The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Chords by The Postal Service

Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Dm

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service chords
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[Dm] [E]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [G]
[Dm] Smeared black [E] ink,
[G] [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening.
[G] The [Dm]
last [E] e-mail, [G]
I'm staring [F] at the asphalt wondering [E] what's buried underneath.
[F] [G] Where
[C] [G]
[Bm] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [Bm]
[G] [Dm]
am [E] I?
[G]
A vinyl sticker [Dm] with big black [E] letters, adhere onto my [G] chest, tells [Dm] your [E]
new face.
[G] I [Dm] am a visitor [E] here, I am not permanent.
[C]
The [Dm] only [E] thing [G] [Dm] keeping [E]
me dry [C] is your seeming so [G] out of context.
At the Scotty apartment [C]
complex, a stranger with a new door [G] key, explaining I'm just [C] visiting.
I am finally [G] seeing, I was the one worth [F] leaving.
[G]
[C] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Bm] [Am] DC sleeps alone [G] tonight.
[Dm]
[E] [G]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [Dm] [A]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[D] [Am] [E]
[C] [D] [Em]
[E] [C] [D]
[Am] [C]
[D] [Em]
[Em] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
I am [C]
[Em] a visitor [G] here, I am not [C] [G]
permanent.
[C] The [Em]
only thing keeping me dry [G] is your seeming so out of context.
Turn out [C] their lights and send a bottle [G] swerving into the loneliest [C] demon.
I am finally [G] seeing, I was the one worth leaving.
[C]
[G] I was the one worth [C] leaving.
[Em] I [G] was the one worth [F] leaving.
[C] [Bm]
I was the one worth leaving.
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[C] [F]
[A] [A]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
E
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, C, G, C, Dm, E and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 77 BPM and then match the original tempo of 154 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] Smeared black [E] ink, _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening.
[G] The _ [Dm]
last [E] e-mail, _ _ _ [G]
I'm staring [F] at the asphalt wondering [E] what's buried underneath.
[F] _ _ [G] Where _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm]
am [E] I?
_ _ _ _ [G]
A vinyl sticker [Dm] with big black [E] letters, adhere onto my [G] chest, tells [Dm] your [E]
new face.
_ _ [G] I [Dm] am a visitor [E] here, I am not permanent.
[C]
The _ [Dm] only _ [E] _ thing _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] keeping [E] _
me dry [C] is your seeming so [G] out of context.
At the Scotty apartment _ [C]
complex, a stranger with a new door [G] key, explaining I'm just [C] visiting.
I am finally [G] seeing, I was the one worth [F] leaving.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] DC sleeps alone [G] tonight.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ I am [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ a visitor [G] here, I am not _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ permanent.
[C] The [Em]
only thing keeping me dry _ [G] is your seeming so out of context.
Turn out [C] their lights and send a bottle [G] swerving into the loneliest [C] demon.
_ I am finally [G] seeing, I was the one worth leaving.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ I was the one worth [C] leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ I [G] was the one worth [F] leaving.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
I was the one worth leaving.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Everything Will Change album.