The Mountain Goats – Mobile (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
* All chords and tab are related to the capo. You can also play the electric guitar part by basically
arpeggiating the same chords
[Intro]
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D G Em7 (4x)
[Verse 1]
D G Em7 Jonah went down... to the docks D G Em7 To flee from the wrath of the Lord D G Em7 But the mark on his forehead was visible D G Em7 To everybody on board G C D They threw him down... into the water G C D But he did not drown
[Chorus]
D G Em7 D G Em7 I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
[Solo]
D G Em7 (2x)
[Verse 2]
D G Em7 Now the Lord told... the great fish D G Em7 Be free of your burden D G Em7 D G Em7 And Jonah emerged from his darkness like a dancer crashing through the curtain G C D G C D And the plant grew... but it withered and it shriveled up and turned brown
[Refrain]
D G Em7 D G Em7 I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
[Bridge]
Bm G D Lord, if you won't keep me safe and warm Bm G D Then send down the storm A Send down the storm
[Solo]
D G Em7 (4x)
[Verse 3]
D G Em7 Jonah was sure... he heard voices D G Em7 Maybe just one voice but real clear D G Em7 D G Em7 And where he went, the voice followed, sometimes hardly loud enough to hear G C D “Shall I not spare the wise with the wicked? G C D Hold back my wrath from this town?”
[Chorus]
D G Em7 D G Em7 I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
[Outro]
Bm G D May I address... the foreman of the jury? Bm G D Why do you hold back your fury? A Don’t hold back your fury
D G Em (8x)
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