Old College Try Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
112.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old College Try chords
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[A] [C#m]
[D] [E] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[A] From the housetops [C#m] to the gutters,
[D] from the ocean [E] to the shore,
[D]
[A] The warning signs have all been [F#m] bright and garish, [D] far too great a number [E] to ignore.
[A] From the cities [C#m] to the swamplands, [D] from the highways [E] to the hills,
[D]
[A] Our love has never had a [F#m] leg to stand on.
[D] From the aspirins to the [E] crosstops to the Ella Vils,
But [D] I will walk [E]
down [A] to the end [C#m] [D] with you, if you [A] will come all [E] the way down [A] with me.
From the entrance to [C#m] the exit, [D] is longer than it looks from where [E] we stand.
[D] [A] I want to say I'm sorry [F#m] for stuff I haven't done yet.
[D] Things will shortly [E] get completely out of hand, [A] I can feel it in the rotten [C#m] air tonight.
[D] In the tips of my fingers, [E] in the skin on my face, [A] in the weak last gasp of [F#m] the evening's dying light.
[D] In the way those eyes I've always loved, [E] illuminate this place like [D] a trash can fire.
[E] In a prison cell, [A] like the searchlights, in [D] the parking lots of hell,
[A] I will [F#m] walk [A] down to [E] the end
[A] [D] with you, [A] if you will come all the way [E] down
[A] with me.
[C#m]
[D] [E] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#] [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn The Mountain Goats - Old College Try chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, A, F#m, D, E, D, C#m and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 56 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 112. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ From the housetops [C#m] to the gutters, _
_ [D] _ from the ocean [E] to the shore,
[D] _
[A] The warning signs have all been [F#m] bright and garish, _ _ [D] far too great a number [E] to ignore. _
_ [A] _ From the cities [C#m] to the swamplands, _ [D] _ from the highways [E] to the hills,
[D] _
[A] Our love has never had a [F#m] leg to stand on. _
[D] From the aspirins to the [E] crosstops to the Ella Vils,
But [D] I will walk _ [E] _ _
down [A] to the end _ [C#m] [D] with you, if you [A] will come all [E] the way down _ _ [A] with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ From the entrance to [C#m] the exit, _ [D] is longer than it looks from where [E] we stand. _
[D] _ [A] I want to say I'm sorry [F#m] for stuff I haven't done yet.
[D] Things will shortly [E] get completely out of hand, [A] I can feel it in the rotten [C#m] air tonight. _
[D] In the tips of my fingers, [E] in the skin on my face, [A] in the weak last gasp of [F#m] the evening's dying light.
[D] In the way those eyes I've always loved, [E] illuminate this place like [D] a trash can fire.
[E] In a prison cell, [A] like the searchlights, in [D] the parking lots of hell,
[A] I will [F#m] walk [A] down to [E] the end _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] with you, [A] if you will come _ all the way [E] down _
[A] with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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