CHORDS: The National – Your Mind Is Not Your Friend on Piano & Ukulele

These are Your Mind Is Not Your Friend chords by The National feat. Phoebe Bridgers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
Dm  F  C  G
Dm  F  C  G

[Verse 1]
Dm        F      C  G
Your imagination
      Dm          F  C  G
Is in an awful place
Dm
Don't believe in
 F      C      G
manifestation
     Dm           F  C  G
Your heart'll break

[Chorus]
F              C
Don't you understand?
     F
Your mind is not your
 G
 friend again
   F                C
It takes you by the hand
F              G
And leaves you nowhere

[Verse 2]
    Dm
You feel it in your
 F      C  G
 nerves
Dm             F
It's chokin' out
        C  G
the sun
    Dm          F
You try in vain to
       C      G
be persuaded
Dm              F  C  G
That it's nothin'

[Chorus]
F              C
Don't you understand?
     F
Your mind is not your
 G
 friend again
   F                C
It takes you by the hand
F              G
And leaves you nowhere
F              C
You are like a child
       F
You're gonna flip your
 G
 lid again
F              C
Don't you understand?
     F                G      Dm
Your mind is not your friend

[Verse 3]
F     Am  G     Dm      F
You inherited a fortune
Am        G        Dm   F
From your mother's side
     G             Dm
Your sister didn't get
       F Am
it at all
G
She survived

[Interlude]
Dm  F  C  G
 Dm  F  C  G

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[Verse 4]
Dm               F     C  G
Tranquilize the oceans
Dm          F     C  G
Between the poles
       Dm
You're crawling
       F     C  G
under rocks
    G        Dm
And climbing into
   F   C  G
 holes

[Chorus]
F              C
Don't you understand?
     F
Your mind is not your
 G
 friend again
   F                C
It takes you by the hand
F              G
And leaves you nowhere
F              C
You are like a child
       F
You're gonna flip
      G
 your lid again
F              C
Don't you understand?
     F
Your mind is not your
 G      Dm  F
 friend

[Bridge]
     Am
Your mind is not your
 G      Dm  F
 friend
     Am
Your mind is not your
  G      Dm  F
 friend
     Am
Your mind is not your
 G                  Dm  F
friend (Your friend)
     Am               G
Your mind is not your friend

[Out-Chorus]
Dm             F
Don't you understand?
     Am                G
Your mind is not your friend
 again
   Dm               F
It takes you by the hand
    Am         G
And leaves you nowhere
Dm             F
You are like a child
       Am              G
You're gonna flip your lid
 again
Dm             F
Don't you understand?
     Am               G
Your mind is not your friend