Slipping Husband Uke tab by The National (Baritone Chords)

4 Chords used in the song: Am, C, G, F

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Artist: 
Year:  2003
Difficulty: 
2
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Am Am    C C    G G    F F   x2

Am Am
Sit down dear, we gotta talk,

Am Am
you're acting like a kid,

C C
we don't wanna hear about

G G
the things you never did.

Am Am
You coulda been a legend

Am Am
but you became a father,

C C
that's what you are today,

G G
that's what you are today.

Am Am Am Am C C G G

Am Am
Spending all your time

Am Am
somewhere inside your head

C C
haunted by the important

G G
life you coulda lead,

Am Am
but your kisses aren't enough

Am Am
to keep your kids in line,

C C
so you better straighten out yourself

G G
and give your baby time,

Am Am Am Am
cause if you don't give her what she needs

C C
she'll get it where she can,

G G
she's lonely man.

Am Am C C G G F F

Am Am C C G G F F
Don't, don't leave yourself alone for too many days,

Am Am C C G G F F
cause sooner than you know you're gonna start slipping.

Am Am C C G G F F

Am Am
You'll end up talking to the ghost

Am Am
of your wife as if you knew her,

C C G G
your eyes will put her everywhere

Am Am
and spending all your time

Am Am
somewhere inside your head,

C C
haunted by the important

G G
life you coulda lead

Am Am
you'll fuck yourself to clear your head,

Am Am
you'll close your door and go to bed,

C C
you'll try to sleep without a dream,

G G
that's where she finds you,

Am Am C C G G
that's where she finds you.

Am Am C C G G F F
Don't, don't leave yourself alone for too many days,

Am Am C C G G F F
cause sooner than you know you're gonna start slipping.

Am Am C C G G F F x2

Am Am
Dear we better get a drink in you

Am Am
before you start to bore us,

C C
dear we better get a drink in you

G G
before you start to bore us,

Am Am
dear we better get a drink in you

Am Am
before you start to bore us,

C C
dear we better get a drink in you

G G
before you start to bore us.

Am Am C C G G F F

Am Am C C G G F F
Don't forget the alcohol

Am Am C C G G F F x2

Uke tab by , 16 Mar 2013

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