The Mountain Goats – The Coroners Gambit (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

[Intro] E [Verse 1]
E                A             E
When death came calling today

            A                            E
I heard the gentle grace of his cadences
[Refrain]
               B
I couldn't say no

               A   A G# F#   E
I couldn't say no
[Verse 2]
E                     A                 E
When he showed me his new silk scarves

               A                       E
Laid out on a shiny black plastic tray
[Refrain] Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
                           B
Couldn't say, couldn't say no

               A
I couldn't say no
E [Bridge]
                G
And I'm sorry I couldn't

                        D
Do you know how badly I wanted to?

A
Didn't want, didn't want, didn't want

                            E
Didn't want, didn't want to lose you
[Verse 3]
                  A        E
But his smile was dazzling

                   A        E
And his eyes were sparkling

                               B
Like moonlight on the water at midnight
[Refrain] Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
                                         A
Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no

               E
I couldn't say no