Birth Of Serpents chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Credit for the tab goes to ~ETX~
Listen to the song for more precise strumming patterns and chord changes

Capo3

Dmaj9: xx022x or xx0220

D MajorD  DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9 G+G
let the  camera  pull back
G+G            Asus4Asus4          D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9
til the fullness of the frame is clear and plain
D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD  DMaj9Dmaj9   G+G
peer into the screen until you see it all
Asus4Asus4             D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9
like a vision in a crystal ball

E MajorE          A augmentedA
let it all fill with smoke
D MajorD              G+G
is this somebody's idea of a joke?

D MajorD  DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9  G+G
let the fixer work until the silver's washed away
Asus4Asus4              D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9 D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9
and take the picture from the tray
D MajorD  DMaj9Dmaj9  D MajorD    DMaj9Dmaj9
look hard at what you see
  G+G   Asus4Asus4
and then remember you and me
D MajorD DMaj9Dmaj9     D MajorD        DMaj9Dmaj9
   and let the truth spring free

E MajorE         A augmentedA
like a jack in the box
D MajorD            G+G
like a hundred thousand cuckoo clocks

G+G        A augmentedA
from the oregon corners
D MajorD      G+G
to the iowa corn
G+G             A augmentedA        D MajorD  Dsus9 D MajorD Dsus9
to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born

(same as other verses)
crawl through the tunnel and follow,
follow the light northwest
see that young man who dwells inside his body
like an uninvited guest

F#F#       B minorBm
see the tunnel twist
E MajorE               A augmentedA
clutch your birthright in your fist

(same as other verses)
let the camera do its dirty work
down there in the dark
sink low, rise high, and bring back some blurry pictures
to remember all your darker moments by

E MajorE            A augmentedA
permanent bruises on our knees
     D MajorD                G+G
never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these

G+G            A augmentedA
from the california coastline
D MajorD      G+G
to the iowa corn
G+G             A augmentedA        D MajorD  Dsus9 D MajorD Dsus9
to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born