Day I Die

The National
Key
D
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3
D A/C# Bm A
Verse 1
D
I don't need you, I don't need you
A
Besides I barely ever see you anymore
D A
And when I do it feels like you're only halfway there
D
Young mothers love me even ghosts of
A
Girlfriends call from Cleveland
F#m A
They will meet me anytime and anywhere
Chorus
D
The day I die, the day I die
A
Where will we be?
Em
The day I die, the day I die
G
Where will we be?
D A/C# Bm A
Verse 2
D
Don't do this, I don't do this to you
A
Don't expect me to enjoy it
D A D
'Cause I really don't have the courage not to turn the volume up inside my ears
A
For years I used to put my head inside the speakers
F#m A
In the hallway when you get too high and talk forever
Chorus
D
The day I die, the day I die
A
Where will we be?
Em
The day I die, the day I die
G
Where will we be?
D
The day I die, the day I die
A
Where will we be?
Em
The day I die, the day I die
G
Where will we be?
Bm Bm/G x8
Bridge
Bm Bm/G F#m A
I get a little punchy with the vodka just like my great uncle Valentine Jester did
Bm Bm/G F#m A
But he had to deal with those people like you who made no goddamn common sense
Bm Bm/G F#m A
I'd rather walk all the way home right now than to spend one more second in this place
Bm Bm/G F#m A
I'm exactly like you Valentine, just come outside and leave with me
D A/C# Bm A
Verse 3
D A
Let's just get high enough to see our problems
D A
Let's just get high enough to see our fathers' houses
Chorus
D
The day I die, the day I die
A
Where will we be?
Em
The day I die, the day I die
G
Where will we be?
D
The day I die, the day I die
A
Where will we be?
Em
The day I die, the day I die
G
Where will we be?
Outro
D A Em G x2
D
 
Chords Used
D××
A/C#2×
Bm×
A×
F#m
Em
G