Pure Sound chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

For most of the song, just play the chord once and then mute the strings
and strum until the next chord. At then end on the line "you were nineteen,"
stop with the muting and just play the chords as normal. Listen to the song
to see what I'm talking about.

E MajorE  022100
BB  x24442
A augmentedA  x02220
D MajorD  x57775

Intro:
Hey
E MajorE BB A augmentedA x E MajorE BB A augmentedA x

Verse 1:
E MajorE
The air was cooling down
BB
The sky was blue
   A augmentedA
I was heading north on Taylor street
   E MajorE     BB
When I ran into you
       A augmentedA  A augmentedA
We stopped to talk
E MajorE         BB
Right there on the sidewalk
  A augmentedA        BB
The air was new and clean
     A augmentedA  BB  E MajorE   BB A augmentedA x E MajorE BB A augmentedA x
I was in between times

Verse 2:
E MajorE
The mountain were clearly visible
BB
And your timing was cruel
     A augmentedA                      E MajorE      BB
You said almost everything right and your eyes shone like little jewels
    D MajorD   A augmentedA
We were talking while the temperature dropped
   E MajorE
I was hoping against hope
  BB
That real would stop
     A augmentedA
You were nineteen
      BB   E MajorE   BB A augmentedA x E MajorE BB A augmentedA A majorA E MajorE BB A augmentedA A majorA
I was in between times