About Today Chords

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Artist: The National
Song: About Today
Album: Cherry Tree EP
Tabbed by: medicinedan
 
Chords Used:
 
    EADGBe
Am: 002210
C:  032010
Em: 022000
F:  133211
G:  320033
 
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Standard Tuning
 
 
[Intro]
F           Am          Am          G
 
 
[Verse 1]
F           Am          Am          G
                                         Today
F           Am          Am          G
                                    You were far away 
F           Am          Am          G
                                         And I                        
F           Am          Am          G
                                         Didn't ask you why     
C           C           Em          Em
                                         What could I say
F           F           G           G
                                         I was far away
 
[Verse 2]
F           Am          Am          G
                                    You just walked away
F           Am          Am          G
                                    And I just watched you
F           Am          Am          G
                                         What could I say
C           C           Em          Em
                                         How close am I
F           F           G           G
                                    To losing you
 
 
[Verse 3]
F           Am          Am          G
                                         Tonight 
F           Am          Am          G
                                    You just close your eyes
F           Am          Am          G
                                    And I just watch you
F           Am          Am          G
                                         Slip away
C           C           Em          Em
                                    How close am I
F           F           G           G
                                    To losing you
 
[Verse 4]
F           Am          Am          G
F           Am          Am          G
F           Am          Am          G
Hey, are you awake      Yeah I'm right here, Well can I ask you
F           Am          Am          G
                                         About today
C           C           Em          Em
                                    How close am I
F           F           G           G
                                    To losing you
 
[Outro]
C           C           Em          Em
                                                        How close am I          
F           F           G           G
                                                To losing
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Nice one, thank you. I think you can play around with the chords though to get the sound of the song. If you use Fadd9(xx3213), Fmaj7(xx3210),Am(x02210), Am7(x02010),G(3x0003). So it’s: Fadd9 Fmaj7 Am Am7 Am Am7 G.

This is a really nice, simplified version. Thanks for this.

Beautiful! Thanks.