Tallahassee (2002) The Mountain Goats All songs written by John Darnielle 1. Tallahassee Chords: D (xx0232) E (022100) G (355433) or (320033) A (x02220) (The G chord sounds like a barre chord mostly, but open sounds right sometimes) Bassline (repeated throughout) E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Intro: D E G D

^DWindow ^Efacing^G an ill-kept ^Dfront yard ^DPlums on the ^Etree, ^Gheavy with n^Dectar ^DPrayers to su^Emmon the ^Gdestroying a^Dngels ^DMoon st^Euttering in the sky like ^Gfilm stuck in a pr^Dojector And ^Gyou D (1 extra measure) You-oo-oo-oo-oo

Post-verse: E|--5--5--5--3--3--3--2--| B|--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--| G|--------------------2--|(strum the D chord) D|--------------------0--| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| D E G D

^DTwin prop a^Eirplanes ^Gpassing loudly overh^Dead ^DRoad to the a^Eirport, ^Gtwo lanes ^Dclear ^DHalf the w^Ehole town, ^Ggone for the ^Dsummer ^DTerrible s^Eilence, ^Gcoming down ^Dhere And ^Gyou D (1 extra measure) You-oo-oo-oo-oo

(Post-verse) D E G D

^DThere is no ^Edeadline, ^GThere is no ^Dschedule ^DThere is no ^Eplan we ^Gcan fall back ^Don ^DThe ^Eroad this far can't ^Gbe retr^Daced ^DThere is no ^Epunchline ^GAnybody can ^Dtack on ^DThere ^Eare loose ^Gends by the ^Dscore ^DWhat did ^EI come ^Gdown here ^Afor' ^GYou D (1 extra measure) You-oo-oo-oo-oo

(Post-verse) D E G D x4 End with bassline. Notes: (1)Not so sure about that one A chord (D maybe'), but I like it so I use it. (2)Sometimes (particularly at the end) he arpeggiates the chords: D E G D E|------2-------0-----0-------2-0----| B|--------3-------0-3---3---------3--| G|----2-----1-1-----0-------2--------| D|--0-------2-2-----0-----0----------| A|----------2-2-----2----------------| E|----------0-0-----3----------------| Or something to that effect. (3)Also, toward the first half of the song, he likes to let the F# (xxxxx2) ring out sometimes. Just play around with it. 2. First Few Desperate Hours Chords: E (022100) F# (244300) Asus2 (x02200) B (x24442) E2 (x79997) Amaj7 (x77999) Bsus4 (x24400) Intro: E F# Asus2 x2

^EBad luck comes ^F#in from ^Asus2Tampa ^EBad luck comes ^F#in from ^Asus2Tampa On the back of a ^Etruck Doing 90 up the ^Binterstate We have ^Ebad dreams the ^F#night he ^Asus2rolls in We have ^Ebad dreams the ^F#night he ^Asus2rolls in And we ^Etry To keep our spirits ^Bhigh But they ^E2flag And they ^Amaj7wave When the truck pulls ^F#up out ^Asus2front In the light spring ^Bsus4rain And they ^E2sag like whithering ^Amaj7flowers Let the good times ^F#roll -- ^Asus2on -- Through these first few desperate ^Bsus4hours

Yeah E F# Asus2 x4

The ^Edriver drops his ^F#cargo at the ^Asus2curb The ^Edriver drops his ^F#cargo at the ^Asus2curb And the sun peeks ^Ein Like a killer through the ^Bcurtain And when ^Ecloven hoofprints ^F#turn up in the ^Asus2garden And when ^Ecloven hoofprints ^F#turn up in the ^Asus2garden We keep up the good ^Efight And keep our spirits ^Blight But they ^E2draw Like ^Amaj7flies ^F#And there's a stomach-turning ^Asus2shift In the way the land ^Bsus4lies And they ^E2lean Like ^Amaj7towers On a ^F#hillside struggling to ^Asus2stand Through these first few desperate ^Bsus4hours

Yeah E F# Asus2 x4 End on E. Notes: (1)The rhythm is tricky, it should take some time to get down but it's not terribly difficult. (2)The theory name for that F# chord would be something like F#7sus4, but that's a pain to write. 3. Southwood Plantation Roads Chords: A (x02220) G (355433) D (xx0232) E (022100) Dm (xx0231) Bassline: E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------/7-5~--5p4-5p4-5p4-5/7~------/7-5~--5p4-5p4-5p4-5-0~--| E|--5-0--------------------------5-0--------------------------| Intro: A G D A x4

^AI've got ^Gyou You've ^Dgot whatever's left of me to ^Aget ^AOur conversations are like ^Gminefields No one's ^Dfound a safe way through one ^Ayet ^AI spend a lot of ^Gmoney ^DI buy ya white ^Agold ^AWe raise up a little ^Groof ^DAgainst the ^Ecold On Southwood Plant^Aation Road ^D Where at ^Anight the stars blow like ^Dmilk across the sky ^AWhere the high wires ^Edrop ^AWhere the fat crows ^Dfly ^Dm

A G D A x4

^AAll night l^Gong ^DYou giggle and sc^Aream ^AYour brown e^Gyes ^DDeeper than a dr^Aeam ^AI am not gonna l^Gose you ^DWe are gonna stay ^Amarried In this ^Ahouse like a Louisiana ^Ggraveyard ^DWhere nothing stays ^Eburied On Southwood Plan^Atation Road ^D Where the ^Adead will walk a^Dgain ^APut on their sunday ^Ebest And ^Amingle with unsuspecting ^DChristian men ^DmLa-la-la-la-la^A ^G ^D ^A

A G D A x3 End on A. Notes: The Dm is quick, about half a normal measure. Listen for it. 4. Game Shows Touch Our Lives Chords: G (320033) C9 (x32033) F9 (xx3233) D (xx0232) Intro: G G C9 F9 x4

^GDug up a fifth of Hood River gin and ^C9That stuff tastes like medicine But I'll ^F9take it,^C9 it'll ^Gdo ^GOn the couch in the living room all day long ^C9Music on the television playing our song I'm in the ^F9mood, ^C9 the mood for ^Gyou

G G C9 F9 x4

^GTurn the volume up real high And ^C9all of that money, look at it fly And you ^F9smoking, ^C9 like a c^Ghimney ^GShadows crawled across the living room's length I ^C9held onto you with a desperate strength With ^F9everything, ^C9 with everything in ^Gme And I ^Dhanded you a drink of the ^C9lovely little thing On ^Gwhich our survival depends ^DPeople say friends don't ^C9destroy one another, ^C9What do they know about ^Dfriends'

G G C9 F9 x4

^GThunderclouds forming, cream white moons ^C9Everything's gonna be okay soon Maybe to^F9morrow, ^C9 maybe the ^Gnext day ^GCarried you up the stairs that night All of ^C9this could be yours, if the price is right I heard ^F9cars heading down to ^C9oblivion, Up on the expr^Gessway ^DYour drunken kiss is as light as the air Maybe e^C9verything that falls down eventually r^Gises ^DOur home sinking into disrepair, Ah, but ^C9look at this showroom Filled with fabulous pr^Gizes

G G C9 F9 x4 End on G. Notes: Emphasize the high notes (xxxx33) during the G, C9 and F9 chords. 5. The House That Dripped Blood Play the chords like this: B D A E|----7-7---7-7-7--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--| B|----7-7---7-7-7--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--| G|--7h8-8-7h8-8-8--11-11-10h11-11-11--6-6-5h6-6-6--| D|--7h9-9-7h9-9-9--12-12-10h12-12-12--7-7-5h7-7-7--| A|--7h9-9-7h9-9-9--12-12-10h12-12-12--7-7-5h7-7-7--| E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--| E (022100) strummed normally Intro: B D A B x2

^BLook beyond the broken ^Dbottles ^APast the rotting wooden ^Bstairs ^BRoot out the wine-dark honeyed ^Dcenter ^ANot everyone can live like m^Eillionaires

^BLook through the air-thinned ^Dwalls ^ATear up the floorboards, strip the ^Bpaint ^BGo over every inch of ^Dspace ^AWith the patience of a ^Esaint ^EGrab your hat, get your ^Bcoat ^BThe cellar d^Door, ^AIs an open ^Bthroat

^BLook past the kitchen c^Dabinets ^AGo through the chest of ^Bdrawers ^BScrutinize the c^Dasements ^ARip the varnish off the ^Bdoors ^BDig up the laughing p^Dhotographs ^AThey're here somewhere or ^Bother ^BTake what you can ^Dcarry ^ABut let me tell your ^Ebrother ^EStill waters go stagnant, bodies ^Bbloat ^BThe cellar ^Ddoor, ^AIs an open ^Bthroat

B D A B x4 with harmonica solo Last time strike A 3 times slowly, and end on B. 6. Idylls of the King Chords: D (xx0232) Gm6 (xx2333) Bm (x24432) G (320033) A (x02220) Asus4 (x02230) E7 (020100) A7 (x02023) G-D: E|--3-3-------2--| B|--3-3-3-2-0-3--| G|--0-0-------2--| D|--0-0-------0--| A|--2-2----------| E|--3-3----------| Intro: D Gm6 Bm G G-D A Asus4 D

^DThis place ^Gm6 ^BmWith its old plant^Gations G-D A Asus4 A These roads leading out to the sea ^DThis day,^Gm6 ^BmFull of promise and pot^Gential G-D A Asus4 A More clay pidgeons for you and me

(Chorus)

Oh all of them, ^Dall of them^G All of them, ^Dall of them ^G All of them, ^Dall of them, all of them, A(7) D All of them all lined up

^DHuge crows ^Gm6 ^BmLoitering by the ^Gcurb G-D A Asus4 A Our shared pasts, unravelling behind us like ribbons And I dreamed of ^Dvultures ^Gm6 ^BmIn the trees behind ^Gour house G-D A Asus4 A And cicadas and locusts, and the shrieking of innummerable gibbons

(Chorus) D Gm6 Bm G G-D A Asus4 D

^E7How l^A7ong must we ^Dride this way a^Gbout' ^E7How l^A7ong 'til someone ^Dcaves under the pr^Gessure' ^E7My dr^A7eams are haunted by ^Darmies, armies of g^Ghosts Faces to blurry to ^Amake out,^Asus4 Numbers ^Afar too high to ^Asus4measure

^DYour face,^Gm6 Like a ^Bmvision straight out of Holly ^GHobby G-D A Asus4 Late light, drizzling through your hair ^DYour eyes,^Gm6 ^BmTwin vol^Gcanoes G-D A Asus4 Bad ideas, dancing around in there

(Chorus) D Gm6 Bm G G-D A Asus4 End on D. Notes: (1)I didn't go to too much trouble here, because others have already done that. I'm sure you can find a more specific tab somewhere. (2)Also, when the G-D bridges two words, that means the first word falls on the G and the second on the D. When it is above the word "and" in the 2nd verse, the word "cicadas" falls on G and "locusts" on D. 7. No Children Capo 4 Chords (relative to capo): C#m (x46654) F# (244322) D (xx0232) E (022100) A (x02220) Asus (x04230) F#m (244222) Intro: C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus*

^AI hope that our few ^Eremaining friends ^DGive up on trying to ^Asave us ^AI hope we come up with a ^Efailsafe plot To piss ^Doff the dumb few who for^Agave us ^AI hope the fences we ^Emended ^DFall down beneath their own ^Eweight And I ^Ahope we hang on past the ^F#mlast exit I ^Dhope it's already too ^Elate And ^AI hope the junkyard a few blocks from here ^F#mSomeday burns down And ^DI hope the rising black smoke carries me far away, And I never come ^Eback to this town ^Dagain In my ^Elife, I hope I ^Alie And tell ^F#meveryone you were a good wife And I hope you ^Adie I hope we ^Eboth die

C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus*

^AI hope I cut myself ^Eshaving tomorrow ^DI hope it bleeds all day ^Along ^AOur friends say it's darkest be^Efore the sun rises Well, ^Dwe're pretty sure they're all w^Arong ^AI hope it stays dark ^Eforever, ^DI hope the worst isn't ^Eover And I ^Ahope that you blink before ^F#mI do I ^Dhope I never get ^Esober And I ^Ahope when you think of me years down the line You ^F#mcan't find one good thing to say And ^DI hope that if I found the strength to walk out You'd stay the hell out of my ^Eway I am ^Ddrowning There is no sign of ^Eland You are coming down ^Awith me ^F#mHand in unlovable hand And I hope you ^Adie I hope we ^Eboth die

C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus* x4 End on A. Notes: *the Asus chord isn't necessarily in there, but it helps to fill time on that A. 8. See America Right Chords: Em (022000) Am (x02210) C (x32010) B (x24442) Riff: Em E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------| Em E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|----------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------| Am E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--0-0-------------0-0--------------| E|------3-3-0-0-3-3-----3-3-0-0-3-3--| Em E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|----------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------| C B Em E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-(2)--------------(1)---------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E|------------------------------------------------------| I was

^EmDriving into tampa, when the radiator burst, I was ^Emthree sheets to the wind, a civilian saw me first And ^Amthen there was the cop, and then the children Standing on the ^Emcorner Your ^Clove is like a cyclone in a ^Bswamp and the weather's getting ^Emwarmer

(mute strums) I was

^EmGetting out of jail, heading to the greyhound You said you'd ^Emhop on one yourself, and meet me on the way down I was ^Amshaking way too hard to think, Dead on my feet about to ^Emdrop Went and ^Cgot the case of vodka from the ^Bcar And walked the two miles to the ^Embus stop

(Instrumental verse) Strummed chords over riff: Em Em Am Em C B Em Got

^EmOn the bus half drunk again, the driver glared at me Met ^Emup with you in Inglis, thumbed a ride to Cedar Key If we ^Amnever make it back to California, I want you to know I ^Emlove ya But my ^Clove is like a black cloud full 'o ^Brain That's always right there up above ^Emya

End abruptly on Em. Notes: The song starts cold with vocals before any instruments come in. Other than that, it's pretty much completely straight forward. 9. Peacocks Chords: C (x32010) Fmaj7 (xx3210) E (022100) Am (x02210) F (x33211) G (320003) F9 (xx3213) Intro: C Fmaj7 C E|--0~-0-----0-----1-0~--0-----0-----0-----| B|--1~---1-----1-----------1-----1-----1~--| G|--0~-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------| D|--2~-------------------------------------| A|--3~-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 1: E|--0-----0-----1-0------------------------------------| B|----1-----1--------3--1--0---------------------------| G|------0-----0--------------2--0----------------------| D|---------------------------------3--2--0----0-2-3-5--| A|------------------------------------------3----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: E|--0---------------------------------------------------| B|--1---------------------------------------------------| G|--0-(strum)-------------------------------------------| D|--2-------------3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0-----| A|--3-----------------------------------------------3~--| E|------------------------------------------------------| These two are simultaneous. Listen to the record and you'll hear it. Abridged riff: E|--0~-0-----0-----1-0~--0-----0-----0-----| B|--1~---1-----1-----------1-----1-----1~--| G|--0~-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------| D|--2~-------------------------------------| A|--3~-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----1-0-------------------| B|----1-----1-------3--1--0-----------| G|------0-----0--------------2--4--5--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| "Fear for my safety...": F G C F F G C F9 E|--1-0-3------0--1-0-3------3--| B|--1-1-3--3-1-1--1-1-3--3-1-1--| G|--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--| D|--3-3-0--2-2-3--3-3-0--2-2-3--| A|------2--3-3--------2--3-3----| E|------3-------------3---------| "...rise." E|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| B|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--| G|------2-----2-----2-----2------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Abridged riff 2: E|--0~--0-----0-----1-0~-0-----0-----0-----| B|--1~----1-----1----------1-----1-----1~--| G|--0~------0-----0----------0-----0-------| D|--2~-------------------------------------| A|--3~-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----1-0-----------------| B|----1-----1-------3--1--0--1--3~--| G|------0-----0---------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Outro: (same feel as intro) E|--0~--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----| B|--1~----1-----1-----1~----1-----1-----1~--| G|--0~------2-----2-----------2-----2-------| D|--2~--------------------------------------| A|--3~--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| (Intro)

^CI hear them squ^Eeal ^AmI see them ^Fpreen ^CFans all s^Epread out ^AmNeat and c^Flean

(Abridged riff)

^CGrab hold of the mo^Erning ^AmHead out to the ^Fporch ^CFeel the wind stop^Eping ^AmFeel the sun sc^Forch ^FFear for my ^Gsafety, ^CYou can see it in my ^Feyes ^FIn an hour or ^Gtwo ^CWe will ^F9rise...

(Intro)

^CThen a sharp breeze k^Eicks up, ^AmI hug myself h^Fard ^CHow come there's pea^Ecocks ^AmIn the front y^Fard'

(Abridged riff 2)

^CSun's all pr^Eickly ^AmOn my n^Feck ^CWhen the helicopter p^Easses ^AmWe both hit the ^Fdeck ^FHands grasping and gr^Goping ^CSeizing opportunity ^Fright where it lies ^FThe sky will ^Gfall ^CWe will ^F9rise...

(Abridged riff) (Outro) (Intro - just guitar 2) End on C. 10. International Small Arms Traffic Blues Chords: E (022100) A (x02220) B (x24442) E2 (x79997) A/G# (4x2220) Intro: E|--------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------0~--| G|--------2-1-----2-1-------------2-1-----2-1-2-----| D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------| A|------2-------2---------------2-------2-----------| E|--0-------------------0~--0-----------------------| |_____________________| |_____________________| Main riff Variation 1 E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------2-1-----2-1-2-1~--| D|----2-------2-------------| A|------2-------2-----------| E|--0-----------------------| Variation 2 E|---------------------------| B|-----------------------0~--| G|--1--1-1-2p1-1-1-2p1-1-1~--| D|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~--| A|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~--| E|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~--| Variation 3 (strumming) (Intro)

^EMy love is like a ^Apowder ^Ekeg (Main riff)

^EMy love is like a ^Apowder ^Ekeg in the ^Bcorner Of an empty ^E2warehouse Out^Aside of ^A/G#town About to burn ^Bdown ^E

(Main riff x2)

^EMy love is like a ^ACuban p^Elane (Main riff)

^EMy love is like a ^ACuban p^Elane ^BFlying from ^E2Havana Up the ^AFlorida Coast to the 'G^A/G#lades Soviet-^Bmade ^E

(Main riff x2) (Variation 2) (Main riff)

^EOur love is like the border ^Abetween Greece and ^EAlbania (Variation 3)

^EOur love is like the border ^Abetween Greece and ^EAlbania Trucks ^Bloaded down with ^E2weapons ^ACrossing over every ^A/G#night Moon yellow and ^Bbright... There is a ^Ashortage in the blood ^Esupply But there ^Ais no shortage of ^Eblood ^AThe way I feel 'bout you, ^Ebaby, can't explain it ^BYou got the best of my ^Elove

(Variation 3 x4) End on E. Notes: (1)During the closing Variation 3 cycle, play with gradually more abandon. (2)Between repetitions of the main riff or any of its variations, there are a few beats of just low E or (0221xx) strumming, but you don't really need it. 11. Have to Explode Chords: D (xx0232) D/F# (2x023x) A (x02220) A/C# (x42220) G (320033) B/G (x2003x) C (x32010) Intro: D/F# A/C# B/G G x4

^D/F#Tile floor of the ^A/C#bathroom ^B/GScrubbed clean and ^Gbright Checkerboard^D/F# wh--^A/C#i--te and ^B/Ggrey ^G ^D/F#Towels from the ^A/C#Ritz-Carlton ho^B/Gtel in Kingston, ^GJamaica I can ^D/F#still ^A/C#see the rust-colored ^B/Gstains ^Gtoday The stage is ^Aset ^G Somebody's ^Dgonna do something someone ^Gelse will regret ^GI speak in ^Asmoke signals and ^Dyou answer in ^Gcode ^CThe fuse will ^Ghave to run out ^Dsometime ^GSomething ^Ahere will ev^Dentually have to ^Gexplode Have to exp^D/F#lode ^A/C# ^B/G ^G

D/F# A/C# G G

^D/F#You and me ly^A/C#ing on the ^B/Gtile ^Gfloor ^D/F#Trying to keep ^A/C#cool, re^Gstless all night ^D/F#Sweating out the ^A/C#poison as the te^B/Gmperature c^Glimbs Staring^D/F# up, ^A/C#up, ^B/G at the hundred-watt li^Gght That burns a^Above ^G Name one ^Dthing about us two ^Ganyone could love ^GWe roll out the ^Ared carpet When ^Drotten luck comes down the ^Groad ^CFive, four, ^Gthree, two, ^Done, watch for the ^Gflash ^GSomething ^Ahere will e^Dventually have to ^Gexplode D (2 extra measures) Have to explode

D/F# A/C# B/G G x5 End on G. Notes: He doesn't have the B/G every time, sometimes he just does 2 measures of G. It's a lot of work to figure out where they all go, so just use your discretion. It works either way. 12. Old College Try Chords: A (x02220) C#m (x46654) D (xx0232) E (022100) F#m (244222) Intro: A C#m D E D A F#m D E

^AFrom the housetops to the ^C#mgutters, ^DFrom the ocean to the ^Eshore ^D The ^Awarning signs have all been bright and ^F#mgarish ^DFar too great in number to ^Eignore ^AFrom the cities to the s^C#mwamplands, ^DFrom the highways to the ^Ehills ^D Our ^Alove has never had a leg to ^F#mstand on, From the ^Dasprins to the cross-tops to the ^EElevils But I will ^Dwalk ^E Down to the ^Aend With ^Dyou If you will ^Acome all the way ^Edown With ^Ame

A C#m D E D A F#m D E

^AFrom the entrance to the ^C#mexit Is ^Dfurther than it looks from ^Ewhere we ^Dstand I ^Awanna say I'm sorry for ^F#mstuff I haven't done yet ^DThings will quickly get com^Epletely out of hand I can ^Afeel it in the rotten air t^C#monight In the ^Dtips of my fingers, in the ^Eskin on my ^Dface In the ^Alast gasp of the evening's ^F#mdying light In the ^Dway those eyes I've always loved Ill^Euminate this place Like a ^Dtrash-can fire in a ^Eprison cell Like the s^Aearchlights in the ^Dparking lots of hell I will ^Awalk Down to the ^Eend ^A With ^Dyou If you will ^Acome all the way ^Edown With ^Ame

A C#m D E D A F#m D E x2 D E A D A E A D A E A End on A. 13. Oceanographer's Choice Capo 3 Chords: E (022100) C (x32010) G (320033) D (xx0232) B (x24442) A (x02220) Em (022000) Well

^EGuy in a skeleton costume ^GRuns up to the guy In the ^Csuperman suit Runs through him with a broadswo^Erd

^EI flipped the television off ^GBring all the bright lights ^Cup Turn the radio ^Eup loud ^AI don't know why I'm so persuaded ^DThat if I think things through ^CLong enough and hard enough ^BI'll somehow get to you

^EmBut then you came in, and we locked eyes ^AYou kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other ^CStubbed my cigarette out against the west wall ^BAnd quickly lit another ^EmLook at that! Would ya look at that' ^AWe're throwing off sparks ^EmWhat'll I ^Ddo when I ^Adon't have ^Emyou To hold onto in the ^Bdark'

Em Yes

^EmEverybody's gonna need a witness ^GEverybody's gonna need a little ^Cback-up In case the scene gets ^Emnasty

^EmYou throw the attic window open And I ^Gthrow my arms all around ^Cyou And night comes to Tallah^Emassee ^AI don't know why it's gotten harder ^DTo keep myself away ^CThought I'd finally beat the feeling back ^BIt all came back today ^EmLook at that! Would ya look at that' ^AThe way the ceiling starts to swerve ^EmWhat'll I ^Ddo when I ^Adon't have ^Emyou' When I finally get what I ^Bdeserve'

(instrumental verse ad nauseum) End on Em. Notes: The E and Em chords are basically interchangeable, though it sounds more like E in the first verse and Em later. 14. Alpha Rats Nest Can be played in either standard or Drop D (to incorporate bassline) Chords: Standard Drop D G (320033) (55x033) D (xx0232) (000232) Em (022000) (222000) C (x32010) (x32010) D7 (xx0212) (000212) Am (x02210) (x02210) Bassline (for Drop D guitar): G D _ E|------------------- | B|------------------- | G|------------------- | D|------------------- | Main riff A|------------------- | D|--5-5-5-4-0-0-0-0--_| Em C G D D7 E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--| Intro: Main riff x3 Em C G D D7

^GAll the ^Dlengthening ^Emhours in the refinery ^CBelching fire in^Dto the sky We do our ^Gbest ^Dvamp^Emire routines As we ^Csuck the dying ^D7hours dry ^AmThe night is lovely as a rose

(Main riff x2)

^CIf I see sunlight in you I am D (D7) sure that we'll both decompose

(Intro)

^GAll the ^Dfitful ^Emsleep and the fire engines ^CThat I dream of ^Dwhen I dream ^GSomeday we'll ^Dboth wake ^Emup for good ^CI will try hard ^D7not to scream ^AmThe evening wind will shake the blind

(Main riff x2)

^CYou're stirring from your slumber we've got ^D7Something hateful on our minds Oh ^Gsing, ^Dsing, s^Eming, For the ^Cdying of the ^Dday ^GSing for the ^Dflames that will ^Emrip through here And the ^Csmoke that will carry ^Dus away Oh ^Gsing for the ^Ddamage we've ^Emdone And the ^Cworse things that we'll ^D7do ^GOpen your ^Dmouth up and ^Emsing for me now And ^CI will sing for ^D7you

(Intro x3) When you get to the last D7 chord, let it ring and hit that low D just once. Notes: (1)The bassline is actually played on a bass guitar here so the octaves aren't right for the Drop D guitar. On a bass guitar it looks like this: G D x3 Em C G D D7 G|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------| D|--5-5-5-4-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--| A|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------| E|-------------------x3--------------------------------------------------------------| That C note should be an octave lower than on the Drop D guitar. (2)D's and D7's are largely interchangeable here. I've noted when I noticed a difference but it's a matter of taste. There it is. Enjoy.

Mountain Goats - Tallahassee