Chords for The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle: "In Memory Of Satan" Live On Soundcheck
Tempo:
124.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Got my paint box out last night, [Em] stayed up late and wrecked this place.
Woke up on [F] the floor again, [C] cell phone stuck [F] to the side of [G] my face.
[C]
[F]
[A] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] [C] Dead space on the other end, [Em]
perfect [A] howl of [Em] emptiness.
Cast my gaze [F] around the room, [C] someone needs to [F] clean up [G] this mess.
[F]
Tape up [C] the windows, [F]
call in [C] a favor from an old [G] friend.
[C]
[B]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[C] Make some scratches on my floor, [Em] crawl down on my hands and knees.
In old movies, [F] people scream, [C] choking on their fists
when [F] they see [G] shadows like these.
[D]
[Dm] But no one [C] screams, because it's [G] just me, [Dm]
locked up [C] in my cell,
never going to [G] get free.
[C]
[F]
[Am] [D] [C]
[G] [C] [A]
[C]
Something sacred, something blue, [Em]
cannons in [A] the harbor [Em] dawn.
I crawl down here to [F] dig for bones.
[C] One more season and [F] then [G] I'm gone.
[D] [Dm] Black drapes over the [C] crosses.
[F] [Dm]
Call [C] in a favor from an [G] old friend.
[C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[Em]
[C] [B] [Em]
[C] [A] [E] [B]
Woke up on [F] the floor again, [C] cell phone stuck [F] to the side of [G] my face.
[C]
[F]
[A] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] [C] Dead space on the other end, [Em]
perfect [A] howl of [Em] emptiness.
Cast my gaze [F] around the room, [C] someone needs to [F] clean up [G] this mess.
[F]
Tape up [C] the windows, [F]
call in [C] a favor from an old [G] friend.
[C]
[B]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[C] Make some scratches on my floor, [Em] crawl down on my hands and knees.
In old movies, [F] people scream, [C] choking on their fists
when [F] they see [G] shadows like these.
[D]
[Dm] But no one [C] screams, because it's [G] just me, [Dm]
locked up [C] in my cell,
never going to [G] get free.
[C]
[F]
[Am] [D] [C]
[G] [C] [A]
[C]
Something sacred, something blue, [Em]
cannons in [A] the harbor [Em] dawn.
I crawl down here to [F] dig for bones.
[C] One more season and [F] then [G] I'm gone.
[D] [Dm] Black drapes over the [C] crosses.
[F] [Dm]
Call [C] in a favor from an [G] old friend.
[C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[Em]
[C] [B] [Em]
[C] [A] [E] [B]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
A
C
F
G
_ [C] _ _ _ Got my paint box out last night, _ [Em] stayed up late and wrecked this place.
Woke up on [F] the floor again, _ [C] cell phone stuck [F] to the side of [G] my face.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ Dead space on the other end, [Em] _
perfect [A] howl of [Em] emptiness.
_ Cast my gaze [F] around the room, [C] someone needs to [F] clean up [G] this mess.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ Tape up [C] the windows, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ call in [C] a favor from an old [G] friend.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Make some scratches on my floor, _ [Em] crawl down on my hands and knees.
In old movies, [F] people scream, [C] choking on their fists
when [F] they see [G] shadows like these.
[D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ But no one [C] screams, because it's [G] just me, _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ locked up [C] in my cell,
never going to [G] get free.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Something sacred, something blue, [Em] _
cannons in [A] the harbor [Em] dawn.
I crawl down here to [F] dig for bones. _ _
[C] One more season and [F] then [G] I'm gone. _
[D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ Black drapes over the [C] crosses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Call [C] in a favor from an [G] old friend. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Woke up on [F] the floor again, _ [C] cell phone stuck [F] to the side of [G] my face.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ Dead space on the other end, [Em] _
perfect [A] howl of [Em] emptiness.
_ Cast my gaze [F] around the room, [C] someone needs to [F] clean up [G] this mess.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ Tape up [C] the windows, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ call in [C] a favor from an old [G] friend.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Make some scratches on my floor, _ [Em] crawl down on my hands and knees.
In old movies, [F] people scream, [C] choking on their fists
when [F] they see [G] shadows like these.
[D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ But no one [C] screams, because it's [G] just me, _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ locked up [C] in my cell,
never going to [G] get free.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Something sacred, something blue, [Em] _
cannons in [A] the harbor [Em] dawn.
I crawl down here to [F] dig for bones. _ _
[C] One more season and [F] then [G] I'm gone. _
[D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ Black drapes over the [C] crosses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Call [C] in a favor from an [G] old friend. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
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