Up the Wolves Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Up the Wolves chords
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[D] [E] .
[D] .
[E] .
[D] .
There's bound to be a ghost at the back [A] of your closet .
[G] [A] No matter where [D] you live .
There'll always be a few things, [Em] maybe several things .
[G] That you're gonna find [A] really difficult [D] to forgive .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] .
[D] .
There's gonna come a day when you [A] feel better .
[G] You'll rise up [A] free and easy [D] on that day .
Float from branch to branch.
[Em] Lighter than the air .
[G] Just when that day is coming.
[A] Who can say, who can say .
[D] Our mother [G] has been absent.
[D] Ever since we [G] founded Rome .
[D] There's gonna be [A] a party when the wolf [D] comes home .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] .
[D] .
We're gonna commandeer the [A] local airwaves .
[G] To tell [A] the neighbors what's been going [D] on.
And they will [A] shake their heads.
[Em] And wag their bony fingers.
[G].
In all the wrong directions.
[A] And by daybreak we'll be gone.
[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[N] .
I'm gonna get myself in fighting trim .
Scope out every angle of unfair advantage.
I'm gonna bribe the officials .
I'm gonna kill all the judges.
It's gonna take you people years.
To recover from all of the damage.
Our mother has been absent.
Ever since we founded Rome.
But there's gonna be a party when the wolf comes home .
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn The Mountain Goats - Up The Wolves chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, G, A, D, A, E and A. For best results, commence at 58 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 117. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
There's bound to be a ghost at the back [A] of your closet _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ [A] No matter where [D] you live _ _ _ _ .
There'll always be a few things, [Em] maybe several things _ .
[G] That you're gonna find [A] really difficult [D] to forgive _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
There's gonna come a day when you [A] feel better _ _ _ _ .
[G] You'll rise up [A] free and easy [D] on that day _ _ _ _ .
_ Float from branch to branch.
[Em] _ Lighter than the air _ .
[G] Just when that day is coming.
[A] Who can say, who can say _ .
[D] Our mother [G] has been absent.
[D] Ever since we [G] founded Rome _ .
[D] There's gonna be [A] a party when the wolf [D] comes home _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
We're gonna _ commandeer the [A] local airwaves _ _ .
[G] To tell [A] the neighbors what's been going [D] on.
And _ _ they will [A] shake their heads.
[Em] And wag their bony fingers.
[G].
In all the wrong directions.
[A] And by daybreak we'll be gone.
_ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
I'm gonna get myself in fighting trim _ _ _ _ _ .
Scope out every angle of unfair advantage.
I'm _ _ gonna bribe the officials _ .
I'm gonna kill all the judges.
_ It's gonna take you people years.
To recover from all of the damage.
Our mother has been absent.
Ever since we founded Rome.
But there's gonna be a party when the wolf comes home _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
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