Chords for The Mountain Goats - Thucydides II-52
Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] One, two, three, [A] and.
The head fades [F#] to blue,
[F#m] [Bm]
stripped naked, we [D] can't get free.
[A]
And doubling over [F#] in the street, [E] [D]
dozens just [A] like me.
[D] Spreading like a rumor, [A]
spreading [C#m]
like a rumor.
[Bm]
[A]
And the doctors come traveling house [E] to [F#] house, and [Bm]
they visit the [D] sick each day.
[A]
Sit with them there until [E] they're gone, [F#] [E]
[D] [A] die quicker that way.
[D] Save who [A] they [C#m] say,
[A] [Bm] on their way down to [D] the grave.
[A] Spreading like a rumor,
[D] [G] spreading [C#m] like a rumor.
[A] [Bm] Run [A]
to the altar, spent [E] through [C#] shade, [Bm]
take to the high seat, [D] thousands strong.
[A]
Hang on to your goodness, where you [Em] can, [C#] [D]
sweat it out all [A] night long.
[D]
And listen for [A] the old melody, [D]
[E]
as it comes to me.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] [A] On a high wind down from [D] Ethiopia.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] [A] On a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[Dm] [A]
[D]
The head fades [F#] to blue,
[F#m] [Bm]
stripped naked, we [D] can't get free.
[A]
And doubling over [F#] in the street, [E] [D]
dozens just [A] like me.
[D] Spreading like a rumor, [A]
spreading [C#m]
like a rumor.
[Bm]
[A]
And the doctors come traveling house [E] to [F#] house, and [Bm]
they visit the [D] sick each day.
[A]
Sit with them there until [E] they're gone, [F#] [E]
[D] [A] die quicker that way.
[D] Save who [A] they [C#m] say,
[A] [Bm] on their way down to [D] the grave.
[A] Spreading like a rumor,
[D] [G] spreading [C#m] like a rumor.
[A] [Bm] Run [A]
to the altar, spent [E] through [C#] shade, [Bm]
take to the high seat, [D] thousands strong.
[A]
Hang on to your goodness, where you [Em] can, [C#] [D]
sweat it out all [A] night long.
[D]
And listen for [A] the old melody, [D]
[E]
as it comes to me.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] [A] On a high wind down from [D] Ethiopia.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] [A] On a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[Dm] [A]
[D]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
F#
A
D
Bm
_ [F#] One, two, three, [A] and. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The head _ fades [F#] to blue, _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ stripped naked, we [D] can't get free.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
And doubling over [F#] in the street, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ dozens just [A] like me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Spreading like a rumor, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ spreading [C#m]
like a rumor.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And the doctors come traveling house [E] to [F#] house, _ and _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ they visit the [D] sick each day.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Sit with them there until [E] they're gone, [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] die quicker that way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Save who [A] they [C#m] say, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ on their way down to [D] the grave. _ _ _ _
[A] Spreading like a rumor, _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] spreading [C#m] like a rumor. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ Run _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to the altar, spent [E] through [C#] shade, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ take to the high seat, [D] thousands strong.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Hang on to your goodness, where you [Em] can, [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ sweat it out all [A] night long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ And listen for [A] the old melody, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
as it comes to me.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] On a high wind down from [D] Ethiopia.
_ On _ _ [A] _ a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] On a high _ wind down from Ethiopia.
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The head _ fades [F#] to blue, _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ stripped naked, we [D] can't get free.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
And doubling over [F#] in the street, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ dozens just [A] like me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Spreading like a rumor, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ spreading [C#m]
like a rumor.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And the doctors come traveling house [E] to [F#] house, _ and _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ they visit the [D] sick each day.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Sit with them there until [E] they're gone, [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] die quicker that way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Save who [A] they [C#m] say, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ on their way down to [D] the grave. _ _ _ _
[A] Spreading like a rumor, _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] spreading [C#m] like a rumor. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ Run _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to the altar, spent [E] through [C#] shade, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ take to the high seat, [D] thousands strong.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Hang on to your goodness, where you [Em] can, [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ sweat it out all [A] night long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ And listen for [A] the old melody, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
as it comes to me.
On [A] a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] On a high wind down from [D] Ethiopia.
_ On _ _ [A] _ a high wind down from Ethiopia.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] On a high _ wind down from Ethiopia.
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _