The Mountain Goats – Aulon Raid (Guitar)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

(During the whole song, John chugs louder on the lowest notes. He strums everything as a dead note on every unoccupied eighth note, but I have omitted this for clarity.) Chords: A x0222x F#m 4442xx D 00023x Dsus2 00223x E 2221xx [Intro] N.C. This is called "Aulon Raid" A A A A [Verse 1]
A*
Come riding with your soldiers

F#m
See how they fare

D                               Dsus2
Keep yourself out of the action

D                            E
Arrows flying through the air

A*
Your reputation precedes you

F#m
Something must be done

D                                 Dsus2
Here in the heat of the onslaught

D          E
I am the one
************************************************************************************* | * Just before you play F#m, slide up the top A and D strings from fret 2 to fret 4 ************************************************************************************* [Chorus]
             F#m      E
Me and my crew

          D
We will deal with you

E       F#m       E
We will deal with you

          D
Me and my pagan crew
[Interlude] D D A A A A [Verse 2]
A*
Come to lay down the edict

F#m
Come for the spoils

D                           Dsus2
Come for the temple attendance

D               E
Anointed in oils

A*
Come flanked by your big guns

F#m
Ride with the packs

D                          Dsus2
Come screaming for tribute

D                  E
Go out on your back
************************************************************************************* | * Just before you play F#m, slide up the top A and D strings from fret 2 to fret 4 ************************************************************************************* [Chorus]
            F#m     E
Me and my crew

          D
We will deal with you

E       F#m       E
We will deal with you

          D
Me and my pagan crew, yeah, yeah
[Outro] D A E F#m F#m A E F#m* ************************************************************* | * On last F#m, get louder as you strum, end with big F#m. *************************************************************