Chords for The Mountain Goats - "Matthew 25:21" (from The Life of the World to Come DVD)
Tempo:
121.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is Matthew 25 and [D] 21.
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[Em] I'm an 18-wheeler headed [G] down the interstate.
[D] My brakes are gonna give [Am] and I won't know [G] till it's too late.
[C] Tires screaming when I [D] lose control.
[A] Try not to hurt too many people when I [G] roll.
[D]
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Find the harbor freeway [G] [D] and head south.
Real tired, head kind of light.
[G] [D] I [E] found [D] Telegraph Road.
I'd only [Gm] seen the [D] name on envelopes.
Found the parking lot [G] [D] [Gm] [D] and turned right.
[Am] I [Bm] felt [G] all the details [D] carving out space in my head.
[Bm] [A] Tropicana's on [G] the walkway, [D] neon red.
[Bm] [G] Between the pain and [D] the pills, trying to hold [Bm] it at bay.
[G] Stands a traveler [Am] going somewhere far [A] away.
[Em] And I am an [G] airplane tumbling wing over wing.
[D] Try to listen to my instruments, [A] they don't say [G]
anything.
[C] People screaming when the [D] engines quit.
[A] I hope we're all in crash position when [G] we hit.
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And at last came to your bedside.
[G] [D] As it turns out, I'm not ready.
And then as though you [G] were speaking through [D] a thick haze.
[G] You said hello [D] to me.
[Bm] [G]
We all stood [D] there around you,
[Bm] [G]
happy to hear you [D] speak.
[A] [Bm] [G] The last of [D] something bright burning, [Bm] still burning.
[G] Beyond the cancer [Am] and the chemo.
[G] And you were a presence [A] full of light upon this earth.
[D] And I am a witness [A] to your life and to [G] its worth.
It's [C] three days later when I [C#] get [D] the call.
[A] And there's nobody around [G] to break my fall.
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[Em] I'm an 18-wheeler headed [G] down the interstate.
[D] My brakes are gonna give [Am] and I won't know [G] till it's too late.
[C] Tires screaming when I [D] lose control.
[A] Try not to hurt too many people when I [G] roll.
[D]
[G]
[D]
Find the harbor freeway [G] [D] and head south.
Real tired, head kind of light.
[G] [D] I [E] found [D] Telegraph Road.
I'd only [Gm] seen the [D] name on envelopes.
Found the parking lot [G] [D] [Gm] [D] and turned right.
[Am] I [Bm] felt [G] all the details [D] carving out space in my head.
[Bm] [A] Tropicana's on [G] the walkway, [D] neon red.
[Bm] [G] Between the pain and [D] the pills, trying to hold [Bm] it at bay.
[G] Stands a traveler [Am] going somewhere far [A] away.
[Em] And I am an [G] airplane tumbling wing over wing.
[D] Try to listen to my instruments, [A] they don't say [G]
anything.
[C] People screaming when the [D] engines quit.
[A] I hope we're all in crash position when [G] we hit.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
And at last came to your bedside.
[G] [D] As it turns out, I'm not ready.
And then as though you [G] were speaking through [D] a thick haze.
[G] You said hello [D] to me.
[Bm] [G]
We all stood [D] there around you,
[Bm] [G]
happy to hear you [D] speak.
[A] [Bm] [G] The last of [D] something bright burning, [Bm] still burning.
[G] Beyond the cancer [Am] and the chemo.
[G] And you were a presence [A] full of light upon this earth.
[D] And I am a witness [A] to your life and to [G] its worth.
It's [C] three days later when I [C#] get [D] the call.
[A] And there's nobody around [G] to break my fall.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
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_ This is Matthew 25 and [D] 21.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I'm an 18-wheeler headed [G] down the interstate.
[D] My brakes are gonna give [Am] and I won't know [G] till it's too late.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Tires screaming when I [D] lose control.
_ [A] Try not to hurt too many people when I [G] roll. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Find the harbor freeway [G] [D] and _ head south.
_ _ _ _ _ Real tired, _ _ _ _ head kind of light.
_ _ [G] _ [D] I [E] found [D] Telegraph Road.
_ _ _ I'd only [Gm] seen the [D] name on envelopes.
_ _ _ Found the parking lot [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] [D] and turned right.
[Am] I [Bm] felt _ [G] all the details _ [D] carving out space in my head.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Tropicana's on [G] the walkway, _ _ [D] _ _ neon red.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] Between the pain and [D] the pills, trying to hold [Bm] it at bay.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Stands a traveler [Am] going somewhere far [A] away. _
_ [Em] And I am an [G] airplane tumbling wing over wing.
[D] Try to listen to my instruments, [A] they don't say [G]
anything.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] People screaming when the [D] engines quit.
_ [A] I hope we're all in crash position when [G] we hit. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ And at last came to your bedside.
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ As it turns out, _ _ _ _ I'm not ready.
_ _ _ _ _ And then as though you _ [G] _ were speaking through [D] a thick haze. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ You said hello [D] to me.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
We all stood [D] there around you, _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
happy to hear you [D] speak. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ The last of [D] something bright burning, _ [Bm] still burning.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Beyond the cancer [Am] and the chemo. _ _ _ _
_ [G] And you were a presence [A] full of light upon this earth.
[D] And I am a witness [A] to your life and to [G] its worth.
_ _ _ _ It's [C] three days later when I [C#] get [D] the call.
_ _ [A] And there's nobody around [G] to break my fall. _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I'm an 18-wheeler headed [G] down the interstate.
[D] My brakes are gonna give [Am] and I won't know [G] till it's too late.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Tires screaming when I [D] lose control.
_ [A] Try not to hurt too many people when I [G] roll. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Find the harbor freeway [G] [D] and _ head south.
_ _ _ _ _ Real tired, _ _ _ _ head kind of light.
_ _ [G] _ [D] I [E] found [D] Telegraph Road.
_ _ _ I'd only [Gm] seen the [D] name on envelopes.
_ _ _ Found the parking lot [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] [D] and turned right.
[Am] I [Bm] felt _ [G] all the details _ [D] carving out space in my head.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Tropicana's on [G] the walkway, _ _ [D] _ _ neon red.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] Between the pain and [D] the pills, trying to hold [Bm] it at bay.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Stands a traveler [Am] going somewhere far [A] away. _
_ [Em] And I am an [G] airplane tumbling wing over wing.
[D] Try to listen to my instruments, [A] they don't say [G]
anything.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] People screaming when the [D] engines quit.
_ [A] I hope we're all in crash position when [G] we hit. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ And at last came to your bedside.
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ As it turns out, _ _ _ _ I'm not ready.
_ _ _ _ _ And then as though you _ [G] _ were speaking through [D] a thick haze. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ You said hello [D] to me.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
We all stood [D] there around you, _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
happy to hear you [D] speak. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ The last of [D] something bright burning, _ [Bm] still burning.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Beyond the cancer [Am] and the chemo. _ _ _ _
_ [G] And you were a presence [A] full of light upon this earth.
[D] And I am a witness [A] to your life and to [G] its worth.
_ _ _ _ It's [C] three days later when I [C#] get [D] the call.
_ _ [A] And there's nobody around [G] to break my fall. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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