The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service (Lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
E
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Dm] [E]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [G]
[Dm] Smeared [E] black ink, [G] [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening [G] to [Dm] last e [E]-mail.
I'm staring at [Dm] the asphalt [E] wondering what's buried underneath.
[C] [G]
[Bm] [F]
[C] [G]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [G]
[Dm] Smeared [E] black ink, [G] [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening [G] to [Dm] last e [E]-mail.
I'm staring at [Dm] the asphalt [E] wondering what's buried underneath.
[C] [G]
[Bm] [F]
[C] [G]
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] Smeared [E] black ink, _ _ [G] _ [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening [G] to [Dm] last e _ [E]-mail.
_ _ _ [G]
I'm staring at [Dm] the asphalt [E] wondering what's buried underneath.
[F] Where [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm]
am [E] I?
_ _ _ _ [G]
Vinyl sticker [Dm] with big black [E] letters _ adhering to my [G] chest.
Tell [Dm] us your [E]
new friend.
_ _ _ [G] _ I am [Dm] a visitor here, [E] I am not permanent.
[C]
The _ [Dm] only [E] _ thing _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] keeping _ [E] _
me dry [C] is_
Your seams go [G] out with context.
Scotty apartment [C] complex.
A stranger with your [G] door key explaining that I'm just [C] visiting.
I am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] leaving.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] DC [Bm] _ _ _ [Am]
sleeps _ alone [G] tonight.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] Your seams go out with [G] context.
Scotty apartment _ [C] complex.
A [G] stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just [C] visiting.
I [Em] am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth leaving.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
What I was the one worth [C] leaving.
_ [Em] Mr.
sleeps alone tonight after [G] cars turn out [C] their lights.
And the auto's [G] swerving, it's the loneliest evening.
[C] _ I am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth [C] leaving. _ _ _
_ _ [G] What I was the one worth [C] leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] What I was the one worth leaving.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm]
What I was the one worth [C] leaving. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] Smeared [E] black ink, _ _ [G] _ [Dm] your palms are [E] sweaty and I'm barely listening [G] to [Dm] last e _ [E]-mail.
_ _ _ [G]
I'm staring at [Dm] the asphalt [E] wondering what's buried underneath.
[F] Where [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm]
am [E] I?
_ _ _ _ [G]
Vinyl sticker [Dm] with big black [E] letters _ adhering to my [G] chest.
Tell [Dm] us your [E]
new friend.
_ _ _ [G] _ I am [Dm] a visitor here, [E] I am not permanent.
[C]
The _ [Dm] only [E] _ thing _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] keeping _ [E] _
me dry [C] is_
Your seams go [G] out with context.
Scotty apartment [C] complex.
A stranger with your [G] door key explaining that I'm just [C] visiting.
I am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] leaving.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] DC [Bm] _ _ _ [Am]
sleeps _ alone [G] tonight.
_ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] Your seams go out with [G] context.
Scotty apartment _ [C] complex.
A [G] stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just [C] visiting.
I [Em] am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth leaving.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
What I was the one worth [C] leaving.
_ [Em] Mr.
sleeps alone tonight after [G] cars turn out [C] their lights.
And the auto's [G] swerving, it's the loneliest evening.
[C] _ I am finally [G] seeing what I was the one worth [C] leaving. _ _ _
_ _ [G] What I was the one worth [C] leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] What I was the one worth leaving.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm]
What I was the one worth [C] leaving. _ _ _
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