The Mountain Goats – Golden Boy (Guitar)

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D6: xx0202 [Spoken] Hello there Paul I had a take and I was ready to send it and I thought You know, it can be done better So here it is then Now I'm wearing my boots which always guarantees a good showing [Intro] D6 D Em Em7 G A7 D (x2) [Verse]
D                       Em7
you must try to lead a good life

          G      A7
you must do unto others

    D
as you would have them do
so that when you die
             Em7
you'll find golden boy peanuts

G       A7                      D
waiting in the afterlife for you
[Chorus] there are no pan-Asian supermarkets
Em7
down in hell

        G       A7            D
so you can't buy golden boy peanuts
there are no pan-Asian supermarkets
Em7
down in hell

        G       A7            D
so you can't buy golden boy peanuts
[Interlude] D6 D Em Em7 G A7 D [Verse]
D                Em7
if thine enemy oppresseth you

        G    A7                  D
you must let him oppress you some more

                                Em7
so that when you go shopping in paradise

            G     A7                        D
you'll find those magnificent peanuts from Singapore

           G
with the drawing of the

               D
young Chinese farmer

Em7
eastern sun behind him

           D
smiling at you from the shelves

                                 Em7
if we want to spend eternity in happiness

     G                   A7             D
we are going to have to watch ourselves

                      Em7
you must give to the March of Dimes

G                           A7
you must be on guard against wickedness

  D
at all times and you will find that your efforts

      Em7
have brought you great joy when your

  G        A7                D
spirit is munching on that golden boy
[Chorus]
                                    Em7
there are no pan-Asian supermarkets down in hell

       G      A7             D
so you can't buy golden boy peanuts there

                              Em7
but the streets of heaven are lined with shelves

            G                A7          D
and there's billboards of the golden boy everywhere

                                    Em7
there are no pan-Asian supermarkets down in hell

       G         A7         D
so you can't buy golden boy peanuts

                                    Em7
there are no pan-Asian supermarkets down in hell

       G         A7         D
so you can't buy golden boy peanuts... GO!
[Outro] D6 D Em Em7 G A7 D (x2)