Pay for Me chords by
The National

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
Em Em 
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I thought I'd come
and see you
And your long and lazy scene
G G 
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Given stage direction,
D D 
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G G 
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a  finger on a magazine
Em Em 
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I'll call you what I knew you
G G 
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I can't get used to your new name

Verse 2
G G 
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D D 
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Send a body double over
G G 
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with your keys
D D 
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She'll see you in an hour
G G 
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Everybody quiet please
Em Em 
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Essex House is down the road
G G 
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The actors want to be alone
D D 
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Verse 3
G G 
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Em Em 
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Your room is still and soft
G G 
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as a jeweler's
Em Em 
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Incidental music coming down the hall
G G 
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Remember when I never had
to wait for you at all
Em Em 
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I wish my hands were yours
G G 
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As I lay your keys on a magazine

Verse 4

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Take me to LaGuardia

My baby's gonna pay for me

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Verse 5
Bottle from the duty-free
I'll I'll drink it all across the sea
G G 
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Lay me down in business class
With headphones and
a sleeping mask
Em Em 
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Verse 6

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She's gonna pay for me

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Verse 7
Em Em 
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Brother, I wish you were home
Just tell me you're not alone
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Call me back, I'm on a plane
I think I'm somewhere over Spain
Em Em 
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I'm in the dark without the stars
I've never seen a black so dark
G G 
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Thought I'd be above the rain
Somewhere on a higher plane

Verse 8

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Oh, brother, I wish you were home

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My brother, I wish you were home

Interlude 1

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Verse 9
Em Em 
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Baby, you're asleep by now
You never stayed awake for me
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You never waited up for me
No, you never waited up for me
Em Em 
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Now there is nothing I can do
I lost you but I beat the sound
G G 
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Couldn't if I wanted to
The Concorde doesn't turn around