The Mountain Goats – Stars Around Her (Guitar)
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The song is in 4/4 with a triplet feel (could be thought of as 12/8 I suppose). The strum pattern is all
downstrokes until the end when he changes up the feel a bit.
I tried to mark the chord changes at the exact moment that the respective lyric is sung.
I hope this helps, because a lot of the time John Darnielle takes liberties with his melodies and phrases the
words differently from line to line.
A7sus4 (x02030)
[Intro]
D G A7 (x3)
[Verse 1]
D G A7 I saw the darkness coming down D G A7 It posed no threat to me D G A7 I let the darkness ease its way around D G A7 It was every good thing I'd expected it would be D A7sus4 A7 I saw you coming through the twisting vines outside G D I saw the new moon collide D With the stars A7sus4 A7 Clustered around her
[Intro]
D G A7 (x2)
[Verse 2]
D G A7 I saw the young fruit on the new lime D G A7 I felt your breath catch its rhythm D G A7 I heard your legs push away the tall, dry brush D G A7 I saw the moon and the stars and knew the secrets within them D A7sus4 A7 I heard you saying my name into my ear G D No one has to tell me why you've come here D A7sus4 A7 'Cause I know, I know G D I know
D G A7 until the end with occasional extended riffing on the D chord.
Pretty song that's easy to play and sounds really good with just guitar and vocals.