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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