The Mountain Goats - We do it different on the west coast

The ^Gpapers write about it back in England It's ^G7practically a lifestyle back in Berlin There's ^Amprobably some pockets in Ohio Almost ^Calways something happening in Ohio

I ^Gheard some bad reports about Long Island I don't ^G7trust what people say about Long Island I heard some ^Amgood things from some friends about Chicago I gotta ^Csee with my own eyes about Chicago

We do it different on the ^Gwest coast We do it different on the ^Bmwest coast We do it different on the ^Emwest coast We do it different on the ^Cwest coast ^G

I ^Gheard they had a problem with some skinheads At a ^G7show in a machine shop in Pomona I ^Amfeel like half my friends have moved to San Francisco I ^Cthink I'm gonna bleach my hair this weekend ^BmAnd Dave went to ^GNew York -- I don't ^Ccare ^AmYou can't shut people ^Gup once they get ^Cback from their Christmas out ^Dsus4there ^{D G}

Skim ^Gthrough such magazines as I can get my hands on Glue ^G7circuit boards to plywood on the weekend Trellis ^Ammodulation for the children There's a ^Cwhole new world just up around the corner

We do it different on the ^Gwest coast We do it different on the ^Bmwest coast We do it different on the ^Emwest coast We do it different on the ^Cwest coast ^G

We do it different on the ^Gwest coast We do it different on the ^Bmwest coast We do it different on the ^Emwest coast We do it different on the ^Cwest coast