a bloody nightmare.

I will give you the chords and any important 'licks' that recur.

Whenever I give a chord with a specific bass note (e.g. ) please pay attention 
it matters a lot in this song.

At the first instance of "I have weird memories of you" I have given three slightly 
 chords. While they shouldn't
really be treated as separate chords it serves to highlight the musical idea of going 
the 'e' to the 'f#' and down to 'b', which
at concert pitch (w/o capo) is 'g' to 'a' to 'd'.
I recommend playing it this way for the first line, but it's up to you if you want to do 
every time it appears.

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*CAPO on 3rd*

"Karen take me to..."  (fret positions given WITHOUT capo)

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random, and it's common versus common
      La di la

[repeat]

I've got five hundred in twenties
And I've got a ton of great ideas
I'm really worked up
I'm on a good mixture, I don't want to waste it
I'm on a good mixture, I do not want to waste it
I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random, and it's common versus common
      La di la

[repeat]

             I    have   weird    memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories

    I have weird memories of you        (there is also a guitar track on the
                                        CD that repeats 'f# b  b' over and
Pissing in a sink, I think               over which colours the harmony
                                    significantly. Add your own f#s if
I have weird memories of you             you like)

I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up
I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random, and it's common versus common
      La di la

[repeat]

    I have weird memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories

    I have weird memories of you
Pissing in a sink, I think
I have weird memories of you

Parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed
You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed
You were parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed
You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed

You said, I think I'm like Tennessee Williams
I wait for the click
I wait, but it doesn't kick in
I think I'm like Tennesse Williams
I wait for the click
I wait, but it doesn't kick in

    I have weird memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories

    I have weird memories of you
Pissing in a sink, I think
I have weird memories of you

la da da da...

la da da da...

                            ....
I have weird memories of you

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If you're going to perform this with a band, then do some listening, have a think about 
you yourself want to do, and let this
serve as a guideline for your arrangement.

Any queries,
jreid38@qub.ac.uk

Please don't forget to rate, and comment if you think you've spotted something that I haven't.