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Hairpin Turns

The National

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Eb
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?
        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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----|
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