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Daughters Of The Soho Riots

The National
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 =3200XX (down strum)  =0200XX (down strum)
  ^ =3200XX (UP strum) ^ =0200XX (UP strum)
  ^=3202XX  (UP strum) ^=0202XX  (UP strum)
  ^=32020X  (UP strum) ^=02020X  (UP strum)
 You should mess around with the way you strum to fit the music and
 not just strum on the beats. Selectively play the high and low part
 of the chord, or switch to finger picking. Notes at the bottom.
 Other chords you might want to know:
=X2000X =32020X
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
   ^ ^  ^
 I have your good clothes in the car
   ^ ^  ^
 So cut your hair so no one knows
   ^ ^  ^
 I have your dreams and your teeth marks
 ^ ^  ^
 all my finger nails are painted
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
  I'm here to
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 take you now
 ^ ^  ^
 You were right about the end
   ^ ^  ^
 It didn't make a difference
 ^ ^  ^
 Everything I can remember
 ^ ^  ^
 I remember wrong
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 How can anybody know  how they got to be
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 this way
 You must have known  I'd do this
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 some day
Break  my arms around the one I love
 And be forgiven by the time  my lover comes
Break  my arms around my love (REPEAT)
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 ^ ^  ^
 I don't have any questions
 ^ ^  ^
 I don't think it's gonna rain
 ^ ^  ^
 You were right about the end
   ^ ^  ^
 It didn't make a difference
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
  I'm here to
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 take you now
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So Ho
   ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 riots
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So Ho
   ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 riots I’m here to
 ^ ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
 take you now
 How can anybody know  how they got to be this  way
 You must have known  I'd do this some  day
Break  my arms around the one I love
 And be forgiven by the time  my lover comes
Break  my arms around my love (REPEAT)
 Notes
 Here’s the picking pattern. I recommend switching between the
 chords and picking to add some dynamics
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^B
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
-----0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2--|
------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----|
 I mess around with strumming high or low parts of the chords
 to fit the music, here an approximate way I strum.
 u for up strum, d for down
 1 2 3 4
^ ^ ^B
D d U u d U u d U u u
-------------------------------|
-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-3----------3-------3----------|
 1 2 3 4
^ ^ ^B
D d U u d U u d U u u
-------------------------------|
-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-0----------0-------0----------|

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Readable chord sheet for Daughters Of The Soho Riots by The National

[G]  =3200XX (down strum)   [Em7]  =0200XX (down strum)
 ^ =3200XX (UP strum)        ^ =0200XX (UP strum)
 ^[A]=3202XX (UP strum)        ^[A]=0202XX (UP strum)
 ^[B]=32020X (UP strum)        ^[B]=02020X (UP strum)

You should mess around with the way you strum to fit the music and
not just strum on the beats.  Selectively play the high and low part
of the chord, or switch to finger picking.  Notes at the bottom.

Other chords you might want to know:
[G/B]=X2000X [Gadd9]=32020X

[G]   ^  ^[A]  ^[B]     [G]   ^  ^[A]  ^[B]
[Em7] ^  ^[A]  ^[B]     [Em7] ^  ^[A]  ^[B]

  [G]         ^            ^[A]         ^[B]
I have your good clothes in the car
   [G]        ^       ^[A]     ^[B]
So cut your hair so no one knows
  [Em7]       ^         ^[A]          ^[B]
I have your dreams and your teeth marks
[Em7]    ^      ^[A]          ^[B]
all my finger nails are painted

[G]        ^    ^[A]    ^[B]     [G]    ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
                                        I'm here to
[Em7]      ^    ^[A]    ^[B]     [Em7]  ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
take you now

[G]         ^    ^[A]        ^[B]
You were right about the end
   [G]          ^     ^[A]        ^[B]
It didn't make  a difference
[Em7]   ^      ^[A]     ^[B]
Everything I can remember
[Em7]   ^          ^[A]     ^[B]
I remember wrong

[G]    ^    ^[A]    ^[B]     [G]    ^    ^[A]     ^[B]

[C]  How can anybody know [G/B]    how they got to be
[G]     ^     ^[A]    ^[B]     [G]    ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
this    way
[C]   You must have known [G/B]    I'd do this
[G]    ^     ^[A]    ^[B]     [G]    ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
some   day

[C]Break my arms around the one I [G/B]love
And be forgiven by the t[Am]ime my lover comes
[G]Break my arms around my love   (REPEAT)

[G]   ^  ^[A]  ^[B]     [G]   ^  ^[A]  ^[B]
[Em7] ^  ^[A]  ^[B]     [Em7] ^  ^[A]  ^[B]

[G]       ^    ^[A]      ^[B]
I don't have any questions
[G]         ^        ^[A]         ^[B]
I don't think it's gonna rain
[Em7]      ^      ^[A]       ^[B]
You were right about the end
   [Em7]      ^      ^[A]        ^[B]
It didn't make a difference

[G]        ^    ^[A]    ^[B]     [G]    ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
                                        I'm here to
[Em7]      ^    ^[A]    ^[B]     [Em7]  ^    ^[A]     ^[B]
take you now

[G]     ^       ^[A]      ^[B]       [G]         ^      ^[A]    ^[B]
Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So    Ho
   [Em7]    ^   ^[A]      ^[B]      [Em7]        ^      ^[A]    ^[B]
riots
[G]     ^       ^[A]      ^[B]       [G]         ^      ^[A]    ^[B]
Out among the missing sons and daughters of the So    Ho
   [Em7]    ^   ^[A]      ^[B]      [Em7]        ^      ^[A]    ^[B]
riots                                             I’m here to
[G]        ^    ^[A]      ^[B]       [G]         ^      ^[A]    ^[B]
take you now

[C]  How can anybody know [G/B]    how they got to be [Gadd9]this way
[C]  You must have known [G/B]    I'd do this [Gadd9]some  day

[C]Break my arms around the one I [G/B]love
And be forgiven by the t[Am]ime my lover comes
[G]Break my arms around my love   (REPEAT)

Notes

Here’s the picking pattern. I recommend switching between the
chords and picking to add some dynamics

 [G]   ^   ^[A]  ^[B]  [G]   ^   ^[A]  ^[B] [Em7]  ^   ^[A]  ^[B] [Em7]  ^   ^[A]  ^[B]
 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
-----0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2------0---2----2--|
------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----|

I mess around with strumming high or low parts of the chords
to fit the music, here an approximate way I strum.
u for up strum, d for down

1      2       3       4
[G]      ^       ^[A]      ^[B]
D  d   U  u d  U  u d  U  u  u
-------------------------------|
-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-3----------3-------3----------|

1      2       3       4
[Em7]    ^       ^[A]      ^[B]
D  d   U  u d  U  u d  U  u  u
-------------------------------|
-----------------------0--0----|
----0--0--0----2--2----2--2----|
-0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--2-2--0--0-2--------2-|
-0----------0-------0----------|

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