Chords for The Mountain Goats - This Year (Video)

Tempo:
138.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

C#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mountain Goats - This Year (Video) chords
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Key:
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn The Mountain Goats - This Year chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: A, E, D, A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 69 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 138. With A as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Em] [C] [D] .
[Em] [D] [Em] .
[C] [D] [E] .
[A] .
[C#m] [D] [A] .
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[E] [D] .
[C#m] [A] .
[G] [C#m] [D] .
[C#m] [A] .
[E] [D] .
[A] I broke free on a Saturday [E] morning, [D] put the pedal to the [A] floor.
Headed north on Mills [E] Avenue, and [D] listened to the [A] engine roar.
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[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 ha, 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] .
[Em] [C#m] [D] .
[A] .
[E] [D] .
[A] I played video games in [E] a drunken haze.
I [D] was 17 [A] years young.
Hurt my knuckle, punching the [E] machines.
The [D] taste of scotch rich on [A] my tongue.
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[Em] [C#m] [D] .
[C#m] [A] .
[E] [D] .
[E] [A] And then Kathy showed up and [E] we hung out.
[D] Trading swigs from the bottle, [A] all bitter and clean.
Locking eyes, [E] holding hands, twin [D] high maintenance [A] machines.
I am gonna make it through this [E] year, if [D] it kills me.
[A] I am gonna make it through this [E] year, if it [D] kills me.
[A] [F#m] I drove home in the [A] California dusk.
[D] I could feel the alcohol [A] inside of me.
Home [F#m] picture the look 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 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 this [E] year, if [D] it kills me.
[A] I am gonna make it through this [E] year, if [D] it kills me.
[A] .
[Em] [C#m] [C#] [D] .
[A] .
[E] [D] .
[A] .
[C#m] [D] [A] .
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[E] [D] [E] .
[A] .

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This song was penned by John Darnielle.

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