The National - Demons

intro : G D

[ verse 1 ]
G
when i think of you in the city
D
the sight of you among the sites
G
i get this sudden sinking feeling
D
of a man about to fly
C
never kept me up before
D
now i’ve been awake for days
C
i can’t fight it anymore
D
i’m going through an awkward phase

G
i Am secretly in love with
D
everyone that i grew up with
G
do my crying underwater
D
i can’t get down any farther
C
all my drowning friends can see
D
now there is no running from it
C
it’s become the crux of me
D
i wish that i could rise above it

[ chorus ]
G
but i stay down
D
with my demons
G
i stay down
D
with my demons

[ verse 2 ]
G
passing buzzards in the sky
D
alligators in the sewers
G
i don’t even wonder why
D
hide among the under views
C
huddle with them all night long
D
the worried talk to god goes on
C
i sincerely tried to love her
D
wish that i could rise above her

[ chorus ]
G
but i stay down
D
with my demons
G
i stay down
D
with my demons
C
i stay down
D
with my demons
C
i stay down
D
with my demons

[ verse 3 ]
Em
cannot stay here i can’t sleep
D
on the floor
Em
drink the blood and hang the palms
D
on the door
Em D
do not think i’m going places anymore
Em D
wanna see the sun come up above new york
Am
oh , everyday i start so great
D
then the sunlight dims
Am
less i’ve learned
D
the more i see the pythons and the limbs
Am
do not know what’s wrong with me
D
sours in the cup
Am
when i walk into a room
D
i do not light it up
F * ck

[ chorus ]
Em
so i stay down
D
with my demons
Em
i stay down
D
with my demons
Am
i stay down
D
with my demons
Am
i stay down
D
with my demons