Once Upon A Poolside chords by The National

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#

Intro:

C#


Verse 1:

          C#
Don't make this any harder
      G#
Everybody’s waiting
         A#m
Walk-on's almost over
       F#
Teenagers on ice
        C#
Try to keep my distance
       G#
Talking of forgiveness
      A#m
Once upon a poolside
        F#
Underneath the lights

Chorus:

G#               F#
What was the worried thing you said to me?


Verse 2:

        C#
I'll follow you everywhere
          G#
While you work the room
           A#m
I don’t know how you do it
       F#
Tangerine perfume
       C#
I'm not doing anyone
       G#
Any kind of favors
          A#m
Watching airplanes land
         F#
And sink into the pavement


Chorus:

G#               F#
What was the worried thing you said to me?


Bridge 1:

C#      G#             A#m
I can't keep talking, I can't stop shaking
       F#             C#
I can't keep track of everything I'm taking
       G#               A#m
Everything is different, why do I feel the same?
       F#                    G#
Am I asking for too much? Can't hеar what you're saying


Chorus:

G#               F#
What was the worried thing you said to me?
G#               F#
I thought we could make it through anything


Bridge 2:

C#     G#      A#m    F#
This is the closest we’ve ever been
C#    G#      A#m    F#
And I have no idea what’s happening
G#               F#
Is this how this whole thing is gonna end?
G#            F#
This is the closest we've ever been


Verse 3:

          C#
Don't make this any harder
      G#
Everybody’s waiting
         A#m
Walk-on's almost over
       F#
Teenagers on ice
        C#
Try to keep my distance
       G#
Talking of forgiveness
      A#m
Once upon a poolside
        F#
Underneath the lights


Chorus:

G#               F#
What was the worried thing you said to me?
G#               F#
I thought we could make it through anything