The National - Watching You Well

title : watching you well
artist : the national
album : the national
author : _arokh_

you’ll first find the chords with the lyrics and below i provided some tabs
that show the way ( and rhythm ) i play the song .

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

| G | C | Am | C D |

G C
you stand now , holding yourself
Am C D
a little of the moon is coming in the room .
G C
you stand very still
C D Em D
like you were in the arms of everyone you ever wanted .

C Am G
i was watching you well .

| G |

G C
i won’t stop you; i won’t speak .
G C
the water on your cheek is the only thing smooth and
G C
i’m ashamed that i’m ashamed of you
C D Em D
standing in my room , lets more water overtake you

C Am G
and i was watching you , watching you well .

| G |

interlude/solo . . .

| G | C | 4

xc D Em D
why won’t you leave me quicker
C Am
why won’t you leave me?

| G | G |

G C
i’m ashamed that i’m ashamed of you
G C
for standing in my room , lets more water overtake you
G C
i won’t stop you
G C
and i won’t speak .

C D Em D
why won’t you leave me quicker?
C Am
why won’t you
G G
leave me . . .

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

now here comes the tab which demonstrates the way i strum it . it is for sure
not exactly the way the national play it , but i think it comes pretty close
to the feeling of the song . however , it’s just for you to have and idea , maybe
you like it , and if not , just do your own thing , it’s music : )

i also noted the downstrokes with “d” and the upstrokes with “u” , so you might
get a better idea of the actual rhythm ( always annoying with those ascii tabs ) .

progression A : in the intro and first verse i play the | G | C | Am | C D |
progression like this ( note that i don’t actually play A D but from the C i slide
into someting like A Dadd9add11 , i like it but if you don’t , just play a normal D ) :

D D u u D D u D D D u u D D D
E | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – 2 – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 2 – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D D u u D D D D D u u D D D u
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1/3 – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0/0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2/4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – – 4 – 0 – – |
A | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 2 – – – | – 3 – – – – 3 – – – 3/5 – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

progression B : then comes the
| G | C | C D | Em D | C | Am | G | G | progression :

D D u u D D u D D D u u D D D
E | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – 2 – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 2 – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D D u u D D D u D D u D u D D
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – x – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1/3 – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – x – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0/0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – x – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2/4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – – 4 – 0 – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – x – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – 3 – – – – 3 – – – 3/5 – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D D D D D D u u D u u D u u D u
E | – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – |
D | – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – |
A | – 3 – – – – – x – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D D u u D D D u D D u u D D D u
E | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – |
B | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – |
D | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |

progression C : from now on they only play A ( repeating ) | G | C |
progression in the verse until they go into progression B . here i basically
play the same as in progression A , but only the first two bars .

D D u u D D u D D D u u D D D
E | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – 2 – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 2 – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

that’s it , hope you liked it . have fun!