In The Shadow Of The Western Hills chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
DmDm DmMaj7 G+G C majorC B/C DmDm


Verse 1:
 DmDm       DmMaj7      G+G
Spread out the old maps on the floor
 C majorC    B/C     DmDm
Plot the course of the infection
 DmDm     DmMaj7      G+G
Trace from its beginnings to the present
C majorC    B/C               DmDm
Is there no one here who's making this connection?

C majorC           DmDm
Feral cats out by the trashcans
     C majorC             A minorAm
To the true believer everything's a sign
                G+G
Scrape the pigments from the baseboards
Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA      DmDm
In the shadow of the western hills
DmDm             Bb majorBb  A augmentedA
And paint my vision on my body
A augmentedA              DmDm
In the shadow of the western hills

Verse 2:
DmDm       DmMaj7      G+G
Bleak rose-petal sky in two dimensions
C majorC          B/C          DmDm
Black tree line a blade that cuts across it all
DmDm      DmMaj7         G+G
Can't seem to sleep or find my appetite
C majorC     B/C         DmDm
Since I got home from the hospital

G+G          DmDm
Call up Rebecca maybe try to explain
G+G
But she hangs up while I'm still talking
   Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA
I walk out into the rain

DmDm      DmMaj7      G+G
Wander from the alley to the darkness
C majorC    B/C     DmDm
Sink down completely leave no trace
DmDm      DmMaj7      G+G
Trapped beneath the surface of the ice again
C majorC         B/C        DmDm
Lie still with the moonlight on my face

C majorC                 DmDm
Wait for the wolves to keep their promise
C majorC                 A augmentedA
Listen for their footfalls on the snow
                 G+G   Asus4Asus4
I can't hear things clearly to be honest
A augmentedA                DmDm
In the shadow of the western hills
BB                 A augmentedA
He gets most healed that waits the longest
                 DmDm
In the shadow of the western hills


Outro:
DmDm DmMaj7 G+G C majorC B/C DmDm x2