Abandoned Flesh Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Bb

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mountain Goats - Abandoned Flesh chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
Robert Smith is secured [Ab] at his villa in [Eb] France.
Any child knows how to do [Ab] the spiderweb dance.
Susie has enough hips to [Cm] keep the bills paid.
Every New Year's in [Bb] Los Angeles, [C] you can still see [Bb] Richard Blaine.
[Ab] The world [Gm] [Fm] forgot about Gene [Eb] Loves Jezebel.
[Ab] Yeah, the world forgot about Gene [Eb] Loves Jezebel.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
They charted once or twice.
[Ab] They were on a major label.
[Eb] When the singer [G] went solo, [Ab] he left money [Bbm] on the table.
[Ab] The two main guys are related.
[Cm] They're at war with each other.
[F] Now there's two Genes [Bb] loving Jezebel.
[Eb] One for [Bb] each brother, [Ab] but the world [Gm]
came [Cm] to agree.
[Ab] What you see is what [Gm] you get.
[Fm] What you get is what you see.
[Ab] Whether you're the March Violets [Bb] or the Bullshoy.
Bands who had to [Cm] leave the darkness for the sun.
[Fm] Red Lori, Yellow Lori.
[Gm] We're on Cherry Red, I think.
[Ab] They've been playing clubs since [Bb] 1981.
[Gm] [Eb] To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel, [Ab] Billy Corgan brought him on stage.
[Eb] It was in 2011.
[G] It's on their [Ab] Wikipedia page.
But for the most part, however big [Cm] that chorus bass may throb,
[Ab] you and me and all of us are [Bb] going to have to find a job.
Because [Ab] the world will [Gm] never know or [Cm] understand
the
[Ab] suffocated splendor of [C] the [Bb] once and future Goth bands.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Abm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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Gm
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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To start learning The Mountain Goats - Abandoned Flesh chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Ab and Eb. For best results, commence at 48 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 98. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Robert Smith is secured [Ab] at his villa in [Eb] France.
Any child knows how to do [Ab] the spiderweb dance.
Susie has enough hips to [Cm] keep the bills paid.
Every New Year's in [Bb] Los Angeles, [C] you can still see [Bb] Richard Blaine.
[Ab] The world _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] forgot about Gene [Eb] Loves Jezebel. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Yeah, the world _ _ _ forgot about Gene [Eb] Loves Jezebel.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They charted once or twice.
[Ab] They were on a major label.
[Eb] When the singer [G] went solo, [Ab] he left money [Bbm] on the table.
[Ab] The two main guys are related.
[Cm] They're at war with each other.
[F] Now there's two Genes [Bb] loving Jezebel.
[Eb] One for [Bb] each brother, [Ab] but the world _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
came [Cm] to agree. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ What you see is what [Gm] you get. _ _
_ [Fm] _ What you get is what you see. _
[Ab] Whether you're the March Violets _ [Bb] or the Bullshoy. _
Bands who had to [Cm] leave the darkness for the sun. _
[Fm] Red Lori, Yellow Lori.
[Gm] We're on Cherry Red, I think.
[Ab] They've been playing clubs since [Bb] 1981. _ _
[Gm] [Eb] To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel, [Ab] Billy Corgan brought him on stage.
[Eb] It was in 2011.
[G] It's on their [Ab] Wikipedia page.
But for the most part, however big [Cm] that chorus bass may throb,
[Ab] you and me and all of us are [Bb] going to have to find a job.
Because [Ab] the world _ will [Gm] never know or [Cm] understand
the _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ suffocated splendor _ of [C] _ the [Bb] once and future Goth bands. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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