The Mountain Goats – Night Light (Ukulele)

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Night Light, by The Mountain Goats, from the album Transcendental Youth. Not too sure about the A/B chords in the instrumental parts, but it's the best I can get from the key (Dmaj/Bmin) and the one live video of John Darnielle performing this that I found. ------------------- Gm - x24432 Dm - 022000 F - x02220 F - 320033 C - x00232 G/A - x2222x (can be played as an A because it's easier, but I think A/B is technically correct).
Gm
Pull my mask so tight

Dm
  Till it pinches my skin.

F                  Gm
  Nerves strung so high:
F F I Gm F mandolin.
Gm
 Jenny calls from Montana,

F
 She's only passing through.

C
 Probably never see her again, in this life, I guess,

F
 Not sure what I'm gonna do.

       F
Plug a night light in;

          Gm
Leave the porch light on.

            F
Because the small dark corners

        Gm
Have designs on me.

              F
Live like an outlaw,

               F
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Gm G/A F Gm
Gm
Room full of ambitious young policemen,

Dm
Everybody trying to make his mark.

        F                       C
I was a red dot blinking on the screen up overhead;

F                          F
   And then the room went dark.

Gm
Dream of maybe waking up someday

    F
And wanting you less than I do.

C
    This is a dream, though:

F
    It's never gonna come true.

       F
Plug a night light in;

          Gm
Leave the porch light on.

            F
Because the small dark corners

                   Gm
Are establishing a colony.

             F
Live like an outlaw,

               F
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Gm G/A F Gm G/A F F
Gm
  Can't ever set aside the sweetness

       Dm
Of the days before the crews put up the border.

F                 Gm
   Fields full of wet rain

F                                    F
  Cling tight to their memory forever.

Gm
Think about Montana when I close my eyes;

F
  Possibly Jenny's headed east.

C
  Count a couple of stray hopes out loud;

F
  May their numbers one day be increased.

       F
Plug a night light in;

          Gm
Leave the porch light on.

            F
Because the small dark corners

                   Gm
Breathe like heavy animals.

              F
Live like an outlaw,

               F
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Gm G/A until end. End on Gm.