Sourdoire Valley Song chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Intro: Eb MajorEb FF

Verse
FF
Bang the small rocks on the big ones
   DmDm
'Til the small ones are sharp and clean
     G+G      G minorGm
Catch something, kill something
Bb majorBb
New blade cuts real keen

     FF           A minorAm      Bb majorBb
And then the grass grows up to cover up the fire pit and the forge
FF           C majorC      FF
Half a world away from the Olduvai Gorge

Verse
FF
Chew these roots for a toothache
   DmDm
Chew these ones for atmosphere
     G minorGm
Dream the pleasant dreams that people dream
Bb majorBb
When they grow up down here

     FF           A minorAm      Bb majorBb
And then the grass grows up to cover up the fire pit and the forge
FF           C majorC      FF
Half a world away from the Olduvai Gorge

Verse
G minorGm
Take care of the old man
FF
See if he's in pain
G minorGm
Have somebody stay with him
Bb majorBb
Comfort him when he complains
FF
Keep to ourselves mostly
  DmDm
Few friends and fewer closer friends
    G minorGm            G+G
Lead a long life if you're lucky
Bb majorBb
Hope it never ends

     FF         A minorAm     Bb majorBb
And then the grass grows up to cover up the fire pit and the forge
FF           C majorC      FF
Half a world away from the Olduvai Gorge

Outro
G+G Bb majorBb C majorC Bb majorBb FF
G minorGm Bb majorBb FF