This Year Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
138.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

C#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mountain Goats - This Year chords
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[A] [C#m]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[G] [C#m]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
I broke free on a Saturday [E] morning I [D] put the pedal to [A] the floor
Headed north on Mills [E] Avenue And [D] listened to the engine [A] roar
[C#m]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
My broken house behind me [E] and good things ahead
A [D] girl named Kathy wants a little of [A] my time
Six cylinders underneath [E] the hood crashing and kicking
[D] Ah, listen to the [A] engine whine
I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I
[Em] [C#m]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
played video games in [E] a drunken haze I [D] was seventeen [A] years young
Heard my knuckle punching the [E] machines The [D] taste of scotch rich on [A] my tongue
And [Em] [C#m]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[D] [E] [A]
then Kathy showed up and [E] we hung out [D] Trading swigs from the bottle
[A] All thinner and clean locking eyes [E] Holding hands, twin [D] high maintenance [A] machines
I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I [F#m] drove home into [A] California dusk [D] I could feel the alcohol [A] inside of me
Hung [F#m] pictures of love on my [A] stepfather's face [D] Ready for the bad [E] things to come
I [A] downshifted as I pulled into [E] the driveway [D] The motor's screaming out, [A] stuck in second
gear The scene ends badly as you [E] might imagine
[D] In a cavalcade of anger [A] and fear There will be feasting [C#m] and dancing
[D] In Jerusalem [E] next year I [A] am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it
kills me [E] [A] I am gonna make it through this [E] year if [D] it kills me
[A] [Em] [C#m] [C#]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[C#m]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
C#m
13421114
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Mountain Goats - This Year chords, with this master sequence: E, D, A and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 69 BPM and then match the original tempo of 138 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I broke free on a Saturday [E] morning I [D] put the pedal to [A] the floor
_ Headed north on Mills [E] Avenue _ And [D] listened to the engine [A] roar
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ My broken house behind me [E] and good things ahead
A [D] girl named Kathy wants a little of [A] my time
_ Six cylinders underneath [E] the hood crashing and kicking
[D] Ah, listen to the [A] engine whine
I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I _ am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ played video games in [E] a drunken haze I [D] was seventeen [A] years young
_ Heard my knuckle punching the [E] machines The [D] taste of scotch rich on [A] my tongue
And _ _ _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ then Kathy showed up and [E] we hung out _ [D] Trading swigs from the bottle
[A] All thinner and clean locking eyes _ [E] Holding hands, twin [D] high maintenance _ [A] machines
I am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I _ _ am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it kills me
[A] I _ _ [F#m] drove home into [A] California dusk _ [D] I could feel the alcohol [A] inside of me
Hung [F#m] pictures of love on my [A] stepfather's face _ _ [D] Ready for the bad [E] things to come
I [A] downshifted as I pulled into [E] the driveway _ [D] The motor's screaming out, [A] stuck in second
gear The scene ends badly as you [E] might imagine
_ [D] In a cavalcade of anger [A] and fear There will be feasting [C#m] and dancing
[D] In Jerusalem [E] next year I [A] am gonna make it through [E] this year if [D] it
kills me [E] [A] I _ _ am gonna make it through this [E] year if [D] it kills me
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ [C#] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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