Chords for Keeping House by the Mountain Goats

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_ _ _ _ You _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ clean out your junk drawer, you mop up some blood,
Well, the first of the new [G] creatures rises from the mud.
[D] _ Cursing the moment that saw him draw breath,
The ghost on your [G] doorstep is starving _ _ [A] to death.
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[D] _ _ You spray down the windows, you wipe them all clean,
And you douse your old clothing [G] with fresh [Bm] gasoline.
[D] The ghost on your doorstep is soaked wet with rain,
And he clutches his stomach [G] _
and [A] howls at the pain.
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And you can [G] stay busy _ [D] all day, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ he's never going _ _ [A] away.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] So let all the lights blaze, keep your heart light,
Play really loud music [G] all hours of the night.
[D] And when you set the table, set it for two,
The ghost on your doorstep [G] has to eat, same as you, same [D] as you.
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