Graceless chords by The National (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#m
E
A
B
Amaj7
Bsus4
E6

Intro 1

Verse 1
C#m 
E 
Graceless  (C sharp minor)  (E major) 
A 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (A major) Is there  (E major) a  powder to erase  (C sharp minor) this?  (E major) 
A 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (A major) Is it  (E major) dissolvable and  (C sharp minor) taste (E major) less?
A 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (A major) You can't imagine  (E major) how I  (C sharp minor) hate  (E major) this
A 
E 
Graceless  (A major)  (E major) 
B 
I'm  (B major) trying, but I'm graceless

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Verse 2

Don't have the sunny side

to face this

I am invisible and weightless

You can't imagine how I hate this

Graceless

Pre-chorus 1
B 
I'm  (B major) trying, but I'm gone
E 
 (E major) Through the glass again
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Just come and find me
E 
Amaj7 
 (E major) God loves everybody,  (A minoraj7) don't    remind me
E 
Amaj7 
 (E major) I took the medicine and  (A minoraj7) I        went missing
E 
 (E major) Just let me hear your voice,
Bsus4 
B 
 (Bsus4) just  (B major) let me listen

Verse 3
C#m 
E 
Graceless  (C sharp minor)  (E major) 
A 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (A major) I figured  (E major) out how to be  (C sharp minor) faith (E major) less
A 
E 
 (A major) But it would  (E major) be a shame
C#m 
E 
to  (C sharp minor) waste  (E major) this
A 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (A major) You can't imagine  (E major) how I  (C sharp minor) hate  (E major) this
A 
E 
Graceless  (A major)  (E major) 

Pre-chorus 2
B 
I'm  (B major) trying, but I'm gone
E 
 (E major) Through the glass again
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Just come and find me
E 
Amaj7 
 (E major) God loves everybody,  (A minoraj7) don't    remind me
E 
Amaj7 
 (E major) I took the medicine and  (A minoraj7) I        went missing
E 
 (E major) Just let me hear your voice,
Bsus4 
B 
 (Bsus4) just  (B major) let me listen

Chorus 1
E 
 (E major) All of my thoughts of you
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Bullets  through rotten fruit
E 
 (E major) Come apart at the seams
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Now      I know what dying means
E 
 (E major) I  am not my rosy self
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Left     my roses on my shelf
E 
 (E major) Take the wild ones, they're my favorites
Bsus4 
 (Bsus4) It's     the side effects that save us
E 
 (E major) Grace
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Put the flowers you find in a vase  (E major) 
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) If you're dead in the mind
E 
it'll brighten the  (E major) place
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Don't let 'em die on the vine, it's a  (E major) waste
B 
Grace  (B major) 

Bridge 1

There's a science to walking through windows

Chorus 2
without you
E 
 (E major) All of my thoughts of you
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Bullets  through rotten fruit
E 
 (E major) Come apart at the seams
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Now      I know what dying means
E 
 (E major) I  am not my rosy self
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) Left     my roses on my shelf
E 
 (E major) Take the wild ones, they're my favorites
Bsus4 
 (Bsus4) It's     the side effects that save us
E 
 (E major) Grace
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Put the flowers you find in a vase  (E major) 
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) If you're dead in the mind
E 
it'll brighten the  (E major) place
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Don't let 'em die on the vine, it's a  (E major) waste
B 
Grace  (B major) 

Chorus 3
E 
Grace  (E major) 
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Put the flowers you find in a vase  (E major) 
Amaj7 
 (A minoraj7) If you're dead in the mind
E 
it'll brighten the  (E major) place
Amaj7 
E 
 (A minoraj7) Don't let 'em die on the vine, it's a  (E major) waste
B 
E 
Grace  (B major)  (E major) 

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C#m
E
A
B
Amaj7
Bsus4
E6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 170

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Graceless by The National, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The National's performance.