Mountain Goats - First Few Desperate Hours Chords

Tempo:
130.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

F#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mountain Goats - First Few Desperate Hours chords
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[E] [F#] [A]
[E] [C#] [A]
[E]
[A]
[E] Bad luck comes in from [A] Tampa.
[E] Bad luck comes in from [A] Tampa.
On the back of [E] a truck, doing 90 up [B] the interstate.
We have [E] bad dreams the 90 [A] rolls in.
[E] We have bad dreams the 90 rolls [A] in.
And [E] we try to keep our [B] spirits high, but [E] they fly and they wane.
When the truck [F#] pulls up [A] out front in the light [B] spring rain.
And they [E] say, like withering [A] flowers,
[E] let the good time [F#] flow [A] on.
Through these first few desperate [B] hours.
[A] [E] [G#]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [B]
[A]
[E] And the driver [F#] drops his [Em] cargo [A] in the curb.
[E] Driver drops his cargo in the [A] curb.
And the sun [E] peeks in like a killer [B] through the curt.
And when cloven [E] hoof prints turn [A] up in the garden.
[E] Yeah, when cloven hoof prints turn [A] up in the garden.
We keep up the [E] good fight, gonna keep our [B] spirits light.
But [E] they draw [A] like flies.
[C#m]
[F#] And there's a stomach [A] churning shift in the way the [B] land lies.
And [E] they lean like [A] towers on
[D] [F#] a hillside struggling [A] to stand.
Through these first few desperate [B] hours.
[E] [A]
[B] [A]
[E] [A]
[B] [A]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn The Mountain Goats - First Few Desperate Hours chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, B, E, A and E in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 131 BPM. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Bad luck comes in from [A] Tampa.
_ _ _ [E] Bad luck comes in from [A] Tampa.
On the back of [E] a truck, _ _ _ _ doing 90 up [B] the interstate. _
_ _ _ _ We have [E] bad dreams the 90 [A] rolls in.
_ [E] We have bad dreams the 90 rolls [A] in.
And [E] we try to _ _ keep our [B] spirits high, _ _ _ _ but [E] they fly and _ _ _ they wane. _
_ _ When the truck [F#] pulls up _ [A] out front _ _ _ _ in the light [B] spring rain.
And they [E] say, _ _ _ like withering [A] flowers, _
_ [E] _ let the good time [F#] flow _ _ [A] on.
_ Through these first few desperate [B] hours. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And the driver [F#] drops his [Em] cargo [A] in the curb. _
_ [E] Driver drops his cargo in the [A] curb.
And the sun [E] peeks in _ like _ a killer [B] through the curt. _ _ _ _ _
And when cloven [E] hoof prints turn [A] up in the garden. _
[E] Yeah, when cloven hoof prints turn [A] up in the garden.
We keep up the [E] good fight, _ _ _ gonna keep our [B] spirits light. _ _ _ _
But [E] they draw _ _ _ _ _ [A] like flies.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ And there's a stomach [A] churning shift _ _ _ in the way the [B] land lies.
And [E] they lean _ _ _ _ like [A] towers _ on _ _
[D] [F#] a hillside struggling [A] to stand. _
Through these first few desperate [B] hours. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by John Darnielle.

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