The Mountain Goats - Genesis 323

^CHouse up in Clearlake ^{G C}Where I used to live ^{G C}Picked the lock on the front do^Gor ^CAnd felt it give ^{G C}Touch nothing, move nothing, stand still ^{G C}Keep my ears open for cars ^{G C}See how the people here live now ^{G F}Hope that they're better at it than ^GI was

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^CPictures up on the mantle ^{G C}Nobody I know ^G I ^Cstand by the tiny furnace ^{G C}Where the long shadows grow ^{G C}Living room to bedroom to kitchen ^{G C}Familiar and warm ^{G C}Hours spent starving within these walls ^{G F}Sounds of a distant s^Gtorm

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^EmFight through the ghosts in the h^Amallway ^EmDuck and we^Amave ^EmStand by the door with my eyes c^Amlosed When it's ^Ftime to le^Gave ^G

^CSteal home before sunset ^{G C}Cover up my tracks ^{G C}Drive home with old dreams at p^Glay in my mind ^CAnd the wind at my back ^{G C}Break the lock on my own garden g^Gate ^CWhen I get home after dark ^{G C}Sit looking up at the stars outs^Gide Like t^Feeth in the mouth of a sh^Gark

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