The Mountain Goats – Hand Of Death (Guitar Live)

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Chords

[Intro] D [Verse 1]
D                                F#m
Rehearsing for the tournament of champions

Bm                                      E
Somebody's going to have to cleanse the temple

G        Gadd2     A
Train by moonlight all night
[Chorus 1]
D                        F#m
Practice with a blindfold on

Bm                                 E7
Try not to think too hard about the neighbors

G                                     D
Hop on my balcony that overlooks the harbor

G            A                  Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

G            A                  Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
[Verse 2]
D                           F#m
Rest among the ruins of old empires

Bm                          E
Rise from my heavy sleep at sundown

G      D     A
Byways on my pathways beckoning
[Chorus 2]
D                   F#m
Stay focused on the target

Bm                             E
Feel close enough to taste its beating heart

G                          D
Hungry as a captive of the king

G            A                  Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

G            A                  D
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
[Bridge]
E7
Sure and steady

       G
Almost ready
[Chorus 3]
D                                      F#m
Remind myself to breathe, heed thou my counsel

Bm                                  E7
Skin and bones and blood and tender flesh

G                                D
There will be no return to these beginnings

G            A                  Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

G            A                  Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
[Outro] D F#m Bm E7 G D A D