Twin Human Highway Flares
by The Mountain Goats
tabbed by Jonathan Bliss
and Andy Moskowitz
F Bb (2x)
F
you turned to me and asked me if i'd always be your boy
Bb
as we drove across the river into western illinois
F
and on the railroad bridge, half a mile of solid steel
Bb
wheels were spitting out sparks, scraping at the rails
C
wind in your hair all right
Bb
sunset spilling through the rear window
F C
your white t-shirt hugging your shoulders, beaded with sweat
F
on the day that i become so forgetful
Bb
that all of this melts away
F C
i will burn all the calanders that counted the years down
Bb F
to such a worthless day
F Bb (2x)
F
as we walked across the parking lot toward the motel office
Bb
we were walking with a benediction on us
F
light was everywhere, the building stood against the sky
Bb
like a monument to desperation 2 floors high
C
a mile and a half from the river
Bb
we went back to the car to get our overnight bags
F C
sunset spilling through your earrings, all over your body
F
when we shut the motel door behind us,
Bb
we knew we'd hit the motherlode
F C
on the day that i forget you,
Bb F
i hope my heart explodes
F Bb (4x) F
Willneu97
Here's how I do it, sounds closer to the album
Capo 1
All chords relative to Capo
E: 022100
A7: x02020
B: x24442
E A7 (2x)
E
you turned to me and asked me if i'd always be your boy
A7
as we drove across the river into western illinois
E
and on the railroad bridge, half a mile of solid steel
A7
wheels were spitting out sparks, scraping at the rails
B
wind in your hair all right
A7
sunset spilling through the rear window
E B
your white t-shirt hugging your shoulders, beaded with sweat
E
on the day that i become so forgetful
A7
that all of this melts away
E B
i will burn all the calanders that counted the years down
A7 E
to such a worthless day
E A7 (2x)
E
as we walked across the parking lot toward the motel office
A7
we were walking with a benediction on us
E
light was everywhere, the building stood against the sky
A7
like a monument to desperation 2 floors high
B
a mile and a half from the river
A7
we went back to the car to get our overnight bags
E B
sunset spilling through your earrings, all over your body
E
when we shut the motel door behind us,
A7
we knew we'd hit the motherlode
E B
on the day that i forget you,
A7 E
i hope my heart explodes
E A7 (4x) E