Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1:A augmentedA Look closely at the shadows
C# minorC#m
D MajorD On the ground beneath the trees
A augmentedA The labors of Hercules
Wild grasses on the hillsC# minorC#m
D MajorD Rippling in the wind
A augmentedA Sibley unchained Pre-Chorus:
E MajorE The songs you sing at Christmas time
D MajorD The stories that you tell
F# minorF#m Well I knew them well
D MajorD
F# minorF#m Yes I knew them well Chorus:
E MajorE Say your prayers to whomever
D MajorD You call out to in the night
F# minorF#m Keep the chains tight
E MajorE Make it through this year
D MajorD
A augmentedA If it kills you outright
Verse 2:A augmentedA The coins they toss at dancers
C# minorC#m
D MajorD Whirling in the city square
A augmentedA Music on the air The places where we met to share
C# minorC#m
D MajorD Our secrets now and then
A augmentedA We will see them again
E MajorE Change will come
D MajorD Stay warm inside the ripple
D MajorD Of the panasonic hum It grinds
F# minorF#m And it roars
D MajorD Headed somewhere better If I have to crawl there on all fours Chorus:
E MajorE Say your prayers to whomever
D MajorD You call out to in the night
F# minorF#m Keep the chains tight
E MajorE Make it through this year
D MajorD If it kills us outright
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA
E MajorE
D MajorD x2
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Exegetic Chains' by The Mountain Goats, an indie rock band formed in 1991 from Claremont,California,USA