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+=====Standard Bitter Love Song #8=====
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-Standard Bitter Love Song #8
+Here's an easier-to-play version --Rosa
-from the Mountain Goats album: Ghana
-written by John Darnielle
-tab by Russ Sweetser (yarzrevenge@yahoo.com)
-B:      7 9 9 9 7 7
+Capo on 2, downtune a little to play along with the recording.
-E:      X 7 9 9 9 7
+Play with barre chords to better approximate the sound on the record.
-D#m:    X 5 7 7 6 5
-F#:     X 9 11 11 11 9
-B - B
+A                    G     E            A
+I went down to Lloyd Center looking for you.
+A                   C#m  D           A
+but a mouth full of anger blocked my view.
+A            E    A                    D
+he took your hand there in the skating rink.
+A        E        D        A
+god will give him blood to drink.
+saw the two of you leaving, I didn't want to follow behind.
+but I could see the rest of your evening, burning in my mind.
+the sky's black. the moon's pink.
+god will give him blood to drink.
-B                   D#m     E           B
+I looked over the railing. ice was white
-I went down to Lloyd Center looking for you.
+on the northeast side where I saw you and your boyfriend, on a friday night.
-B                   D#m     E           B
+I went mining for gold. I struck pure, fresh zinc.
-but a mouth full of anger blocked my view.
+god, god will give him blood to drink.
-B             F#   B                    E
-you took your hand there in the skating rink.
-B         F#      E        B
-god will give him blood to drink.
+A G E A
+hey, hey, hey.
+</code>
-B                  D#m
+<code>
-saw the two of you leaving.
+tab by Russ Sweetser, corrected by somerandomguy and Rosa
-E                       B
-I didn't want to follow behind.
-B                   D#m
-but I could see the rest of your evening,
-E            B
-burning in my mind.
-B         F#        B       E
-the sky's black. the moon's pink.
-B         F#      E        B
-god will give him blood to drink.
-I looked over the railing. ice was white
+B:      7 9 9 8 7 7
-on the northeast side where I saw you and your boyfriend
+E:      X 7 9 9 9 7
-on a friday night.
+A:      5 7 7 6 5 5
-I went mining for gold. I struck pure, fresh zinc.
+F#1:    2 4 4 3 2 2
-god, god will give him blood to drink.
+F#2:    X 9 11 11 11 9
+(Note the two different F#'s used, one an octave higher than the other.)
-hey, hey, hey.
+B - B
+B                    A     F#1          B
+I went down to Lloyd Center looking for you.
+B                   D#m  E           B
+but a mouth full of anger blocked my view.
+B            F#2  B                    E
+he took your hand there in the skating rink.
+B        F#2      E        B
+god will give him blood to drink.
+B                  A
+saw the two of you leaving.
+  F#1                     B
+I didn't want to follow behind.
+B                   F#1
+but I could see the rest of your evening,
+E             B
+burning in my mind.
+B         F#2        B      E
+the sky's black. the moon's pink.
+B        F#2      E        B
+god will give him blood to drink.
+B A F#1 B
+I looked over the railing. ice was white
+B F#1
+on the northeast side where I saw you and your boyfriend
+E B
+on a friday night.
+B F#2 B E
+I went mining for gold. I struck pure, fresh zinc.
+B F#2 E B
+god, god will give him blood to drink.
+B A F#1 B
+hey, hey, hey.
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