The Mountain Goats - Birth of serpents
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Credit for the tab goes to ~ETX~
Listen to the song for more precise strumming patterns and chord changes
Capo3
Dmaj9: xx022x or xx0220
Dlet Dmaj9the DcamDmaj9era Gpull back
Gtil the fullness of the Asus4frame is clear and plainD Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
DpeeDmaj9r intoD the Dmaj9screen untGil you see it all
Asus4like a vision in a crystal ballD Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
Elet it all fill with Asmoke
Dis this somebody's idea of a Gjoke?
Dlet Dmaj9the fiDxerDmaj9 work untGil the silver's washed away
Asus4and take the picture from the traDy Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
Dlook Dmaj9hard at Dwhat you Dmaj9see
and Gthen reAsus4member you and me
D Dmaj9 and let the Dtruth spring freDmaj9e
Elike a jack in the Abox
Dlike a hundred thousand Gcuckoo clocks
Gfrom the oregon Acorners
Dto the iowa Gcorn
Gto the rooms with the heat Alamps where the DsnakDsus9es getD bDsus9orn
Dcrawl Dmaj9through DtheDmaj9 tunnel andG follow,
Asus4follow the light northwest D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
Dsee tDmaj9hat younDg maDmaj9n who dwellsG insideAsus4 his body
like an uninvited guDesDmaj9t D Dmaj9
F#see the tunnel Bmtwist
Eclutch your birthright in your Afist
(same as other verses)
DleDmaj9t the caDmerDmaj9a do its diGrty work
Asus4down there in the darDk Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
Dsink Dmaj9low, risDe hiDmaj9gh, and brinGg back some blurry pictures
Asus4to remember all your darker moments bDy Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
Epermanent bruises on our Aknees
never forDget what it felt like to live in Grooms like these
Gfrom the california coastAline
Dto the iowa Gcorn
Gto the rooms with the heat Alamps where the DsnakDsus9es getD bDsus9orn
Repeat verse chords once or twice and end on D