The Mountain Goats – Song For My Stepfather (Guitar Live)

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All credit to Benjamin Havey, who tabbed this originally, I'm just transfering it to this website for easier access. E string goes between 2nd and 3rd fret during breaks. --- Song for my Stepfather, by the Mountain Goats Really beautiful song, twiddle the top E string a bit during the breaks. [Verse 1]
D            G                   A
you have got that look in your eye

       D                     G                   A
in the pin prick point where kindness comes to die

        F#m       D            G    A
I'll be six years old next year

             D  G  A
you erase me
[Verse 2]
D                    G                        A
you'll be sorry. you always feel sorry later on.

D                              G           A
when you come around to say so, I will be gone.

    F#    D     G                           A
and in my place meet my letter perfect body double.

            D  G  A
you erase me
[Verse 3]
F#m        D            G            A
when I got bigger I set out on my own

F#m               D
took up the reins myself all for you

G                                      A
dug the spurs in clean down to the bone.
[Verse 4]
D                         G                        A
but all that comes later, now there's only you and me

D                        G            A
And the replica where my body used to be.

F#                   D       G                    A
you can go ahead and hit him, he feels no pain at all.

            D  G  A
you erase me.

            D  G  A
you erase me.
-Tabbed by Benjamin Havey