Cry for Judas Chords by The Mountain Goats
Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Some things you do just [Bm] to see how bad [A] they'll make you feel.
Sometimes you try to [Bm] freeze time till the [D] thoughts are a blur of [A] spinning wheels.
But I am just [Bm] a broken machine [D] and I do things [A] that I don't [E] really mean.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, [D] but all this long.
[A]
Speed up to the [B] precipice and then slam [A] on the brakes.
Some people crash two [Bm] or three times [D] and then learn from [A] their mistakes.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [D] all.
And there's nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all this long.
[E] [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E]
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where Judas [A] went to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on that.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long [D] enough and this is what [A] you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[D] Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all this long.
[A] [F#]
Sometimes you try to [Bm] freeze time till the [D] thoughts are a blur of [A] spinning wheels.
But I am just [Bm] a broken machine [D] and I do things [A] that I don't [E] really mean.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, [D] but all this long.
[A]
Speed up to the [B] precipice and then slam [A] on the brakes.
Some people crash two [Bm] or three times [D] and then learn from [A] their mistakes.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [D] all.
And there's nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all this long.
[E] [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E]
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where Judas [A] went to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on that.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long [D] enough and this is what [A] you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[D] Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all this long.
[A] [F#]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
F#m
A
D
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Some things you do just [Bm] to see how bad [A] they'll make you feel. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes you try to [Bm] freeze time till the [D] thoughts are a blur of [A] spinning wheels. _ _ _ _ _
But I am just [Bm] a broken machine [D] and I do things [A] that I don't [E] really mean.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost. _
[F#m] I'm still here, _ [D] but all this long.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Speed up to the [B] precipice and then slam [A] on the brakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ Some people crash two [Bm] or three times [D] and then learn from [A] their mistakes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [D] all.
And there's nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost. _
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all this long. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ [E] _ _
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where Judas [A] went to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on that. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long [D] enough and this is what [A] you get. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
_ [D] Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all this long.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Some things you do just [Bm] to see how bad [A] they'll make you feel. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes you try to [Bm] freeze time till the [D] thoughts are a blur of [A] spinning wheels. _ _ _ _ _
But I am just [Bm] a broken machine [D] and I do things [A] that I don't [E] really mean.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost. _
[F#m] I'm still here, _ [D] but all this long.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Speed up to the [B] precipice and then slam [A] on the brakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ Some people crash two [Bm] or three times [D] and then learn from [A] their mistakes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [D] all.
And there's nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost. _
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all this long. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ [E] _ _
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where Judas [A] went to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on that. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long [D] enough and this is what [A] you get. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
_ [D] Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all this long.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _