Chords for Night Light-The Mountain Goats
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
A
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Pull my mask so tight, [Em] till it pinches my skin.
[G] Nerves strong [Bm] so high, [G]
I am a mandolin.
[A] [B] Jenny calls from Montana, [G] she's only passing through.
[D]
Probably never see her again in this life I guess.
[A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug [G] a night light in, [B] leave the porch light on.
[Bm] Because the [G] small dark corners have [Bm] designs on me.
[A] Lives like an outlaw, clutching gold [Em] coins in his claw.
[G]
[B]
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
Room full of ambitious young policemen, [E] everybody trying to make his mark.
I was [G] a red dot, blinking on a [Bm] screen up overhead.
[G]
And in the room when [A] it's dark, [Bm] dream of maybe waking up someday.
[G] And wanting you less than I do.
[D]
This is a dream though, [A] it's never gonna come true.
Plug [G] a night light in, [B] leave the porch light on.
[G] Because the small dark corners are establishing [B] their colony.
[A] Lives like an outlaw, clutching gold [G] coins in his claw.
[Bm]
[D] [G] [Bm]
Can't ever set aside the sweetness of [E] the days before the crews put up the border.
[G] Fields [Bm] full of wet rain, [G]
cling tight to their memory [A] forever.
[Bm] Think about Montana when I close my eyes.
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
[D]
Count a couple of stray hopes out loud.
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
[G] Plug a night light in, [D] leave [Bm] the porch light on.
[G] Because the small dark corners [E] breathe like [Bm] heavy animals.
Lives [A] like an outlaw, [G] clutching gold coins in his claw.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] Thanks for watching!
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
[G] Nerves strong [Bm] so high, [G]
I am a mandolin.
[A] [B] Jenny calls from Montana, [G] she's only passing through.
[D]
Probably never see her again in this life I guess.
[A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug [G] a night light in, [B] leave the porch light on.
[Bm] Because the [G] small dark corners have [Bm] designs on me.
[A] Lives like an outlaw, clutching gold [Em] coins in his claw.
[G]
[B]
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
Room full of ambitious young policemen, [E] everybody trying to make his mark.
I was [G] a red dot, blinking on a [Bm] screen up overhead.
[G]
And in the room when [A] it's dark, [Bm] dream of maybe waking up someday.
[G] And wanting you less than I do.
[D]
This is a dream though, [A] it's never gonna come true.
Plug [G] a night light in, [B] leave the porch light on.
[G] Because the small dark corners are establishing [B] their colony.
[A] Lives like an outlaw, clutching gold [G] coins in his claw.
[Bm]
[D] [G] [Bm]
Can't ever set aside the sweetness of [E] the days before the crews put up the border.
[G] Fields [Bm] full of wet rain, [G]
cling tight to their memory [A] forever.
[Bm] Think about Montana when I close my eyes.
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
[D]
Count a couple of stray hopes out loud.
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
[G] Plug a night light in, [D] leave [Bm] the porch light on.
[G] Because the small dark corners [E] breathe like [Bm] heavy animals.
Lives [A] like an outlaw, [G] clutching gold coins in his claw.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] Thanks for watching!
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
Key:
G
Bm
A
B
D
G
Bm
A
Pull my mask so tight, _ [Em] till it pinches my skin.
_ _ [G] _ Nerves strong [Bm] so high, _ [G]
I am a mandolin.
[A] _ _ _ [B] Jenny calls from Montana, _ _ [G] she's only passing through.
_ [D]
Probably never see her again in this life I guess.
_ [A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug [G] a night light in, _ [B] leave the porch light on.
_ [Bm] Because the [G] small dark corners _ have [Bm] designs on me.
_ _ [A] Lives like an outlaw, _ _ clutching gold [Em] coins in his claw.
[G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Room full of ambitious young policemen, [E] everybody trying to make his mark.
I was [G] a red dot, blinking on a [Bm] screen up overhead.
[G]
And in the room when [A] it's dark, _ [Bm] dream of maybe waking up someday.
_ [G] And wanting you less than I do.
_ _ [D] _
This is a dream though, _ [A] it's never gonna come true.
Plug [G] a night light in, _ _ [B] leave the porch light on.
_ [G] Because the small dark corners are establishing [B] their colony.
_ _ _ [A] Lives like an outlaw, _ _ clutching gold [G] coins in his claw. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
Can't ever set aside the sweetness of [E] the days before the crews put up the border.
_ [G] _ Fields [Bm] full of wet rain, [G]
cling tight to their memory [A] forever.
_ [Bm] Think about Montana when I close my eyes.
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
_ [D]
Count a couple of stray hopes out loud.
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
[G] Plug a night light in, _ [D] leave [Bm] the porch light on.
_ [G] Because the small dark corners _ [E] breathe like [Bm] heavy animals.
_ Lives [A] like an outlaw, _ _ [G] clutching gold coins in his claw.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] Thanks for watching!
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Nerves strong [Bm] so high, _ [G]
I am a mandolin.
[A] _ _ _ [B] Jenny calls from Montana, _ _ [G] she's only passing through.
_ [D]
Probably never see her again in this life I guess.
_ [A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug [G] a night light in, _ [B] leave the porch light on.
_ [Bm] Because the [G] small dark corners _ have [Bm] designs on me.
_ _ [A] Lives like an outlaw, _ _ clutching gold [Em] coins in his claw.
[G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Room full of ambitious young policemen, [E] everybody trying to make his mark.
I was [G] a red dot, blinking on a [Bm] screen up overhead.
[G]
And in the room when [A] it's dark, _ [Bm] dream of maybe waking up someday.
_ [G] And wanting you less than I do.
_ _ [D] _
This is a dream though, _ [A] it's never gonna come true.
Plug [G] a night light in, _ _ [B] leave the porch light on.
_ [G] Because the small dark corners are establishing [B] their colony.
_ _ _ [A] Lives like an outlaw, _ _ clutching gold [G] coins in his claw. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
Can't ever set aside the sweetness of [E] the days before the crews put up the border.
_ [G] _ Fields [Bm] full of wet rain, [G]
cling tight to their memory [A] forever.
_ [Bm] Think about Montana when I close my eyes.
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
_ [D]
Count a couple of stray hopes out loud.
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
[G] Plug a night light in, _ [D] leave [Bm] the porch light on.
_ [G] Because the small dark corners _ [E] breathe like [Bm] heavy animals.
_ Lives [A] like an outlaw, _ _ [G] clutching gold coins in his claw.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] Thanks for watching!
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _