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