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!)
-GEGAACCEG/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-|
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The National: Brainy
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Intro: Em/G G (4 times)
Verse:
EGG
I?ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah,
EG/GG/D
Everywhere you go is swirling, everything you say has water under it, ah-ah,
AAC/BEmEm/F#
You know I keep your fingerprints in a pink folder in the middle of my table,
GG/AAmAm/B
You?re the tall kingdom I surround
CC/BEmG/DF#
Think I better follow you around
Chorus:
AmAm/BCC/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
EmEm/F#G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
EG/GEG/G
Verse 2:
EGG
I?ve been dragging around from the end of your coat for two weeks, ah-ah,
EGEmG/D
You keep changing your fancy, fancy mind every time I decide to let it go,
AAC/BEmEm/F#
I was up all night again, boning up and reading the American dictionary,
GG/AAmAm/B
You?ll never believe me what I found,
CC/BEmG/DF#
Think I better follow you around
Chorus 2:
AmAm/BCC/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
EmEm/F#GG/A
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
AmAm/BCC/B
You might need me more than you think you will,
EmEm/F#G
Come home in the car you love, brainy, brainy, brainy,
Outro
EEGG/A2
EG/CEEGG/A2
EG/CEEGG/A2
EC/B2
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Outro Chords
-EGGEEG(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---)
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Thanks, M Druett, 29th March 2008