Chords for the Mountain Goats - Picture of My Dress (Durham Sessions)
Tempo:
87.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] Here at a truck stop in New Mexico, [Em]
just [G] before dawn, [D] somebody's grandma, behind the wheel
of a big rig, [Em]
pulling in [G] with her headlights on.
We smoke a cigarette as [D] the sunrise runs bright.
[F#]
Someone's [G] got to break quiet.
[D] She says, what are you doing here anyway?
[A] And I smile and say, you'd never guess.
[Em] She holds it up for me by a skinny white shoulder strap.
[G] Well,
[A] I take a [D] picture of my [A] dress.
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] [G] [D] I'm in the bathroom of [Em] a Dallas, Texas [G] Burger King.
And [D] Mr.
Steven Tyler is [A] on the overhead speaker.
[Em] He doesn't want to [G] miss a thing back there at the counter.
[D] Blending in with the lunchtime crowd.
[F#]
Try [G] not to laugh out loud.
[D] I eat half my crispy chicken clump.
[A] I get extra mayonnaise, it's a mess.
[Em] I take the other half back to the parking lot with me.
[G] Pop the trunk.
[A] And take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] It [F#] still looks good.
I [Em] only wore it once.
[E]
Nine years ago, [G] nine years and [A] seven months.
[D] It may be a long time before the highway [Em]
decides
to finally [G] set me free.
I'm [D] going to have to chase down the remnants of [Em] something
special that you [G] stole from me.
It may be hiding in the sunset or [D] in distant corners
of the dawn.
[F#]
[G] Or maybe it's gone.
[Gm]
[D] But I say some prayers above the engine.
[A] I bless everything there is to bless.
[Em] Run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, anywhere.
And then I [G] say bye-bye to roadside.
[A] Smiling.
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G]
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] [G]
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] Here at a truck stop in New Mexico, [Em]
just [G] before dawn, [D] somebody's grandma, behind the wheel
of a big rig, [Em]
pulling in [G] with her headlights on.
We smoke a cigarette as [D] the sunrise runs bright.
[F#]
Someone's [G] got to break quiet.
[D] She says, what are you doing here anyway?
[A] And I smile and say, you'd never guess.
[Em] She holds it up for me by a skinny white shoulder strap.
[G] Well,
[A] I take a [D] picture of my [A] dress.
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] [G] [D] I'm in the bathroom of [Em] a Dallas, Texas [G] Burger King.
And [D] Mr.
Steven Tyler is [A] on the overhead speaker.
[Em] He doesn't want to [G] miss a thing back there at the counter.
[D] Blending in with the lunchtime crowd.
[F#]
Try [G] not to laugh out loud.
[D] I eat half my crispy chicken clump.
[A] I get extra mayonnaise, it's a mess.
[Em] I take the other half back to the parking lot with me.
[G] Pop the trunk.
[A] And take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] It [F#] still looks good.
I [Em] only wore it once.
[E]
Nine years ago, [G] nine years and [A] seven months.
[D] It may be a long time before the highway [Em]
decides
to finally [G] set me free.
I'm [D] going to have to chase down the remnants of [Em] something
special that you [G] stole from me.
It may be hiding in the sunset or [D] in distant corners
of the dawn.
[F#]
[G] Or maybe it's gone.
[Gm]
[D] But I say some prayers above the engine.
[A] I bless everything there is to bless.
[Em] Run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, anywhere.
And then I [G] say bye-bye to roadside.
[A] Smiling.
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G]
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] [G]
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
[G] [D] [A] [G]
Key:
G
D
A
Em
F#
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D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] Here at a truck stop in New Mexico, _ _ [Em] _ _
just [G] before dawn, _ _ [D] somebody's grandma, _ behind the wheel
of a big rig, _ [Em] _ _
pulling in [G] with her headlights on.
We smoke a cigarette as [D] the sunrise runs bright.
_ [F#] _ _
Someone's [G] got to break quiet.
[D] She says, what are you doing here anyway?
_ _ _ [A] And I smile and say, you'd never guess.
_ _ _ _ [Em] She holds it up for me by a skinny white shoulder strap.
_ [G] Well, _ _
_ [A] _ _ I take a [D] picture of my [A] dress.
_ [D] _ _ I take a picture of my dress.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] I'm in the bathroom of _ _ _ _ [Em] _ a Dallas, Texas [G] Burger King.
_ And [D] Mr.
Steven Tyler is [A] on the overhead speaker.
[Em] _ He doesn't want to [G] miss a thing _ _ back there at the counter. _
[D] Blending in with the lunchtime crowd.
_ [F#] _ _
Try [G] not to laugh out loud.
[D] I eat half my crispy chicken clump.
_ _ _ _ [A] I get extra mayonnaise, it's a mess.
_ _ _ _ [Em] I take the other half back to the parking lot with me.
_ [G] Pop the trunk. _
_ [A] _ _ And take a [D] picture of my dress. _
_ [G] _ _ I take a [D] picture of my dress. _
_ [G] _ _ It [F#] still looks good. _
_ _ _ I [Em] only wore it once. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Nine years ago, _ _ [G] _ nine years and [A] seven months.
_ [D] It may be a long time _ before the highway _ _ [Em] _ _
decides
to finally [G] set me free.
_ I'm [D] going to have to chase down _ the remnants of [Em] _ something
special that you [G] stole from me.
_ It may be hiding in the sunset or [D] in distant corners
of the dawn.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [G] Or maybe it's gone.
[Gm] _ _ _
[D] But I say some prayers above the engine. _ _ _ _
[A] I bless everything there is to bless. _ _ _ _
[Em] Run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, anywhere. _
And then I [G] say bye-bye to roadside.
_ _ [A] Smiling.
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] Here at a truck stop in New Mexico, _ _ [Em] _ _
just [G] before dawn, _ _ [D] somebody's grandma, _ behind the wheel
of a big rig, _ [Em] _ _
pulling in [G] with her headlights on.
We smoke a cigarette as [D] the sunrise runs bright.
_ [F#] _ _
Someone's [G] got to break quiet.
[D] She says, what are you doing here anyway?
_ _ _ [A] And I smile and say, you'd never guess.
_ _ _ _ [Em] She holds it up for me by a skinny white shoulder strap.
_ [G] Well, _ _
_ [A] _ _ I take a [D] picture of my [A] dress.
_ [D] _ _ I take a picture of my dress.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] I'm in the bathroom of _ _ _ _ [Em] _ a Dallas, Texas [G] Burger King.
_ And [D] Mr.
Steven Tyler is [A] on the overhead speaker.
[Em] _ He doesn't want to [G] miss a thing _ _ back there at the counter. _
[D] Blending in with the lunchtime crowd.
_ [F#] _ _
Try [G] not to laugh out loud.
[D] I eat half my crispy chicken clump.
_ _ _ _ [A] I get extra mayonnaise, it's a mess.
_ _ _ _ [Em] I take the other half back to the parking lot with me.
_ [G] Pop the trunk. _
_ [A] _ _ And take a [D] picture of my dress. _
_ [G] _ _ I take a [D] picture of my dress. _
_ [G] _ _ It [F#] still looks good. _
_ _ _ I [Em] only wore it once. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Nine years ago, _ _ [G] _ nine years and [A] seven months.
_ [D] It may be a long time _ before the highway _ _ [Em] _ _
decides
to finally [G] set me free.
_ I'm [D] going to have to chase down _ the remnants of [Em] _ something
special that you [G] stole from me.
_ It may be hiding in the sunset or [D] in distant corners
of the dawn.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [G] Or maybe it's gone.
[Gm] _ _ _
[D] But I say some prayers above the engine. _ _ _ _
[A] I bless everything there is to bless. _ _ _ _
[Em] Run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, anywhere. _
And then I [G] say bye-bye to roadside.
_ _ [A] Smiling.
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] I take a picture of my dress.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
I take a [D] picture of my dress.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _