Songbook

Transatlanticism

By Death Cab for Cutie

Key of A

[Intro]
A C#m D F#m
A C#m D F#m E2

[Verse]
A                       C#m                     D    F#m
  The atlantic was born today and I'll tell you how
A                         C#m           D    F#m E2
  The clouds above opened up and let it out
      A                            C#m
I was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere
         D                  F#m   E2
When the water filled every hole
    A                                C#m
And thousands upon thousands made an ocean
                     D                F#m    E2
Making islands where no island should go, oh no.

[Instrumental 1]
(Guitar 1) (x4)
D   A  F#m E
(Guitar 2) (with above) (x4)
e|--2------4-----5----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-4---4-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A                      C#m                     D           F#m
Those people were overjoyed; they took to their boats.
A                         C#m                  D           F#m
I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat.

(Guitar 2)
e|-------4---------4---|---------------------------------|--------------------|
B|----5----5----5----5-|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5----|
G|--6---------7--------|-7---6---7---6---7---6---7---6---|-7---6---6---6------|
D|---------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|
A|-------play this x2--|---------------------------------|--------------------|  (x4)
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|

[Verse]
    A                               C#m
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood lands to your door have been
D                F#m
Silenced forever more.
    A                                 C#m
The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row
         D                   F#m      E
It seems farther than ever before, oh no.

[Bridge]
D                       A     F#m    E
I need you so much closer (x4)

F#m                      C#m
I need you so much closer
D                        E
I need you so much closer
F#m                      Bm
I need you so much closer
D                        A   F#m E
I need you so much closer

[Instrumental 2]
(Guitar 1) (x13)
D      A   F#m E
(Guitar 2) (Joins above at 5th repeat)
e|--2------4-----5----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-4---4-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Build]
F#m                      C#m
I need you so much closer
D                        E
I need you so much closer
F#m                      Bm
I need you so much closer
D                        A   F#m E
I need you so much closer

[Outro]
(Guitar 1) (x2)
D      A   F#m E
(Guitar 2) (with above) (x2)
e|--2------4-----5----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-4---4-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
        D               A   F#m E D     A    F#m E
So come ooonnnn    come ooooooonnnnn
        D               A   F#m E D     A    F#m E
So come ooonnnn    come ooooooonnnnn
        D               A   F#m E D     A    F#m E
So come ooonnnn    come ooooooonnnnn
        D               A   F#m E D     A    F#m E
So come ooonnnn    come ooooooonnnnn
(end on D)