Green Gloves Chords

by The National
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Capo 2. Detailed chords based on the fingerstyle acoustic part.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: 2nd fret
Author Cheezey_ [a] 393. Last edit on Jun 10, 2020

Chords

C/F
G5
Em7
A5
A5/G
Em
G
Am
Am/G
F
Am/E
C
A5/C
Dm7

Strumming

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Capo 2.
The original song is played with no capo, but Capo 2 is way
easier and sounds almost exactly the same.
 
These chords represent the fingerstyle guitar part.
If you're strumming, you'll probably want fuller voicings.
 
[Chords]
C/F  1x20xx
C    x320xx (In the chorus and bridge, play x3xx10 instead)
G5   3x00xx
Em7  0x00xx
A5   x022xx
A5/C x322xx (Note: the bass note changes to B halfway through this chord)
A5/G 3x22xx
Em   0xx00x
G    3xx00x
Am   x0x21x
Am/G 3xx21x
F    1xx21x
Am/E 0xx21x
Dm7  xx021x (Alternate between 0 and 2 on the D string when playing this chord)
 
 
[Intro]
C/F C G5 Em7
C/F C G5
C/F C G5 Em7
C/F C G5
A5 A5/C A5/G
A5 A5/C A5/G
C/F C G5 Em7
C/F C G5
 
[Verse 1]
C/F C            G5            Em7
  Falling out of touch with all my
C/F      C            G5
  Friends are somewhere getting wasted
C/F   C                G5      Em7
  Hope they're staying glued together
C/F      C        G5
  I have arms for them
 
[Interlude]
A5 A5/C A5/G
A5 A5/C A5/G
 
[Verse 2]
C/F   C        G5          Em7
  Take another sip of them, it
C/F    C            G5
  Floats around and takes me over
C/F   C         G5         Em7
  Like a little drop of ink in
C/F C        G5
  A glass of water
 
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves
G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs
C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves
G                      Am           Am/G   F  Am/E Dm7
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
 
[Interlude]
C/F C G5 Em7
C/F C G5
 
[Verse 3]
C/F C        G5             Em7
  Cinderella through the room, I
C/F   C     G5
  Glide and swan, 'cause I'm the
C/F   C     G5       Em7
  Best slow dancer in the
C/F C     G5
    Universe
 
[Interlude]
A5 A5/C A5/G
A5 A5/C A5/G
 
[Verse 4]
C/F C            G5            Em7
  Falling out of touch with all my
C/F      C            G5
  Friends are somewhere getting wasted
C/F   C                G5      Em7
  Hope they're staying glued together
C/F      C        G5
  I have arms for them
 
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves
G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs
C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves
G                      Am
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
 
[Bridge]
C              Em
  Now I hardly know them
G                Am
  But I'll take my time
C                 Em
  I'll carry them over
G                   Am
  And I'll make them mine
 
[Chorus]
C                         Em
  Get inside their clothes with my green gloves
G                   Am
  Watch their videos in their chairs
C                      Em
  Get inside their beds with my green gloves
G                      Am           Am/G   F  Am/E Dm7
  Get inside their heads, love their loves
 
(Fade out on Dm7)
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