The Mountain Goats – Alpha Omega (Guitar)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
When playing it live John transposes this up 3 halftones to C
To add some compleity and make it closerer to the album version:
During the 3 & 4, hammer on the G string twice
Mute the low E string when playing the A chord and play D chord like this:
E--2 A--0 D--0 G--2 B--3 e--x
important to mute that e string and let the F# be clearly heard in the base.
Don't be afraid to be a bit sloppy, that's that old mountain goats sound you're looking for(extra points if
you don't own a tuner)
[Intro]
A D X2
[Verse 1]
A D On the morning you went away A D The air was humid and the sky was gray
[Chorus]
A E A I had boiled peanuts for breakfast from Cairo, Georgia
[Instrumental]
D A D
[Verse 2]
A D The air was wet, my face was wetter A D The pink flowers along the western window made me feel better A D I turned the air conditioner on A D Found the note on scented stationary - you were long gone
[Chorus]
A E A I had boiled peanuts for breakfast from Cairo, Georgia
[Instrumental]
D A D
[Verse 3]
A D I popped the top off of the aluminum can A D Let the brine slide down my fingers, man A D It was warm, it was warm on my skin A D But I felt the cold blast looming on in
[Chorus]
A E A I had boiled peanuts for breakfast from Cairo, Georgia
[Outro]
D A x2
A