This is one of the more aurally complex Mountain Goats songs. I'm pretty sure about the verse and chorus chords, but when the strings swell during the bridge it's a little hard to tell what's going on underneath, so those chords are basically just a guess. Also, I recommend playing the F/G chord with your thumb on the third fret of the E string, like so: F/G e-------| B---1---| G---2---| D---3---| A-------| E---3---| Verse Abmaj7 C F/G If you really want to conjure up a ghost Am7 C Am Gsus4 G Cultivate a space for the things that hurt you most Chorus Am C F Rake the sands until they surface Em C F Bind their tiny eyes Verse Stake out your position, let your armor fall Stay put til they find you, it won't take long at all Chorus Rake the sands until they surface Up they come, gone translucent Bridge C Am F They're coming up no matter what C G C G F Fools rush in and the doors slam shut Verse Ghosts of my childhood stay with me, if you will Find a place where there's water, hold you under til you're still Chorus Rake the sands until they surface Don't let anybody call them ugly Outro (roughly) C F e---0----------0---------------0--3-----| B----------1-----3---1-----1------------| G--------0---------------2--------------| D------2---------------3-----3--3---3---| A---3--------3-----3--------------------| E--------------------1------------------| Repeat a few times, end on C. Enjoy! C Am C If you really want to conjure up a ghost C Am C G Cultivate a space for the things that hurt you most Em C Am Rake the sands until they surface Em Am C Bind their tiny eyes C Am F Stake out your position, let your armor fall C Am C G Stay put til they find you, it won't take long at all Em C Am Rake the sands until they surface Em Am C Up they come, gone translucent C Am F They're coming up no matter what C Am F C G Fools rush in and the doors slam shut C Am F Ghosts of my childhood stay with me, if you will C Am C G Find a place where there's water, hold you under til you're still Em C Am Rake the sands until they surface Em Am C Don't let anybody call them ugly