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Mistaken for Strangers Chords

Music by: The National
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[Intro 1]
[F#m][G][A][D][A][Asus4][A]
[F#m][G][A]
[Asus4]
You [D]have to

[Verse 1]
do it running
But you [G]do everything that
they [D]ask you to
'Cause you don't [Asus4]mind seeing
[A]your[F#m]self in a pict[D]ure
[F#m]As lon[G]g as you look faraway,
[D]as [A]long a[D]s you lo[A]ok remove[Asus4]d

[Verse 2]
[D]Showered and blue-blazered,
[G]fil[D]l yourself with quarters
Showered and blue-blazered,
fill yourself with quarters

[Verse 3]
You get mis[Bm]taken for strangers
by your [D]own friends
When you [G]pass them at night
Under the sil[D]very,
[G]silvery Citibank lights
Arm in [D]arm in arm and [F#m]eyes and eyes,
glazing under

[Verse 4]
Oh, [E]you wouldn't want an angel
[D]watching over you
[G]Surprise, surprise,
they would[D]n't wanna watch
An[G]other un-innocent,
elegant el[D]egant fall
Into the [F#m]un-magnificent lives lives
of adults
[G][A][F#m][A]

[Verse 5]
Make up [D]something to believe
in your [G]heart of hearts
So [D]you have something to wear
on your [A]sleeve of [Asus4]sleeves
So you swear,
[D]you[F#m] just [D]saw a feather[G]y woman
[D]Carry a blindfolded man
through [Asus4]the trees
[F#m]Showered and

[Verse 6]
[D]blue-blazered,
[G]fil[D]l yourself with quarters
Showered and blue-blazered,
[G]fil[D]l yourself with quarters
You get mis[Bm]taken for strangers

[Verse 7]
[Bm]
by your [D]own friends
When you [G]pass them at night
Under the sil[D]very,
[G]silvery Citibank lights
Arm in [D]arm in arm and [F#m]eyes and eyes,
glazing under
Oh, [E]you wouldn't want an

[Verse 8]
[E]angel
[D]watching over you
[G]Surprise, surprise,
they would[D]n't wanna watch
Another un-innocent,
[G]elegant elega[D]nt fall
Into the [F#m]un-magnificent lives lives of adults
You get mis[Bm]taken for strangers

[Verse 9]
[Bm]
by your [D]own friends
When you [G]pass them at night
Under the sil[D]very,
[G]silvery Citibank lights
Arm in [D]arm in arm and [F#m]eyes and eyes,
glazing under
Oh, [Em]you wouldn't

[Verse 10]
want an angel
[D]watching over you
[G]Surprise, surprise,
they would[D]n't wanna watch
An[G]other un-innocent,
elegant el[D]egant fall
Into the [F#m]un-magnificent lives lives of adults

[Outro 1]
[F#m][Bm][D][G][D]
[G][D][F#m]
[E][Em][D][G]
[D][G][D][F#m]
[Em][D][A][G]
[D][G]
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