The Mountain Goats – Only Takes A Few (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
C                   Em
"Almost missed this one", he said

   F                  G
I stared at the honky-tonk piano

C           Em
 Sure beats living in town

    F                  G
The beaches are half a mile away

C                 Em
 "Not much of the cat", I said

    F                G
He stared down underneath the couch

C                   Em
It doesn't matter much to me

F                    G        G
  Not gonna beat it, anyway
[Chorus]
   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

C                Bb      F       G
First class only takes a few

   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

Am                F      C
First class only takes a few
[Verse 2]
C                   Em
 "It's called 'quintessence", I said

     F                G
She stared at an Oreo cookie in black and white

      C                     Em
After water, earth, air and fire

F                G
 The fifth and highest play

C          Em
 "Lobster okay?" She said

   F               G
I stared at her refrigerator door

C            Em                       F       G                G
 There'll be enough for the guy in the attic, what's his name?
[Chorus]
   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

C                Bb      F       G
First class only takes a few

   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

Am                F      C
First class only takes a few
(middle 8)
C                   Am
Shared a floor with Nashville

    Ab                    C/G
The burger queen bought herself a pearl

  C                  Am
A bloke named Bo but not bout skin

    Ab                    C/G
With art and a very pretty Cali girl

     C                  Am
Downstairs, two Spanish lovers were singing

  Ab                C
Along with some domestic dang horn

Dm          Em                   F                  Gsus4       G
   I had to pinch myself, what a hell of a house I'd stumbled on
[Verse 3]
C              Em
  "June, July, August", she said

     F                     G
They stared at the summer about to fade away

C                 Em
  Damn good three months of my life

       F             G
I remember now what living is

C                  Em
 "The cat's now a cat", I say

     F                   G
You stared at the honky-tonk piano man

C              Em              F            G             G
   Watch your step, I just met Oliver, the lobster's his
[Outro]
   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

C                Bb      F       G
First class only takes a few

   C            Bb        F                G
It only takes a few cents more to go first class

Am                G      Am
First class only takes a few

F                 G      C      Em
First class only takes a few

   F    G        C      Em
It only takes a few

   F    G        C      Em
It only takes a few

   F    G        C      Em
It only takes a few

   F    G        C      Em
Long live the island

   F    G        C      Em
Long live the island

   F    G        C
Long live the island!    etc