Lagu berdurasi 2 menit 2 detik ini diciptakan oleh semua member band, yakni Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, dan Scott Devendorf.
“Fashion Coat” merupakan bagian dari album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Fashion Coat” dari The National.
[Intro]
F#5 A5 E B
F#5 A5 E
[Verse]
F#5 A5 E B F#5 A5 E
In a fashion coat I, I float down my city
F#5 A5 E B F#5 A5 E
Don't you think I look pretty anymore
F#5 A5 E B F#5 A5 E
I'll do everything to you, but I can hardly come
F#5 A5 E B F#5 A5 E
'Cause I'm so afraid of you, falling
[Chorus]
Esus2 B Amaj9
I die fast in this city
Esus2 B Amaj9 F#5
Outside I die slow
[Verse]
A5 E B
I'm not stupid, I swear
F#5 A5 E
I read the foreign news to understand my nation
F#5 A5 E B
You get two options in the You Estates
F#5 A5 E
Black city bloodbath or white country rape
[Chorus]
Esus2 B Amaj9
I die fast in this city
Esus2 B A
Outside I die slow
Esus2 B Amaj9
I die fast in this city
Esus2 B Amaj9
Outside I die slow
[Outro]
Esus2
Everywhere I am is
F#sus2
Just another thing
Esus2
Without you in it
Esus2
Oh, everywhere I am is
F#sus2
Just another thing
Esus2
Without you in it
Esus2
Yeah, everywhere I am is
F#sus2
Just another thing
Esus2
Without you in it
Esus2
Yeah, everywhere I am is
F#sus2
Just another thing
Esus2
Without you in it
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