Chords for The Mountain Goats - "You Were Cool" HQ (Live At Carnegie Hall 15/01/13)
Tempo:
125.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We were gonna play another one, but then I, you know, backstage is exactly as glamorous as you think it is.
Everybody looking at their phones, checking Twitter, and several people wanted to hear this song this week.
And I don't think actually John has heard it, and I would like him to, because I'm pretty fond of it.
It's one of those I'm perverse about, where it should be on a record, but I always like to keep some unreleased.
I may buckle with this one eventually.
It's for a friend of mine that I went to high school with.
[A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] This is a song [A] with the same four chords [Em] I use most of the time
When [G] I've got something on my mind [D] and I don't want to squander [A] the moment
[E] Trying to come up with a better way [G] to say what I want to [D] say
People were [A] mean to you,
[Em] but I always thought [G] you were cool
[D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] It's [E] good to be young, but let's not kid [Em] ourselves
It's better to pass on [G] through those years and come out the other [D] side
With our hearts [A] still beating
[Em] Having stared down [G] demons and come back breathing
[D] People were [A] mean to you, [Em] but I [G] always thought you were cool
[D] Clicking down the [A] concrete hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
You [A] deserved better than you got, [D] someone's gotta say it sometime, [G] cause it's true
[Em] People should have told you [A] you were awesome, [D] instead of taking advantage [A] of you
[D] I [E] hope you love your life [Em] now, like I [G] love mine
[D] I hope the painful [A] memories only flex their power [Em] over you [G] a little of the time
[D] We [E] held on to hope of better days coming, [Em] and when we [G] did we were right
[D] I hope the [A] people who did you wrong [Em] have trouble sleeping [G] at night
[D] People were mean [A] to you, [Em] but I always [G] thought you were cool
[D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[E] [D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[N]
[G] [Em]
Everybody looking at their phones, checking Twitter, and several people wanted to hear this song this week.
And I don't think actually John has heard it, and I would like him to, because I'm pretty fond of it.
It's one of those I'm perverse about, where it should be on a record, but I always like to keep some unreleased.
I may buckle with this one eventually.
It's for a friend of mine that I went to high school with.
[A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] This is a song [A] with the same four chords [Em] I use most of the time
When [G] I've got something on my mind [D] and I don't want to squander [A] the moment
[E] Trying to come up with a better way [G] to say what I want to [D] say
People were [A] mean to you,
[Em] but I always thought [G] you were cool
[D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] It's [E] good to be young, but let's not kid [Em] ourselves
It's better to pass on [G] through those years and come out the other [D] side
With our hearts [A] still beating
[Em] Having stared down [G] demons and come back breathing
[D] People were [A] mean to you, [Em] but I [G] always thought you were cool
[D] Clicking down the [A] concrete hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
You [A] deserved better than you got, [D] someone's gotta say it sometime, [G] cause it's true
[Em] People should have told you [A] you were awesome, [D] instead of taking advantage [A] of you
[D] I [E] hope you love your life [Em] now, like I [G] love mine
[D] I hope the painful [A] memories only flex their power [Em] over you [G] a little of the time
[D] We [E] held on to hope of better days coming, [Em] and when we [G] did we were right
[D] I hope the [A] people who did you wrong [Em] have trouble sleeping [G] at night
[D] People were mean [A] to you, [Em] but I always [G] thought you were cool
[D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[E] [D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[N]
[G] [Em]
Key:
G
Em
D
A
E
G
Em
D
We were gonna play another one, but then I, you know, backstage is exactly as glamorous as you think it is.
Everybody looking at their phones, checking Twitter, and several people wanted to hear this song this week.
And I don't think actually John has heard it, and I would like him to, because I'm pretty fond of it.
It's one of those I'm perverse about, where it should be on a record, but I always like to keep some unreleased.
I may buckle with this one eventually.
It's for a friend of mine that I went to high school with.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] This is a song [A] with the same four chords [Em] I use most of the time
When [G] I've got something on my mind [D] and I don't want to squander [A] the moment _
[E] Trying to come up with a better way [G] to say what I want to [D] say
People were [A] mean to you, _
_ [Em] but I always thought [G] you were cool _
_ _ [D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ It's [E] good to be young, but let's not kid [Em] ourselves
It's better to pass on [G] through those years and come out the other [D] side
With our hearts [A] still beating
_ [Em] Having stared down [G] demons and come back breathing
[D] _ People were [A] mean to you, _ _ [Em] but I [G] always thought you were cool
_ _ [D] _ Clicking down the [A] concrete hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
_ _ _ _ You [A] deserved better than you got, [D] someone's gotta say it sometime, [G] cause it's true
_ _ [Em] _ People should have told you [A] you were awesome, _ [D] instead of taking advantage [A] of you
_ _ [D] _ _ I [E] hope you love your life [Em] now, _ like I [G] love mine
_ _ [D] I hope the painful [A] memories only flex their power [Em] over you [G] a little of the time
_ _ [D] _ We [E] held on to hope of better days coming, [Em] and when we [G] did we were right _
_ _ [D] I hope the [A] people who did you wrong [Em] have trouble sleeping [G] at night _
_ _ [D] People were mean [A] to you, _ _ [Em] but I always [G] thought you were cool _
_ _ [D] _ Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Everybody looking at their phones, checking Twitter, and several people wanted to hear this song this week.
And I don't think actually John has heard it, and I would like him to, because I'm pretty fond of it.
It's one of those I'm perverse about, where it should be on a record, but I always like to keep some unreleased.
I may buckle with this one eventually.
It's for a friend of mine that I went to high school with.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] This is a song [A] with the same four chords [Em] I use most of the time
When [G] I've got something on my mind [D] and I don't want to squander [A] the moment _
[E] Trying to come up with a better way [G] to say what I want to [D] say
People were [A] mean to you, _
_ [Em] but I always thought [G] you were cool _
_ _ [D] Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ It's [E] good to be young, but let's not kid [Em] ourselves
It's better to pass on [G] through those years and come out the other [D] side
With our hearts [A] still beating
_ [Em] Having stared down [G] demons and come back breathing
[D] _ People were [A] mean to you, _ _ [Em] but I [G] always thought you were cool
_ _ [D] _ Clicking down the [A] concrete hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
_ _ _ _ You [A] deserved better than you got, [D] someone's gotta say it sometime, [G] cause it's true
_ _ [Em] _ People should have told you [A] you were awesome, _ [D] instead of taking advantage [A] of you
_ _ [D] _ _ I [E] hope you love your life [Em] now, _ like I [G] love mine
_ _ [D] I hope the painful [A] memories only flex their power [Em] over you [G] a little of the time
_ _ [D] _ We [E] held on to hope of better days coming, [Em] and when we [G] did we were right _
_ _ [D] I hope the [A] people who did you wrong [Em] have trouble sleeping [G] at night _
_ _ [D] People were mean [A] to you, _ _ [Em] but I always [G] thought you were cool _
_ _ [D] _ Clicking down the concrete [A] hallways [Em] in your spiked heels [G] back in high school
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _