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Pretty Forever



Текст песни The National - Pretty Forever

Pretty Forever
The National
Pretty Forever - The National

I've put down the chords for two slightly different versions, The Black Sessions version,
and a version from another, earlier, live recording.

The Black Sessions 2003 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QjJQsk_wU

: x 5 7 7 x x       : x 8 10 10 x x       : x 10 12 12 x x

            x2
, ,     x2

What would she do?
If she could kick time?
Would she go back?
Her arms were mine

Would you go back to four weeks ago?
And tell her everything
Whoever everything

How could she pick
And how could she say
She's already made too many mistakes
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
If she weren't too smart for that

She wants be happy forever
She just wants to be high
She wants to be pretty forever
She just wants to be tied

    x2

She'd be your mother if she had a choice
She'd make more money if she were a boy
We put her away, but she'd try it again
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut

, , , 

What would we do?
If it wouldn't matter
We'd still fall apart
One way or another
So would the city
And so would the east
  And so on
  And so on

She wants be happy forever
She just wants to be high
She wants to be pretty forever
She just wants to be tied, tied

Live Video circa 2001-2002 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0yVe5giWY
Sounds best with barre chords throughout, except for  chord in bridge
(she's too smart for that & keep her mouth shut) and ,  and  chords
in chorus (she wants to be happy forever etc.)

        x2
,     x2

What would she do?
If she could kick time?
Would she go back?
Her arms were mine

Would you go back to four weeks ago?
And tell her everything
Whoever everything

How could she pick
And how could she say
She's already made too many mistakes
She's first at the walls, little baby ones
She'd try to cage it if she weren't too smart for that
If she weren't too smart for that

She wants be happy forever
She just wants to be high
She wants to be pretty forever
She just wants to be tied

    x2

She'd be your mother if she had a choice
She'd make more money if she were a boy
We put her away, but she'd try it again
She'd try it again, and keep her mouth shut
Yeah, she'd keep her... mouth shut

, , , 

What would we do?
If it wouldn't matter
We'd still fall apart
One way or another
So would the city
And so would the east
  And so on
  And so on

She wants be happy forever
She just wants to be high
She wants to be pretty forever
She just wants to be tied, tied
She wants to be
She wants to be
She wants to be
Just wants to be tied, tied
   Pretty forever
Pretty forever
Pretty forever
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