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If you want to play this with fewer tricky barre chords, you can play this with a capo on the third fret and transposed three half steps down:

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			 OCEANOGRAPHER'S CHOICE - Mountain Goats
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Tabbed by:  lostpanda
Email:  kylelostpanda@yahoo.com

Tuning:  standard

    Gm  Bb  Eb  C   F   D
e|--3---6-----------1-------------------------------------------------------
B|--3---6---8---5---1---7---------------------------------------------------
G|--3---7---8---5---2---7---------------------------------------------------
D|--5---8---8---5---3---7---------------------------------------------------
A|--5---8---6---3---3---5---------------------------------------------------
E|--3---6-----------1-------------------------------------------------------

      Gm
Well, guy in a skeleton costume
Bb                         Eb
Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit
                        Gm
Runs through him with a broadsword

I flipped the television off
      Bb                    Eb
Bring all the bright lights up
               Gm
Turn the radio up loud
C
 I don't know why I'm so persuaded
F
 That if I think things through
Eb
Long enough and hard enough
D
 I'll somehow get to you
             Gm
But then you came in and we locked eyes
    C
You kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
           Eb
Stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall
D
 And quickly lit another
Gm
Look at that

Would you look at that?
C
 We're throwing off sparks
Gm          F         C          Gm
What will I do when I don't have you
                       A    Gm
To hold onto in the dark?

     Gm
Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness
Bb                             Eb
Everybody's gonna need a little back up
                       Gm
In case the scene gets nasty

You throw the attic window open
      Bb                      Eb
And I throw myself all around you
                        Gm
And night comes to Tallahassee
C                                   F
 I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away
Eb
Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back
D
 It all came back today
            Gm
And then we fell down and we locked arms
   C
We knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
Eb
 I don't mean it when I tell you
D
 That I don't love you anymore
Gm
Look at that

Would you look at that?
C
The way the ceiling starts to swerve
Gm          F         C          Gm
What will I do when I don't have you
                             A    
When I finally get what I deserve?

Gm

Easier version, transcribed from what Kyle has above

Capo on 3


      Em
Well, guy in a skeleton costume
G                          C
Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit
                        Em
Runs through him with a broadsword

I flipped the television off
      G                     C
Bring all the bright lights up
               Em
Turn the radio up loud
A
 I don't know why I'm so persuaded
D
 That if I think things through
C
Long enough and hard enough
B
 I'll somehow get to you
             Em
But then you came in and we locked eyes
    A
You kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
           C
Stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall
B
 And quickly lit another
Em
Look at that

Would you look at that?
A
 We're throwing off sparks
Em          D         A          Em
What will I do when I don't have you
                       F#    Em
To hold onto in the dark?

     Em
Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness
G                              C
Everybody's gonna need a little back up
                       Em
In case the scene gets nasty

You throw the attic window open
      G                       C
And I throw myself all around you
                        Em
And night comes to Tallahassee
A                                   D
 I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away
C
Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back
B
 It all came back today
            Em
And then we fell down and we locked arms
   A
We knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
C
 I don't mean it when I tell you
B
 That I don't love you anymore
Em
Look at that

Would you look at that?
A
The way the ceiling starts to swerve
Em          D         A          Em
What will I do when I don't have you
                             F#    
When I finally get what I deserve?

Em