The National - I Should Live In A Salt

key : C
note that the song is mostly in 9/8 , so listen to the song carefully to get the pattern

intro : C F C F

C
don’t make me read your mind
F
you should know me better than that
C
it takes me too much time
F
you should know me better than that
C
you’re not that much like me
F
you should know me better than that
C
we have different enemies
F
you should know me better than that
Am C
i should leave it alone but you’re not right
Am C
i should leave it alone but you’re not right
C
can’t you write it on a wall
F
you should know me better than that
C
there’s no room to write it all
F
you should know me better than that
C
can you turn the tv down
F
you should know me better than that
C
there’s too much crying in the sound
F
i should know you better than that
Am C
i should leave it alone but you’re not right
Am C
i should leave it alone but you’re not right

chorus :
Am F C F
i should live in salt for leaving you behind
C F C
behind
C
think about something so much
F
you should know me better than that
C
start to slide out of touch
F
you should know me better than that
C
tell yourself it’s all you know
F
you should know me better than that
C
learn to appreciate the void
F
you should know me better than that

Am F C F
i should live in salt for leaving you behind
C F C
behind

Am F C F
i should live in salt for leaving you behind
C F C
behind

and then you play chorus progression which is Am F C F C F C

Am F C F
i should live in salt for leaving you behind
C F C
behind

outro : C F C F