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minnesota. from the fabulous mountain goats release "full force galesburg"
written by john darnielle
tab by Russ Sweetser - yarzrevenge@yahoo.com


G = 3 5 5 5 3 3
C = 8 10 10 10 8 8
B/E = 7 7 5 5 X X
A/D = 5 5 7 7 X X



G   B/E   D/A   C    A:---------3---2-----0----


G                                    B/E 
   seeds came in the mail today from holland
         D/A                             C
and the language on the package was wonderful and strange
G                         B/E 
all sorts of flowers that grow up from the earth
   D/A                    C
      in goodly colors gloriously arranged

C                           D/A  
i circled the house and i scattered them around
        G                        C
let the water sink down into the soil
C                           D/A  
   stared a long time at the residue
G                  C
   blood, milk and oil
C                           D/A  
god the humidity is something
G                  C
our shirts are soaked clean through
C                           D/A  
the house is throbbing and the heat keeps coming
G                  C
and i keep looking at you

G   B/E   D/A   C    A:---------3---2-----0----


G                              B/E 
    and then you're singing in dutch to me
         D/A                      C
            and i recognize the song
G                      B/E 
   it seems so old and so fragile 
D/A                            C
   and i haven't heard it in so long
C                                 D  
   we may throw the windows open later
           G                      C
but we are not as far west as you suppose we are
C                       D/A  
hot wind coming off the water
G                        C
the sky gone crazy with stars
C                      D/A  
while we stay here we imagine we're alive
G                      C
we see shadows on the walls
C                                        D/A  
there's something waiting for us in the hot, wet air
G                 C
sweat, water and alcohol
**changes here**
         G 
just the old blood
D/A              
rising up through the wooden floor again
G 
just the old love
C
asking for more again

G B/E D/A C

I can't get the above version to sound right (for which I take full and total responsibility), but this one works, too. Basically.

G                                    Em 
   seeds came in the mail today from holland
         Dsus                             C
and the language on the package was wonderful and strange
G                         Em 
all sorts of flowers that grow up from the earth
   Dsus                    C
      in goodly colors gloriously arranged

C                           Dsus  
i circled the house and i scattered them around
        G                        C
let the water sink down into the soil
C                           Dsus  
   stared a long time at the residue
G                  C
   blood, milk and oil
C                           Dsus  
god the humidity is something
G                  C
our shirts are soaked clean through
C                           Dsus  
the house is throbbing and the heat keeps coming
G                  C
and i keep looking at you

G   Em   Dsus   C    A:---------3---2-----0----

G                              Em 
    and then you're singing in dutch to me
         Dsus                      C
            and i recognize the song
G                      Em 
   it seems so old and so fragile 
Dsus                            C
   and i haven't heard it in so long
C                                 D  
   we may throw the windows open later
           G                      C
but we are not as far west as you suppose we are
C                       Dsus  
hot wind coming off the water
G                        C
the sky gone crazy with stars
C                      Dsus  
while we stay here we imagine we're alive
G                      C
we see shadows on the walls
C                                        Dsus  
there's something waiting for us in the hot, wet air
G                 C
sweat, water and alcohol
**changes here**
         G 
just the old blood
Dsus              
rising up through the wooden floor again
G 
just the old love
C
asking for more again