I Should Live In Salt - The National

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Note that the 

song is mostly

 in 9/8, so li

sten to the so

ng carefully t

o get the patt

ern

* is for single strokes

Intro:  * *   



Don't make me 

read your mind
        
You should kno

        
w me better th

an that

It takes me to

o much time
        
You should kno

     
w me better th

an that
         
You're not tha

t much like me
        
You should kno

        
w me better th

an that

We have differ

ent enemies
        
You should kno

       
w me better th

an that
            
I should leave

              
 it alone but 

              
you're not rig

          
ht
            
I should leave

              
 it alone but 

              
you're not rig

        
ht

Can't you writ

e it on a wall
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

There's no roo

m to write it 

all
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

Can you turn t

he TV down
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

There's too mu

ch crying in t

he sound
        
I should know 

     
you better tha

n that
            
I should leave

              
 it alone but 

              
you're not rig

           
ht
            
I should leave

              
 it alone but 

              
you're not rig

            
ht


Chorus:
            
I should live 

              
in salt for le

            
aving you behi

   
nd
            
Behind

 

Think about so

mething so muc

h
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

Start to slide

 out of touch
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

Tell yourself 

it's all you k

now
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

Learn to appre

ciate the void

 
        
You should kno

      
w me better th

an that

            
I should live 

              
in salt for le

            
aving you behi

   
nd
            
Behind

 

            
I should live 

              
in salt for le

            
aving you behi

   
nd
            
Behind

 

And then you play chorus progression which is       

            
I should live 

              
in salt for le

            
aving you behi

   
nd
            
Behind

 

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