The Mountain Goats – To The Headless Horseman (Guitar)

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[Intro] Eb Bb (x6) [Verse 1]
 Eb      Dm           Eb       F      Bb
Set out early, every seasoned rider knows

Dm         Gm         Eb            F
Keep an even pace, steady as she goes

 Dm             Cm           D           Gm    Eb
Headed back to town after several nights away

         Dm             Eb    F     Bb
I rode past you on the road again today
[Verse 2]
Eb        Dm           Eb     F       Bb
Gentle shadows in the mist among the trees

Dm    Gm                 Eb                   F
Who awakes prepared to face such sights as these?

Dm                   Cm               D            Gm   Eb
God keep the bounty hunter who shows mercy to his prey

       Dm               Eb    F     Bb
I rode past you on the road again today
[Bridge]
               Eb               F         Bb
And as you approached I could sense the threat

                          Cm                Dm                  Eb   Bb
But a stranger's just a friеnd who hasn't shared their secrеts yet
[Verse 3]
Eb              Dm         Eb      F     Bb
Make camp by sundown, watchfire burning bright

Dm          Gm               Eb                 F
Songs bloom in the dark and throb down in the night

   Fm       Bb       Eb         D               Gm  Eb
I seek the gate of wisdom, the secret state of play

       Dm               Eb    F     Bb
I rode past you on the road again today
[Verse 4]
 Eb       Dm            Eb        F     Bb
Rise up restless, get ready for the waterworks

 Dm        Gm           Eb                 F
Shun the hollow places where my marksman lurks

Dm             Cm                D             Gm   Eb
One of us will tire and one will rise and ride away

       Dm               Eb    F     Bb
I rode past you on the road again today
[Outro] Eb F Eb Bb (fade out)