The National - Rylan: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Rylan' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Rylan Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The National

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Rylan' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B                       F#/A#        B C#m
Rylan, you should try to get some sun.
G#m              F#    G#m D#m
You remind me of everyone.

Rylan, did you break your mother's heart?
Every time you tried to play your part

Chorus:
      E                B
Is it easy to keep so quiet?
G#m                C#m/E
Everybody loves a quiet child.
      E              B
Underwater you're almost free
        G#m             C#m/E
If you wanna be alone, come with me

Rylan, we can take the quick way out
We can turn blank white in a blank white house
Say that you're a pervert, you're a vulture
Don't you wanna be popular culture?

Chorus:
Is it easy to keep so quiet?
Everybody loves a quiet child
Underwater, you're almost free
If you wanna be alone, come with me
Is it easy to live inside yourself?
All the little kids are high and hazy
Everybody's got nowhere to go
Everybody wants to be amazing

Rylan, California's rotten
Dress light blue to be forgotten
Eat your pearls on Sunday morning
Keep your conversations boring
Stay with me among the strangers
Change your mind and nothing changes
Don't let show any emotion
When you climb into the ocean

Rylan, you should try to get some sun
There's a little bit of hell in everyone
Rylan, you should try to get some sun
You remind me of everyone
Rylan, you should try to get some sun
There's a little bit of hell in everyone
Rylan, you should try to get some sun


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Rylan' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Rylan' by The National.

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