Going to Maryland The Mountain Goats Beautiful Rat Sunset Intro: C C C C C C/G e|-------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-| B|--1-------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-| G|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| D|-----------------------------2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| A|----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-| This is the idea of the intro. He strums more times than this, but essentially he gradually builds a C chord based from the C on the 5th string. Riff: Csus2/G C/G Muted Strumming e|---0--0-0---0-0-0---X-X--X---X-X-X-| B|---3--3-3---X-X-X---X-X--X---X-X-X-| G|---0--0-0---0-0-0---X-X--X---X-X-X-| D|---2--2-2---2-2-2---X-X--X---X---X-| A|---3--3-3---3-3-3---X-X--X---X---X-| E|---3--3-3---3-3-3---X-X--X---X---X-| The length and number of the strums varies a bit throughout the song. I play the chords with the following fingerings: Csus2/G & C/G: Muted Strumming: e: open barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger B: 4TH finger barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger G: open barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger D: 1ST finger barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger A: 3RD finger barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger E: 2ND finger barre at 2ND fret with 1ST finger In any blank spaces above the lyrics, he uses muted strumming. The general pattern is: Muted Strumming: e|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| B|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| G|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| D|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| A|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| E|---X-X-X--X--X-X-| This pattern also changes a bit throughout the song. Outro: e|----X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X-| B|----X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X-| G|----X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X--X-X--X-X-X--X-| D|----X--X----X--X-X-X--X----X--X-X-X--X-| A|----X--X----X--X-X-X--X----X--X-X-X--X-| E|----X--X----X--X-X-X--X----X--X-X-X--X-| Intro, Riff x4 Riff Riff The water's real cool and the water's real sweet And here's hoping that no points repeat F Because I bet against the chances that you'd ever be mine Riff Laid everything down on the don't pass line G-------------> F-----------> Riff And it's a stupid trick of fortune anyway G------------------------> But the lights are bright tonight F-------------------------------------> Riff x4 And your eyes shine tonight on Chesapeake Bay Riff Walk through the water and our feet get wet Riff And on the darkening water I see your silhouette F F--> C Five dollars says that it's gone in a minute Five dollars says that your heart goes with it G-------------> F-----------> Riff It's a stupid trick of fortune anyway G-------------------------> But the lights are bright tonight F----------------------------------------> And your eyes shine tonight on Chesapeake Bay Riff x16, Outro I hope this helps out. Feel free to make changes, but please email me if you do. Cheers. --Dan Demmitt from MD (dan.demmitt@gmail.com)