• Song:

    Oceanographers Choice

  • Artist:

    Mountain Goats

Most of the credit for this goes to lostpanda, who posted Version 1, and poisonpancake, 
who transposed the chords for use with a capo.  I am merely re-writing these for 
everyone's ease of use.
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***** CAPO 3 *****

EmWell, (022000@1)guy in a skeleton costume
G (320003@1)                        CComes (x32010@1)up to the guy in the Superman suit
                        EmRuns (022000@1)through him with a broadsword

I flipped the television off
      G (320003@1)                   CBring (x32010@1)all the bright lights up
               EmTurn (022000@1)the radio up loud
A (x02220@1)I don't know why I'm so persuaded
D (xx0232@1)That if I think things through
CLong (x32010@1)enough and hard enough
B (x2444x@1)I'll somehow get to you

EmBut (022000@1)then you came in and we locked eyes
    AYou (x02220@1)kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
           CStubbed (x32010@1)my cigarette out against the west wall
B (x2444x@1)And quickly lit another

EmLook (022000@1)at that

Would you look at that?
A (x02220@1)We're throwing off sparks
Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)        EmWhat (022000@1)will I do when I don't have you
                      B (x2444x@1)  EmTo (022000@1)hold onto in the dark?



EmYes, (022000@1)everybody's gonna need a witness
G (320003@1)                             CEverybody's (x32010@1)gonna need a little back up
                       EmIn (022000@1)case the scene gets nasty

You throw the attic window open
      G (320003@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)I throw myself all around you
                        EmAnd (022000@1)night comes to Tallahassee
C (x32010@1)                                 F (133211@1)I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away
CThought (x32010@1)I'd finally beat the feeling back
B (x2444x@1)It all came back today

EmAnd (022000@1)then we fell down and we locked arms
   AWe (x02220@1)knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
C (x32010@1)I don't mean it when I tell you
B (x2444x@1)That I don't love you anymore

EmLook (022000@1)at that

Would you look at that?
AThe (x02220@1)way the ceiling starts to swerve
Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)        EmWhat (022000@1)will I do when I don't have you
                             BWhen (x2444x@1)I finally get what I deserve?

Em till the end (bass changes chords, but I think the guitar part plays just the one chord).
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