The Mountain Goats – How To Embrace A Swamp Creature (Guitar)

D5
Got out of bed

Dmaj7
could not remember my own name

Dsus4
Condemned to walk the soil

D5          A
Amongst all creatures wild and tame

D5
Go where I go

Dmaj7
Do what I must

Dsus4
Crawl starving on my belly

D5     A
Licking up the dry dust

Bm
I see the light in your window

Em
ride the elevator to the sixth floor

G Asus4 A
Stand with my arms at my sides as you open up the door

D5 G
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe

D5 A
I’m out of my element

D5 G D5 G
I can’t breathe

D5
Alone with your bathroom mirror

Dmaj7
Try to get my head straight

Dsus4
Breathe on the glass and wait for it to clear

D5 A
Clean slate

D5
Meet up with you in the kitchen

Dmaj7
Where the air is hot and dry

Dsus4
Open up all the faucets

D5 A
Be fruitful and multiply

Bm Em
I stand where the flashing swords gleam

G Asus4 A
And I try to shake my head clear of the dream

D5 G
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe

D5 A
I’m out of my element

D5 G D5 G
I can’t breathe

D5
I start to sweat,

Dmaj7
I can’t cool down

Dsus4
I’m scared of all

D5 A
The strangers in this town

D5
I try to tell you

Dmaj7
Just why I’ve come

Dsus4
It’s like I’ve got

D5 A
Molasses on my tongue

Bm Em
I made it through town somehow

G Asus4 A
But who’s going to save me now?

D5 G
I’m out of my element I can’t breathe

D5 A
I’m out of my element

D5 G D5 G
I can't breathe