The Mountain Goats – Possum By Night (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] C Cmaj7 Dm7/A C C6 Fmaj7 [Verse 1]
          Em7              G  Am
 When the house lights all go dark

F        Am C
 Shuffle on down to the park

Dm                  Am
 Spent stars in the winter sky

Bdim/Ab             Am  G  F
 Days of refuge in short supply

F/G                       C
 All you parasites climb aboard

F                  F/G
 All you vagabonds praise the Lord
C Cmaj7 Dm7/A C C6 Fmaj7 [Verse 2]
          Em7          G     Am
 When the compost pile grows high

F         Am  C
 Climb to the top if I try

Dm                        Am
 Long haul truckers still wide awake

Bdim/Ab                   Am G   F
 Guard their pathways for Jesus' sake

F/G                             C
 All your garbage trucks to the curb

F                 F/G
 True sons of the living word
[Bridge]
Am/F G/E                     C  Em  F    C/F F
 Try not to get stuck in the intake vent

C     Bb                                            Gsus
 Grow fat, and grow old, and go blind, and be content
C Cmaj7 Dm7/A C C6 Fmaj7 [Verse 3]
          Em7            G    Am
 All your pack dogs have your say

F       Am   C
 Let me just find my own way

Dm           Am
 Moon in the trees my guide

Bdim/Ab       Am  G      F
 Walk with my jaw hinged wide

F/G                      C
 Once more unto the breach

F                           F/G
 Safe in the spots that the light can't reach
[Outro] C Cmaj7 Dm7/A C C6 Fmaj7