Passaic 1975 chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

verse 1:

D MajorD                 C majorC
 Write something down in illegible script
E MajorE                 A minorAm
 As we're approaching the landing strip
DmDm             A minorAm
 New Gibson SG, inlaid with pearl
FF G+G   A augmentedA
 Tonight Passaic
FF G+G     A augmentedA
 tomorrow the world

D MajorD               C majorC
 In a Holiday Inn by a nameless river
E MajorE                  A minorAm
 Renew the assault on my lungs and my liver
DmDm                  A minorAm
 And while I'm waiting for the company man
FF G+G    A augmentedA
Slip on my kimono
FF G+G       A augmentedA
that I bought in Japan

Chorus:

A augmentedA            D MajorD
Tell the crowd, tell the world
A augmentedA           D MajorD
I want everyone to get high
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Tell the press, tell the cameras
A augmentedA           D MajorD
I want everyone to get high

G+G A augmentedA

Verse 2:

D MajorD                       C majorC
 And the tech crew in Memphis has a present for me
E MajorE
 A augmentedA screen that scrolls lyrics
A minorAm
 Like the ones they have on TV
DmDm              A minorAm
 The deluxe model, one of only four thousand made
FF G+G      A augmentedA
 Black out that night
FF G+G           A augmentedA
 in front of ten thousand paid

G+G               FF
In the back lounge, in between stops
E MajorE                   A minorAm
Contingency plans in case the new one flops
G#G#               G+G
Sometimes I wake up coughing up blood
FF G+G  A augmentedA
Tonight IndianapoliS
FF G+G     A augmentedA
tomorrow the flood

Chorus:

A augmentedA            D MajorD
Tell the person next to you
A augmentedA           D MajorD
I want everyone to get high
A augmentedA             D MajorD
Tell your boss, tell your mother
A augmentedA           D MajorD
I want everyone to get high
G+G
Get high

Outro:

D MajorD A augmentedA (3x)
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA