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Artist: The National
 Album: Alligator
  Song: Secret Meeting

[http://www.indieguitartabs.com/bands/national/01_secret_meeting.html]

Tabbed by: Eric Bonkowski (Fixxxer411 yahoo com)



Intro (strum through)

     Bm          A
|-----7----------5----------|
|-----7-(10)-----5--7-------|
|-----7----------6----------|
|-----9----------7----------|
|-----9----------7----------|
|---7----------5------------| 

 
Verse, they basically just play simplified chords

     Bm          A
|-----7----------5------------|
|-------------------7---------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| 

   Bm               A              Bm
I think this place is full of spies 

             A
I think they're onto me

N.C. 
Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you 
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room 

Chorus:

    D10    A        D12   D/A12
|----------------------------------|
|----10----10--------15-----15-----|
|----11-----9--------14-----14-----|
|----12-----x--------12-----12-----|
|----x------0---------------12-----|
|----10----------------------------| 

D10    A      D12                  D/A12                  
              It went the dull and wicked ordinary way 

D10    A      D12                  D/A12                         
              It went the dull and wicked ordinary way 

              D12            D/A12                   
              And now I'm sorry I missed you 

                 D10                         A                  
              I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain