Cry For Judas Chords by The Mountain Goats
Tempo:
91.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] .
[E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see how [D] bad they'll [A] make you feel.
.
Sometimes you try to freeze [Bm] time till the thoughts [D] are a blur [A] of spinning wheels.
.
But I am just [Bm] a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A].
don't [E] really mean [A] all that now.
[C#m] .
I [F#m] am still here but [D] all is [A] lost.
.
Speed up to the precipice [G] .
[A] and then slam on the brakes.
.
Some people crash two or [D] three times and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] Nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
[E] [A] Long last night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I am still here but [D] all is lost.
[E] [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E] .
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bath on that.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough [D] and [A] this is what you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] [D].
Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I am [F#m] still here but [D] all is lost.
[A]
[E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see how [D] bad they'll [A] make you feel.
.
Sometimes you try to freeze [Bm] time till the thoughts [D] are a blur [A] of spinning wheels.
.
But I am just [Bm] a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A].
don't [E] really mean [A] all that now.
[C#m] .
I [F#m] am still here but [D] all is [A] lost.
.
Speed up to the precipice [G] .
[A] and then slam on the brakes.
.
Some people crash two or [D] three times and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
.
But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] Nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
[E] [A] Long last night, [C#m] morning frost.
[F#m] I am still here but [D] all is lost.
[E] [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
[E] .
Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bath on that.
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough [D] and [A] this is what you get.
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] [D].
Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, [C#m] morning frost.
I am [F#m] still here but [D] all is lost.
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see how [D] bad they'll [A] make you feel.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Sometimes you try to freeze [Bm] time till the thoughts [D] are a blur [A] of spinning wheels.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ But I am just [Bm] a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A].
don't [E] really mean [A] all that now.
_ _ [C#m] _ .
I [F#m] am still here but [D] all is _ _ _ [A] lost.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Speed up to the precipice [G] _ .
[A] and then slam on the brakes.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Some people crash two or [D] three times and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] _ _ Nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
[E] [A] Long last night, [C#m] morning frost.
_ [F#m] I am still here but [D] all is _ lost.
[E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ _ [E] _ .
_ Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bath on that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough [D] and [A] this is what you get.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] _ [D].
Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I am [F#m] still here but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] Some things you [A] do [Bm] just to see how [D] bad they'll [A] make you feel.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Sometimes you try to freeze [Bm] time till the thoughts [D] are a blur [A] of spinning wheels.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ But I am just [Bm] a broken [E] machine and [D] I do things that [A].
don't [E] really mean [A] all that now.
_ _ [C#m] _ .
I [F#m] am still here but [D] all is _ _ _ [A] lost.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Speed up to the precipice [G] _ .
[A] and then slam on the brakes.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Some people crash two or [D] three times and then learn from their [A] mistakes.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ But we are the ones [Bm] who don't slow down at [A] all.
[D] _ _ Nobody [A] to catch us when we fall.
[E] [A] Long last night, [C#m] morning frost.
_ [F#m] I am still here but [D] all is _ lost.
[E] _ _ _ [D] Feel the storm [E] every night, hope it [A] passes by.
_ _ _ [E] _ .
_ Hallucinate a [F#m] shady grove [D] where [E] Judas went [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Unfurl the black [Bm] velvet altar cloth, [D] draw a white chalk [A] bath on that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Mistreat your altar [Bm] boys long enough [D] and [A] this is what you get.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Sad and angry, [Bm] can't learn how to behave.
[A] _ [D].
Still won't know how [A] in the darkness [E] of the grave.
[A] Long black night, _ [C#m] morning frost.
I am [F#m] still here but [D] all is lost.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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