The Mountain Goats – Scorpio Rising (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em A D F#m Em A D F#m [Verse 1]
Em          A            D             F#m
out in the desert in the last light of day

Em                A            D            F#m
we search for the footprints of bobby beausoleil

Em                A              D          F#m
and there in the desert past the LA county line

Em               A              D              F#m      F#
bobby buried the canister in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
          Bm
I'm not alright

           Em
I'm not alright

     D         A          F#m
I'm really not up for the fight.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.
[Break] Em A D F#m Em A D F#m F# [Bridge]
Em        A           D               F#m
the gears grind on as the van accelerates

Em               A           D           F#m
some things buried deep need to stay that way.
[Chorus]
          Bm
I'm not alright

           Em
I'm not alright

     D         A           F#m
I'm really not up for the fight.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.

D       A
slow it down.

D       F#m     D   D
slow it down, down down.