Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Dm DmMaj7 G C B/C Dm [Verse 1] Dm DmMaj7 G Spread out the old maps on the floor

Pl^Cot the co^B/Curse of the i^Dmnfection Dm DmMaj7 G Trace from its beginnings to the present ^CIs there ^B/Cno one here who's making this con^Dmnection?

^CFeral cats out by the t^Dmrashcans To the tr^Cue believer everything's a^Am sign Scrape the pigments from the bas^Geboards ^Asus4In the sha^Adow of the w^Dmestern hills ^DmAnd paint my vision on my b^Bbody ^A ^AIn the shadow of the western ^Dmhills

[Verse 2] Dm DmMaj7 G Bleak rose-petal sky in two dimensions

^CBlack tree line a bl^B/Cade that cuts across it^Dm all Dm DmMaj7 G Can't seem to sleep or find my appetite ^CSince I got^B/C home from the hospit^Dmal

^GCall up Rebecca maybe^Dm try to explain ^GBut she hangs up while I'm still talking I walk^Asus4 out into the ra^Ain

Dm DmMaj7 G Wander from the alley to the darkness

^CSink down^B/C completely l^Dmeave no trace Dm DmMaj7 G Trapped beneath the surface of the ice again ^CLie still with the^B/C moonlight on my fa^Dmce

^CWait for the wolves to keep their ^Dmpromise ^CListen for their footfalls on the s^Anow I can't hear things clearly to be ^Ghonest ^Asus4 ^AIn the shadow of the western hill^Dms ^BHe gets most healed that waits the ^Alongest In the shadow of the western hills^Dm

[Outro] Dm DmMaj7 G C B/C Dm x2

The Mountain Goats - In the shadow of the western hills