Chords for The Divine Comedy - National Express (Live at the Palladium)
Tempo:
90.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm] [N]
[Am]
[D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] Take the National [C] Express, [Am] when your life's in [D] a mess, it'll make [Am] you smile.
[D] All human life [Am] is here, from the feeble [D] old deer to the screaming [E] child.
[Am] [D] From the student [G] who knows that to have one [D] of those would be a suicide.
[Am]
[D] To the family [Am] man, manhandling [D] the class with maternal [Gm]
pride.
And everybody [D] sings, we're the best,
[D] we're the best, we're the best.
[G] The [D] National [D]
[Am] Express, there's a jolly [D] hostess, selling crisps [Am] and tea.
[D] She'll provide you [C] with drinks [Am] and theatrical [D] winks for a sky [Am] high fee.
[D] Many skirts [C] were in style when she danced [D] down the aisle back in [Am] 63.
[D] But it's hard to [Am] get by when your is the [D] size of a small [E] country.
And everybody [D] sings,
[G] [D] alright.
I'll be home when the air [Bm] is free.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em] Tomorrow's [F#m] too big [G] for [A] me.
When your side faded blue, don't [F#m] just sit there feeling stressed.
[A] Take a little trip on, the [D] National Express.
[Dm] [D]
On the National Express.
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] [Am] [D]
[C] Okay, [D]
[G] I've got a thing I do now, [Gm] you won't [Dm] like it.
[C] I'm coming, [Dm]
[C] hello.
[G] I'm [D] [G] coming down [C] there.
[Dm] Hello.
You look nervous.
Okay, everybody sing National Express.
National Express.
[G] Sing.
Very good, [D] we'll have another.
Mmm.
[Dm] [D] That's the best, yeah.
[G] You lady.
[D] Okay, [C]
that's not good [Dm] enough.
[C] Okay, one more for me.
Okay, again.
[Dm] National Express.
That's the [C] one, yeah.
[Dm] Shall we have one from you?
[C] National Express.
[G] I love a [D] bit of truthfulness every now and again.
[C] Okay.
[Am] [D] Thank you. National Express.
[G] And again.
National Express.
That's lovely.
[D] National Express.
Eight [Gm] out of ten.
[C] I hate your guts.
[Dm] It is seven out of ten.
[C] Okay, thank you very much.
I think I'll go [Dm] back up there now.
[C]
[D] You can start if you like.
[C] [Dm] [D] [Gm]
[N]
[Am]
[D]
[G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] Take the National [C] Express, [Am] when your life's in [D] a mess, it'll make [Am] you smile.
[D] All human life [Am] is here, from the feeble [D] old deer to the screaming [E] child.
[Am] [D] From the student [G] who knows that to have one [D] of those would be a suicide.
[Am]
[D] To the family [Am] man, manhandling [D] the class with maternal [Gm]
pride.
And everybody [D] sings, we're the best,
[D] we're the best, we're the best.
[G] The [D] National [D]
[Am] Express, there's a jolly [D] hostess, selling crisps [Am] and tea.
[D] She'll provide you [C] with drinks [Am] and theatrical [D] winks for a sky [Am] high fee.
[D] Many skirts [C] were in style when she danced [D] down the aisle back in [Am] 63.
[D] But it's hard to [Am] get by when your is the [D] size of a small [E] country.
And everybody [D] sings,
[G] [D] alright.
I'll be home when the air [Bm] is free.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em] Tomorrow's [F#m] too big [G] for [A] me.
When your side faded blue, don't [F#m] just sit there feeling stressed.
[A] Take a little trip on, the [D] National Express.
[Dm] [D]
On the National Express.
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] [Am] [D]
[C] Okay, [D]
[G] I've got a thing I do now, [Gm] you won't [Dm] like it.
[C] I'm coming, [Dm]
[C] hello.
[G] I'm [D] [G] coming down [C] there.
[Dm] Hello.
You look nervous.
Okay, everybody sing National Express.
National Express.
[G] Sing.
Very good, [D] we'll have another.
Mmm.
[Dm] [D] That's the best, yeah.
[G] You lady.
[D] Okay, [C]
that's not good [Dm] enough.
[C] Okay, one more for me.
Okay, again.
[Dm] National Express.
That's the [C] one, yeah.
[Dm] Shall we have one from you?
[C] National Express.
[G] I love a [D] bit of truthfulness every now and again.
[C] Okay.
[Am] [D] Thank you. National Express.
[G] And again.
National Express.
That's lovely.
[D] National Express.
Eight [Gm] out of ten.
[C] I hate your guts.
[Dm] It is seven out of ten.
[C] Okay, thank you very much.
I think I'll go [Dm] back up there now.
[C]
[D] You can start if you like.
[C] [Dm] [D] [Gm]
[N]
Key:
D
C
G
Am
Dm
D
C
G
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Take the National [C] Express, [Am] when your life's in [D] a mess, it'll make [Am] you smile.
_ _ [D] _ All human life [Am] is here, from the feeble [D] old deer to the screaming [E] child.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ From the student [G] who knows that to have one [D] of those would be a suicide.
[Am] _
_ _ [D] _ To the family [Am] man, manhandling [D] the class with maternal [Gm] _
pride.
And everybody [D] sings, we're the best, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ we're the best, we're the best.
[G] The [D] National _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Express, there's a jolly [D] hostess, selling crisps [Am] and tea.
_ _ [D] _ She'll provide you [C] with drinks [Am] and theatrical [D] winks for a sky [Am] high fee.
_ _ [D] _ Many skirts [C] were in style when she danced [D] down the aisle back in [Am] 63. _
_ [D] But it's hard to [Am] get by when your is the [D] size of a small [E] country. _
And everybody [D] sings, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [D] alright.
I'll be home _ when _ the _ air _ [Bm] is _ free.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] [Em] Tomorrow's [F#m] too big [G] for [A] me.
When your side faded blue, _ don't [F#m] just sit there feeling stressed.
[A] Take a little trip on, the [D] National Express. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ On the National Express. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Okay, [D] _ _ _
[G] _ I've got a thing I do now, [Gm] you won't [Dm] like it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I'm coming, [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] hello.
[G] I'm [D] _ _ [G] coming down [C] there.
_ _ [Dm] Hello.
You look nervous.
Okay, everybody sing National Express.
National Express. _ _
[G] _ _ _ Sing.
Very good, [D] we'll have another.
_ Mmm.
[Dm] _ _ [D] That's the best, yeah.
_ [G] You lady.
[D] _ _ Okay, [C] _
_ that's not good [Dm] enough.
_ [C] Okay, one more for me.
Okay, again.
[Dm] National Express.
That's the [C] one, yeah.
_ _ [Dm] Shall we have one from you?
[C] National Express.
[G] I love a [D] bit of truthfulness every now and again.
[C] Okay. _
[Am] _ [D] Thank you. National Express.
[G] And again.
National Express.
That's lovely.
[D] National Express.
Eight [Gm] out of ten.
[C] I hate your guts.
[Dm] It is seven out of ten.
_ [C] Okay, thank you very much.
I think I'll go [Dm] back up there now.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ You can start if you like.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Take the National [C] Express, [Am] when your life's in [D] a mess, it'll make [Am] you smile.
_ _ [D] _ All human life [Am] is here, from the feeble [D] old deer to the screaming [E] child.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ From the student [G] who knows that to have one [D] of those would be a suicide.
[Am] _
_ _ [D] _ To the family [Am] man, manhandling [D] the class with maternal [Gm] _
pride.
And everybody [D] sings, we're the best, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ we're the best, we're the best.
[G] The [D] National _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Express, there's a jolly [D] hostess, selling crisps [Am] and tea.
_ _ [D] _ She'll provide you [C] with drinks [Am] and theatrical [D] winks for a sky [Am] high fee.
_ _ [D] _ Many skirts [C] were in style when she danced [D] down the aisle back in [Am] 63. _
_ [D] But it's hard to [Am] get by when your is the [D] size of a small [E] country. _
And everybody [D] sings, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [D] alright.
I'll be home _ when _ the _ air _ [Bm] is _ free.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] [Em] Tomorrow's [F#m] too big [G] for [A] me.
When your side faded blue, _ don't [F#m] just sit there feeling stressed.
[A] Take a little trip on, the [D] National Express. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ On the National Express. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Okay, [D] _ _ _
[G] _ I've got a thing I do now, [Gm] you won't [Dm] like it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I'm coming, [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] hello.
[G] I'm [D] _ _ [G] coming down [C] there.
_ _ [Dm] Hello.
You look nervous.
Okay, everybody sing National Express.
National Express. _ _
[G] _ _ _ Sing.
Very good, [D] we'll have another.
_ Mmm.
[Dm] _ _ [D] That's the best, yeah.
_ [G] You lady.
[D] _ _ Okay, [C] _
_ that's not good [Dm] enough.
_ [C] Okay, one more for me.
Okay, again.
[Dm] National Express.
That's the [C] one, yeah.
_ _ [Dm] Shall we have one from you?
[C] National Express.
[G] I love a [D] bit of truthfulness every now and again.
[C] Okay. _
[Am] _ [D] Thank you. National Express.
[G] And again.
National Express.
That's lovely.
[D] National Express.
Eight [Gm] out of ten.
[C] I hate your guts.
[Dm] It is seven out of ten.
_ [C] Okay, thank you very much.
I think I'll go [Dm] back up there now.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ You can start if you like.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _