Tuning: G C E A

[Intro] Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A G A Bm [Verse]

^A ^BmIt's gonna be too hot to breathe today ^A B^Bmut everybody is out here on the streets ^A S^Gomebody's opened up the fire hydrant ^A ^BmCold water rushing out in sheets

^A ^BmSome kid in a Marcus Allen jersey ^A ^Bm Asks me for a cigarette ^A ^G Companionship is where you find it ^A ^Bm So I take what I can get

[Chorus]

^A H^Dubcaps on the car like fun house ^Amirrors ^G Stick to the shadows when I can Lovecraft in B^Bmrooklyn ^A ^Bm

[Verse]

^A ^BmWhen the sun goes down the armies of the voiceless ^A ^BmSeveral hundred-thousand strong ^A ^GCome out without their bandages ^A ^BmTheir voices raised in song

^A ^BmWhen the street lights sputter out ^A ^BmThey make this awful sizzling sound ^A ^GI cast my gaze towards the pavement ^A ^BmToo many blood stains on the ground

[Chorus]

^A ^DRhode Island drops into the ^Aocean ^G No place to call home anymore Lovecraft in B^Bmrooklyn ^A ^Bm

[Bridge]

^F#m Head outside most e^Dveryday to ^Dtry to keep the ^Awolves away ^F#m Imagine nice things ^DI might say ^Asus4 If company shoul^F#md come

Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm [Verse]

^A ^Bm Woke up afraid of my own shadow ^A ^Bm Like, genuinely afraid ^A ^G Headed for the pawnshop ^A ^Bm To buy myself a switchblade

^A ^Bm Someday something's coming ^A ^Bm From way out beyond the stars ^A ^G To kill us while we stand here ^A ^Bm It'll store our brains in mason jars

[Chorus]

^D And then the girl behind the ^Acounter ^G She asks me how I feel today I feel like Lovecraft in B^Bmrooklyn ^A ^Bm

Yeah! F#m A Bm A Bm F#m A Bm A Bm F#m A Bm A Bm F#m A Bm A Bm

The Mountain Goats - Lovecraft in brooklyn