Chords for Cry for Judas - the Mountain Goats
Tempo:
91.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see [D] how bad they'll [A] make you feel.
Sometimes you try [Bm] to freeze time till the thoughts are [D] a blur of spinning [A] wheels.
But I am [Bm] just a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A] I don't really [E] mean.
Long [A] black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
[A]
Speed up to the precipice, [G] [A]
and then slam on the brakes.
Some people crash two or [D] three times, and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] And nobody [A] to catch us when [E] we fall.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all is lost.
[E] [D] Feel the storm every [E] night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E]
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady road, [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on it.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough, [D] and [A] this is what you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] [D] Still won't know how, [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
[A] [Bm]
[N]
[E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see [D] how bad they'll [A] make you feel.
Sometimes you try [Bm] to freeze time till the thoughts are [D] a blur of spinning [A] wheels.
But I am [Bm] just a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A] I don't really [E] mean.
Long [A] black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
[A]
Speed up to the precipice, [G] [A]
and then slam on the brakes.
Some people crash two or [D] three times, and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] And nobody [A] to catch us when [E] we fall.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all is lost.
[E] [D] Feel the storm every [E] night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E]
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady road, [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on it.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough, [D] and [A] this is what you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] [D] Still won't know how, [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
[A] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see [D] how bad they'll [A] make you feel. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes you try [Bm] to freeze time till the thoughts are [D] a blur of spinning [A] wheels. _ _ _ _ _
_ But I am [Bm] just a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A] I don't really [E] mean.
Long [A] black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Speed up to the precipice, [G] _ [A]
and then slam on the brakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people crash two or [D] three times, and then learn from their [A] mistakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] And nobody _ [A] to catch us when [E] we fall.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
_ [F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm every [E] night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady road, [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough, [D] and [A] this is what you get. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] _ [D] Still won't know how, [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see [D] how bad they'll [A] make you feel. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes you try [Bm] to freeze time till the thoughts are [D] a blur of spinning [A] wheels. _ _ _ _ _
_ But I am [Bm] just a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A] I don't really [E] mean.
Long [A] black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Speed up to the precipice, [G] _ [A]
and then slam on the brakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people crash two or [D] three times, and then learn from their [A] mistakes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] And nobody _ [A] to catch us when [E] we fall.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
_ [F#m] I'm still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm every [E] night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady road, [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bat on it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough, [D] and [A] this is what you get. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] _ [D] Still won't know how, [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I'm [F#m] still here, but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _