The Mountain Goats – The Destruction Of The Kola Superdeep Borehole Tower (Guitar)

      Em
Yeah, two

                                    G
Stick bright reflective tape to the collar of your shirt

F#m                        C
Mind your business and you won't get hurt

D  Em                                G          C#m
Be true to the things you said you'd be true to

                 C
Always keep your objective in view

                           G
Keep two working contacts among your effects

F#m                             C                    D
See the tall poppies with their tender fragile necks

Em                       G
Solomon in all his glory not arrayed like these

C#                  C
Bending in the wind like pilgrims on their knees

D                                     C
Those who came to learn these lessons

        D     C
Left no trace

         Em
of their presence

                          G            F#
Always have a flashlight, just in case

         C
Show the world your true face

Em                    G            F#
Burn such fuel as you need to burn

C
Learn to wait your turn

                                        G                     F#
Count the heads in the bunks before you turn in for the night

          C              Em
Lace your boots up tight

           G
Secure the rope to the pole

F                           C
Keep a sense of wonder when you finally reach your goal

D                                     C
Those who came to learn these lessons

        D     C
Left no trace

         Em       D C
of their presence

                Em   D
Leave nothing behind

       C                             Em D
Keep a positive thought in your mind

       C                   G       C   Am Em
If you can't find anything nice to say

      G    D
Drift away

                                  G
Retain a sense of grace when it's time to cut the cord

      F#                              C
Crack through the crust, fall to your knees, and praise the Lord

D  Em                         G                   F#
Listen for the voices calling out from down below

C
Steady as you go

Em                      G              F#
What will they say back home about you

                       C
Who always kept your objective in view

D     Em                             G
Whose effects included contacts that finally got found

  C#m                         C
Inside the Arctic Circle, scattered on the ground

          D                      C
Those who came to learn these lessons

        D     C
Left no trace

         Em
of their presence