Capo on 2
[Verse 1]
NC
Never look her in the eyes
NC
Never tell the truth
Em
If she knows you're paper
G
You know she'll have to burn you
[Verse 2]
Em
Never tell the one you want
G
That you do
Em
Save it for the deathbed
G
When you know you kept her wanting you
[Bridge]
Am
And do
Dm C Em F
Everything she'd never do
[Verse 3]
Em
Fall asleep with stranger's wives
G
The wild wives of unknown men
Em
Good for you, you've just become
G
Just another one of them
G
Never say you miss her
Em F Am
Never say a word
[Bridge]
Am
And do
Dm C Em Am
Everything she'd never do
[Chorus]
C G
Don't let her see your cardinal eyes
C G
[Verse 4]
Em
Let her treat you like a criminal
G
So you can treat her like a priest
Em
Girls forgive my human mind
G
Girls forgive me one more time
[Verse 5]
Em
Never tell the one you love
G
That you do
Em
Save it for the deathbed
[Bridge]
Am
And do
Dm C
Everything she'd never do
[Chorus]
C G
Don't let her see your cardinal eyes
C G
C G
Don't let her see your cardinal eyes
C G
C G x9
C Dm7 (really not sure about this 2d chord...doesn't sound like G to me)
C
[Outro]
D C G
G Em C
Em C
Em C
Jesus christ you have confused me
Em C
Cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
Em
Forgive me girls i am confused
C Am
Stiff and pissed and lost and loose
Em C
Jesus christ you have confused me
Em C
Cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
Em
Forgive me girls i am confused
C Am
Stiff and pissed and lost and loose
Am
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_national/cardinal_song_chords_919350