Chords for Transcendental Youth - the Mountain Goats
Tempo:
74.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D] Cold through [G] broken baseboards, [Em] [C] I [D] despise this town.
Snow [Am] on the sunroof, [G] two stories [A] down.
[D]
[G] Hold hands, [D]
wish the [Em] snow away.
[D] [Am] Rise in the darkness [G] of the gathering [A] day.
[Bm]
Sing, [Bb] sing [D] for [G] ourselves alone.
[Bm] [Bb] Speak in tune, [D]
the [G] microphone.
[D]
Cedar [G] smudge our headbands and take [D] to the skies.
[Am] Soar ever upwards [G] on air gone black with [A] flies.
[D]
[Bm] Shroud ourselves in the [G] cosmos, [D]
let the [Em] music play.
[D] Bright [Am] star of the morning, [G] shine on his rising way.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D] In the night, in the [G] nameless dark.
[Bm] [Bb] Father long gone, [D]
but we [G] bear his mark.
[Gbm] [G] Learn son's [A] secrets, [Bm] never tell.
[Gbm] [D] Stay sick, [G] [A] get well.
[D]
Clutch those [G] broken headboards, [Em] [C] ride the [D] highest wave.
Dusky [Am] diamonds shining [G] in the far depths of the cave.
[A] [D]
[G] Try to explain [D] ourselves, Babylon [Em] animal.
[D] [Am] By the time [G] you receive this, we'll be [A] gone.
[D]
[E] [Bm] Sing, [Bb] sing high, [A] well the [G] fire climbs.
[Bm] [Bb] Sing one [D] for the [G] old times.
[D] [G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[N]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D] Cold through [G] broken baseboards, [Em] [C] I [D] despise this town.
Snow [Am] on the sunroof, [G] two stories [A] down.
[D]
[G] Hold hands, [D]
wish the [Em] snow away.
[D] [Am] Rise in the darkness [G] of the gathering [A] day.
[Bm]
Sing, [Bb] sing [D] for [G] ourselves alone.
[Bm] [Bb] Speak in tune, [D]
the [G] microphone.
[D]
Cedar [G] smudge our headbands and take [D] to the skies.
[Am] Soar ever upwards [G] on air gone black with [A] flies.
[D]
[Bm] Shroud ourselves in the [G] cosmos, [D]
let the [Em] music play.
[D] Bright [Am] star of the morning, [G] shine on his rising way.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D] In the night, in the [G] nameless dark.
[Bm] [Bb] Father long gone, [D]
but we [G] bear his mark.
[Gbm] [G] Learn son's [A] secrets, [Bm] never tell.
[Gbm] [D] Stay sick, [G] [A] get well.
[D]
Clutch those [G] broken headboards, [Em] [C] ride the [D] highest wave.
Dusky [Am] diamonds shining [G] in the far depths of the cave.
[A] [D]
[G] Try to explain [D] ourselves, Babylon [Em] animal.
[D] [Am] By the time [G] you receive this, we'll be [A] gone.
[D]
[E] [Bm] Sing, [Bb] sing high, [A] well the [G] fire climbs.
[Bm] [Bb] Sing one [D] for the [G] old times.
[D] [G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[N]
Key:
D
G
Em
A
Bm
D
G
Em
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ Cold through [G] broken baseboards, [Em] [C] I [D] despise this town. _ _ _
Snow [Am] on the sunroof, [G] two stories [A] down.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Hold hands, [D]
wish the [Em] snow away.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] Rise in the darkness [G] of the gathering [A] day.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ Sing, [Bb] sing [D] for [G] ourselves alone.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Speak in tune, [D]
the [G] microphone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Cedar [G] smudge our headbands and take [D] to the skies. _ _ _
[Am] Soar ever upwards [G] on air gone black with [A] flies.
[D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Shroud ourselves in the [G] cosmos, [D]
let the [Em] music play.
_ _ _ [D] Bright [Am] star of the morning, [G] shine on his rising way.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] In the night, _ in the [G] nameless dark.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Father long gone, [D]
but we [G] bear his mark.
_ _ [Gbm] _ [G] Learn son's [A] secrets, [Bm] never tell.
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [D] Stay sick, [G] _ [A] get well.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Clutch those [G] broken headboards, [Em] [C] ride the [D] highest wave. _ _ _
Dusky [Am] diamonds shining [G] in the far depths of the cave.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Try to explain [D] ourselves, Babylon [Em] animal.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] By the time [G] you receive this, we'll be [A] gone.
[D] _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] Sing, [Bb] sing high, [A] well the [G] fire climbs.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Sing one [D] for the [G] old times.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ Cold through [G] broken baseboards, [Em] [C] I [D] despise this town. _ _ _
Snow [Am] on the sunroof, [G] two stories [A] down.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Hold hands, [D]
wish the [Em] snow away.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] Rise in the darkness [G] of the gathering [A] day.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ Sing, [Bb] sing [D] for [G] ourselves alone.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Speak in tune, [D]
the [G] microphone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Cedar [G] smudge our headbands and take [D] to the skies. _ _ _
[Am] Soar ever upwards [G] on air gone black with [A] flies.
[D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Shroud ourselves in the [G] cosmos, [D]
let the [Em] music play.
_ _ _ [D] Bright [Am] star of the morning, [G] shine on his rising way.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] In the night, _ in the [G] nameless dark.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Father long gone, [D]
but we [G] bear his mark.
_ _ [Gbm] _ [G] Learn son's [A] secrets, [Bm] never tell.
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [D] Stay sick, [G] _ [A] get well.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Clutch those [G] broken headboards, [Em] [C] ride the [D] highest wave. _ _ _
Dusky [Am] diamonds shining [G] in the far depths of the cave.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Try to explain [D] ourselves, Babylon [Em] animal.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] By the time [G] you receive this, we'll be [A] gone.
[D] _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] Sing, [Bb] sing high, [A] well the [G] fire climbs.
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] Sing one [D] for the [G] old times.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _