The Mountain Goats – Their Gods Do Not Have Surgeons (Guitar)

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(strum open A string for transitions between chords especially in the bridge) [Intro] D [Verse 1]
D
They came like beasts who'd tasted blood

E
First a few and then the flood

E2
Coursing over hill and dale

G
Wet paw prints on their bloody trail

D
Return the peace you took from me

E
Give me back my community

E2
Show us the goodwill you were shown

G
But leave us alone
G [Refrain]
    D           Bm        E2      G
And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis

      D           Bm        E2      G
Yeah, restore the temple of Isis at Memphis
[Verse 2]
D
Their hunger like a worm inside them

E
No sacred place could be denied them

E2
They who talk all day of beauty

G
Call all the plain things dirty

D
Melted holes in celluloid

E
Give me back what you've destroyed

E2
You who come demanding proof

G
Let your God rebuild this roof
[Refrain]
    D           Bm        E2      G
And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis

      D           Bm        E2      G
Yeah, restore the temple of Isis at Memphis
[Bridge]
Bm      A                   G
Make it whole again if you can

Bm                     A
Stand in the smoke and say some prayers

G         A
Wave your hand
[Refrain]
    D           Bm        E2      G
And restore the temple of Isis at Memphis

D           Bm         E2     G
Restore the temple of Isis at Memphis
Outro: (listen as transition timing changes) D E2 E D G D