The Mountain Goats – Birth Of Serpents (Guitar)
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Chords
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Dmaj9: xx022x or xx0220
D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G let the camera pull back G Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 til the fullness of the frame is clear and plain D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G peer into the screen until you see it all Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 like a vision in a crystal ball E A let it all fill with smoke D G is this somebody's idea of a joke? D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G let the fixer work until the silver's washed away Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 and take the picture from the tray D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 look hard at what you see G Asus4 and then remember you and me D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 and let the truth spring free E A like a jack in the box D G like a hundred thousand cuckoo clocks G A from the oregon corners D G to the iowa corn G A D Dsus9 D Dsus9 to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G crawl through the tunnel and follow, Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 follow the light northwest D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G Asus4 see that young man who dwells inside his body D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 like an uninvited guest F# Bm see the tunnel twist E A clutch your birthright in your fist
(same as other verses)
D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G let the camera do its dirty work Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 down there in the dark D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G sink low, rise high, and bring back some blurry pictures Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 to remember all your darker moments by E A permanent bruises on our knees D G never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these G A from the california coastline D G to the iowa corn G A D Dsus9 D Dsus9 to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born
Repeat verse chords once or twice and end on D