Hairpin Turns

The National

  • Abmaj7
  • Abmaj7/G
  • Bb
  • Bb7
  • Bbsus4
  • Bbsus4/Eb
    6
  • Cm7
  • Cm7/Bb
    3
  • Eb
    3
  • Eb/G
  • Eb5
    6
  • Ebadd9
    6
  • Ebsus
    3
  • Ebsus2
    6
  • Ebsus2/Bb
  • Ebsus4
    6
  • Fm7
  • Fm7/Eb
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Key:
Ebsus2/Bb I like the old way, I thought I was hanging in there
Ebsus2 You held back the worst rain from my shoulders then [Chorus]
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through,
Ebadd9 Eb you and me?
Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb Every other house on the street's burning
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through?
Ebadd9 Eb Wait and see
Fm7 Eb Ebadd9 Eb Days of brutalism and hairpin turns [Verse 2: Matt Berninger]
Ebsus4 Eb Ebsus2 Eb5 Ebsus4 Eb Ebsus Eb5 Your nervous throat clicks and my spirit swims right to the hook
Bbsus4 Eb Bbsus4/Eb Eb You go quiet and leave me in the wake of a terrifying look [Chorus: Matt Berninger and Gail Ann Dorsey]
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through,
Ebadd9 Eb you and me?
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Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb What is it you want me to be learning?
Fm7/Eb Eb We're always arguing
Ebadd9 Eb about the same things
Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb Days of brutalism and hairpin turns [Bridge: Matt Berninger]
Cm7 Cm7/Bb Bb Bb
Abmaj7 Abmaj7/G Eb/G Eb/G
Cm7 Cm7/Bb Bb Abmaj7 Eb/G Say it like I was right in the room there
Cm7 Cm7/Bb Bb Abmaj7 Eb/G Say it like your head was on my shoulder (And I'll keep my eyes open) [Chorus]
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through,
Ebadd9 Eb you and me?
Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb Every other house on the street's burning
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through?
Ebadd9 Eb Wait and see
Fm7 Eb Ebadd9 Eb Days of brutalism and hairpin turns
Fm7/Eb Eb What are we going through,
Ebadd9 Eb you and me?
Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb What is it you want me to be learning?
Fm7/Eb Eb We're always arguing
Ebadd9 Eb about the same things
Fm7/Eb Eb Ebadd9 Eb Days of brutalism and hairpin turns [Outro: Kate Stables and Mina Tindle]
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 And I'll keep my eyes open
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 And I'll keep my eyes open
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------|
Notes: Here's how the guitarist voices the chords in the bridge:
Cm7 Cm7/Bb Bb Abmaj7 Abmaj7/G Eb/G E|-------------|-------|------------------|-------| B|-16----16----|-15----|-13------13-------|-11----| G|-17----17----|-13----|-12------12-------|-12----| D|-13----13----|-17----|-13------13-------|-13----| A|-15----13----|-13----|-11------10-------|-10----| E|-------------|-------|------------------|-------|
if you're playing an acoustic, you might want these one octave lower:
Cm7 Cm7/Bb Bb7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7/G Eb/G E|-------------|-------|-----------------|------| B|-------------|-------|-----------------|------| G|--8-----8----|--7----|-5-------5-------|-3----| D|--6-----6----|--6----|-5-------5-------|-5----| A|-10----10----|-10----|-6-------6-------|-6----| E|--8-----6----|--6----|-4-------3-------|-3----|
Song details

Composition: The National and Aaron Dessner

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