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
Start Jamming...
[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]
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:
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Em
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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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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] _ _ _
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