Blank Slate chords and lyrics - THE NATIONAL

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[Verse 1]
[Am]I wa[C]s home entertaining guests
When I fell off the chair
and cracked open my head
[Am]Bees flew out an[C]d they flew
up [G]their skirts
'Cause [Am]they wanted to [C]travel the world

[Verse 2]
[C]
I was home entertaining guests
When I fell off the chair
and cracked open my head
Bees flew out and they flew
up their skirts
'Cause they wanted to travel the world

[Verse 3]
But [C]I keep it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I [F]keep it upstairs

[Verse 4]
Gonna [F]be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But [C]I keep it upstairs

[Verse 5]
Gonna [C]jump out of a cake
With my heart on a string
[Am]Keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs,

[Interlude 1]
keep it upstairs
[Am][C]

[Verse 6]
I go out looking [C]in parked cars
For somebody famous to kidnap and love
[Am]Beat [C]off the army with a tennis
racket
[Am][C][G]

[Verse 7]
[Am]
[C]I go out looking in parked cars
For somebody famous to kidnap and love
Beat off the army with a tennis racket
That's my whole plan
[G]But I keep

[Verse 8]
[C]it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I [F]keep it upstairs

[Verse 9]
Gonna [F]be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But [C]I keep it upstairs

[Verse 10]
Gonna [C]tackle young girls
Off their beautiful bikes
But [Am]I keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs,

[Interlude 2]
keep it upstairs
[Am][C][G][Am][C][G][Am][B][Am][C][Am]
[Em][Am][C]

[Verse 11]
Oh no, I [Dm]thought I'd [Am]be by[Em] now[Am]
[C]My head is a b[Dm]uzzing three- sta[Am]r hotel
[B]Oh [Am]no, oh no, no, no, no no, no

[Verse 12]
But [C]I keep it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I [F]keep it upstairs

[Verse 13]
Gonna [F]be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But [C]I keep it upstairs

[Verse 14]
[C]Gonna jump out of a cake
With my heart on a [Am]string
Keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs,

[Verse 15]
keep it upstairs
[C]
Oh no, I thought I'd be by now
My head is a buzzing three-
[F]star hotel
Oh no, oh no, no, no, no no, no, [C]no, no

[Verse 16]
Oh no, I thought I'd be by now
My head is a buzzing
three- star [Am]hotel
Oh no, oh no, no, no, no no, no, no, no