The Mountain Goats – Sax Rohmer 1 (Guitar)

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Chords

  C                Dm               F                F
e|0-----0-----0---|1-----1---0-----|1-----1-----1---|--1-----1---1---|
B|1-----1---3-----|3-----3-----3---|1-----1-----0---|--3-----3---0---|
G|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|2-----2-----2---|--2-----2---2---|
D|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|3-----3-----3---|--3-----3---3---|
A|3-----3---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
[Intro] C C C C [Verse 1]
C                          Em
Fog lifts from the harbor, dawn goes down to day

   Am                              F
An agent crests the shadows of the nearby alleyway

C                       Em
Piles of broken bricks, sign posts on the path

Am                              F
Every moment points towards the aftermath
Yeah [Interlude] C Dm F (x2) [Verse 2]
C                                Em
Sailors straggle back from their nights out on the town

Am                             F
Hopeless urchins from the city gather round

C                         Em
Spies from imperial China wash in with the tide

      Am                      F
Every battle heads towards surrender on both sides
[Chorus]
         C              Am
And I am coming home to you

        F               C  G
With my own blood in my mouth

         C              Am
And I am coming home to you

            F          G      C
If it’s the last thing that I do
[Interlude] C Dm F (x4) [Verse 3]
C                        Em
Bells ring in the tower, wolves howl in the hills

Am                                F
Chalk marks show up on a few high windowsills

      C                                Em
And a rabbit gives up somewhere, and a dozen hawks descend

Am                            F
Every moment leads toward its own sad end
Yeah [Interlude] C Dm F (x2) [Verse 4]
C                                Em
Ships loosed from their mornings capsize and then they’re gone

Am                             F
Sailors with no captains watch awhile and then move on

       C                              Em
And an agent crests the shadows and I head in her direction

Am                        F
All roads lead toward the same blocked intersection
[Chorus]
         C              Am
And I am coming home to you

        F               C  G
With my own blood in my mouth

         C              Am
And I am coming home to you

            F          G      C
If it’s the last thing that I do
(Do the interlude 3 or 4 times and end on C) Notes: - When playing Em only play the top three strings like a power chord - Number of times interlude will vary throughout the song but is still all the same (C Dm F)