The Mountain Goats – Bleed Out (Guitar)

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As recorded by The Mountain Goats (From the 2022 Album BLEED OUT) [Intro] G A D G A D [Verse 1]
D                        G    A
Every time they knock me down

                 D
I rise to my feet

                    G
Every time I take a bullet

            A
They find a medic

D
To patch me up real neat

                         G              A
You only have to run the numbers to know

          Bm                      E
Sooner or later everybody's gotta go

         G  A
Bleed out
[Chorus]
                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                  G  A
I'm gonna bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                      G                         A
There won't be anyone waiting to rush me to safety

    Bm                       E
I'm gonna let the long night take me

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Verse 2]
D                    G         A
Every bender needs a black out

                       D
Every gauge deserves a top line

                    G
Every story needs a child

           A           D
Who believes the brave hero's gonna be just fine

                           G            A
You just have to check the papers to see

              Bm                          E
Some of these children end up just like me

        G  A
Bleed out
[Chorus]
              D
I'm gonna bleed out

                  G  A
I'm gonna bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

          G                 A
I'm gonna make a gigantic mess

       Bm                             E
But it meant something important I guess

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Verse 3]
D                     G
Somewhere beyond imagination

A                           D
Somewhere beneath the final delta

                 G                       A
Washed up on the banks of a river at the height of the storm

D
Everybody's seeking shelter

G                       A  Bm
I'm  gonna dive right in

            E
I can't swim

        G  A
Bleed out
[Chorus]
                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                  G  A
I'm gonna bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                   G                        A
There's gonna be a big spot where I once lay

                Bm                 E
And there won't even be a spot one day

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Interlude] G A D G A D G A Bm E G A D [Verse 4]
D                               G
There was a chance we'd make it through this

A                               D
It's safe to say now that we've missed it

                      G                          A
And I won't ever lose hope and I haven't lost hope

D
I'm just realistic

                  G                    A
I will go down punching, but I will go down

       Bm                              E
And my corner men won't bring me back around

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Verse 5]
D                         G
The blood is pooling underneath me

A                      D
Flowing freely from my mouth

                     G      A  D
You wanna call a med evac now

D
Knock yourself out

                           G                 A
You can tell 'em when they get here you tried

        Bm                               E
But the smallest hole was several inches wide

        G  A
Bleed out

                   D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Verse 6]
D                       G
I'm gonna head into the darkness

A                       D
I'm gonna head into the light

                        G                A  D
I will surrender to the slow lurching tide

D
Drift off into the night

                            G             A
There won't be any words of wisdom from me

       Bm                                 E
Just a lake of blood for all the world to see

        G  A
Bleed out
[Chorus]
                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                G   A
I'm gonna bleed out

                D
I'm gonna bleed out

               G                          A
I'm gonna tell my friends to all go to hell

Bm                     E
And wish my enemies well

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

                  G  A
I'm gonna bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out

              G
If it's blood you want

                    A  Bm
I've got plenty of it

             E
You're gonna love it

        G  A
Bleed out

                  D
I'm gonna bleed out
[Outro] D G A D G A D G A Bm E G A D