The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
by The Postal Service · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
4 -2” 2 3 -3” 3 2 1
Smeared black ink. Your palms are sweaty
2 2 2 -1 2 -2 2 2 4 -2” 2
And I'm barely listening to last demands
2 2 2 2 3 -3” 3 2 1 2 2 -1 2 -2 2
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath
4 -2 -2”
Where I am (x2)
4 -2” 2 2 2 2 2 3 -3” 3 2 1
Wear my badge. Vinyl sticker with big block letters
2 2 -1 2 -2 2
adherent to my chest
4 -2” -2 2 2 2 3 -3” 3 2 1
Tells your new friends I am a visitor here
2 2 3 -3” 3 2
I am not permanent
4 -2” 2 1 -1 2 -1 1
(And the) only thing keeping me dry is…
(Where I am)
CHORUS:
3 4 3 4 3 4 -4 3 3 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 4
You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
3 4 3 4 3 4 -4 3 3 3 3 5 -4 -4 4 3
A stranger with your door key explaining that I’m just visiting
3 4 3 4 3 4 -4
And I am finally seeing
3 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 4
Why I was the one worth leaving (x2)
3 -3 4 -3” -3” 3 1
D.C. sleeps alone tonight
[REPEAT CHORUS]
3 4 3 4 3 4 4 -4
The district sleeps alone tonight
-4 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 3
after the bars turn out their lights
3 4 3 4 3 4 -4 3 3 3 5 5 -4 -4 4
And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
3 4 3 4 3 4 -4
And I am finally seeing
3 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 4
Why I was the one worth leaving (x4)