the Mountain Goats Wiki

This is an old revision of the document!

---

Am

Intro/Verse: 
C G Am    
C G Am    
C G F    
C G Am
  
C    G      Am                       
When stray dogs finally catch you in the alley
C    G      Am
You don't consider their point of view
C    G      F
But when the wounds are healed, and the scars are shiny
C    G      Am
          Sometimes then you do

               F        
The terms are vicious
         Am
Time is tight
        Em     F
No one gets
          Am
Too much light

C G Am    
C G Am    
C G F    
C G Am

C    G   Am
When you see the risen beast in your nightmares
C    G   Am
    You treat him like a long lost brother
C    G       F
But when you pass him on the streets of the city by day
C   G   Am
You pretend you don't recognize each other

             F
The lake is boiling
                Am
The fish won't bite
       Em   F
No one gets
          Am
Too much light

           C           
Seek out a cave by the ocean while you wait out the rain
Am
Dial down the weak bits and crank up the gain
C
Listen for the prophecy somewhere in the static
             F                    G
Once you've saddled up your pony, burn down the paddock

    Am    
C G Am    
C G F    
C G Am
X2

C    G     Am
When pigs gather in the sty to greet the sunrise
C    G     Am
     They all begin to squeal for joy
C    G     F
It doesn't sound like joy to the untrained ear
C    G      Am
And there's plenty of distortion and it's not real clear

              F
You've got a friend downstairs
              Am
He howls all night
        Em    F
No one gets
          Am
Too much light 


Uploaded by Candelabro
First punt at tabbing so improvements welcome