In The Craters On The Moon Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
159.9 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

A

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - IN THE CRATERS ON THE MOON chords
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[E] [A]
If the strain proves [D] too much,
[A] give up right away.
[Am]
[A] If the light hurts your eyes,
[D] [A] stay in your room all day.
[Am]
[A] When the room [C] fills with smoke, lie down [G] on the floor.
In [D] the decline of [A] years of the long war,
[Am]
[A] where the blood's in the water,
[Am]
[A] and the shark's
gonna come, and we swim in the dark [D] until [Am]
our bodies are [A] numb, blind [C] as the rats in
the moonlight, too [G] far from shore.
In the [D] decline of years of the long war, [A]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
empty room with [D] a light bulb, [Am] where the phone starts
to ring, everybody [D] gets nervous, [Am] [D]
nobody says [Am] anything.
Next day [C] someone's initiates show [G] up on the door.
I think I'm [D] gonna crack, [G]
can't live [Am] like this anymore.
I'll make things [C] in the darkness, worst [G] is in the storm.
In the [D] decline of [Am] years of the long war.
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of The Mountain Goats - In The Craters On The Moon chords, with this master sequence: G, Am, Em, G, Am, A, D and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 79 BPM before aiming for the song's 160 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If the strain proves [D] too much, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ give up right away. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ If the light hurts your eyes, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] stay in your room all day.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ When the room [C] fills with smoke, _ _ _ lie down [G] on the floor. _ _ _ _
In [D] the decline of _ _ _ [A] years _ of the long _ _ war, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ where the blood's in the water, _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ and the shark's
gonna come, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ and we swim in the dark _ [D] until _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ our bodies are [A] numb, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
blind [C] as the rats in
the moonlight, _ _ too [G] far from shore. _ _ _
In the [D] decline of _ _ years of the long _ _ war, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ empty room with [D] a light bulb, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] where the phone starts
to ring, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ everybody [D] gets nervous, _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ nobody says [Am] anything. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Next day [C] someone's initiates _ show _ [G] up on the door. _ _ _ _
I think I'm [D] gonna crack, _ _ [G] _
can't live [Am] like this anymore. _ _ _
_ I'll make things [C] in the darkness, _ _ _ worst [G] is in the storm.
_ _ _ In the [D] decline of _ [Am] _ years _ of the long _ _ war. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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