The Mountain Goats – This Year (Bass Tab)
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[Intro] (wait 4 bars) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---------9-----|----------------|--------------7-|----------------| A|--------------7-|----------------|5---------4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9-----6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|-----------------------|--------------9-| A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|----------6---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9---9---9-------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 1] I broke free on a Saturday morning 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Headed north on Mills Avenue 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Interlude] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9---6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|---------------------|--------------9-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|7---7---7-6---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 2] My broken house behind me 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Six cylinders underneath the hood 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Chorus] I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Interlude] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9---6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|---------------------|--------------9-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|----------6---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9---9---9-------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 3] I played video games in a drunken haze 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Hurt my knuckles punching the machines 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Interlude] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9---6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|---------------------|--------------9-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|7---7---7-6---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 4] And then Cathy showed up and we hung out 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Locking eyes, holding hands 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Chorus] I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-9-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Bridge] I drove home in the California dusk 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-|----------------| D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-9-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Pictured the look on my stepfather’s face 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 5] I downshifted as I pulled into the driveway 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| The scene ends badly, as you might imagine 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| There will be feasting and dancing 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Chorus] I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I am gonna make it through this year 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-4-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Outro] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9---6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|---------------------|--------------9-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|7---7---7-9-----|----------------|7---7---7-6---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-| A|--------------7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|11-11-11-11-11-9---6-|--6-6-6-6-7-6---| 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