The Coroners Gambit chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

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

Intro:
E MajorE

Verse 1:
E MajorE        A augmentedA       E MajorE
When death came calling today
      A augmentedA              E MajorE
I heard the gentle grace of his cadences


Refrain:
        BB
I couldn't say no
        A augmentedA  A augmentedA G#G# F#F#  E MajorE
I couldn't say no

Verse 2:
E MajorE           A augmentedA         E MajorE
When he showed me his new silk scarves
        A augmentedA            E MajorE
Laid out on a shiny black plastic tray


Refrain:

Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
              BB
Couldn't say, couldn't say no
        A augmentedA
I couldn't say no

E MajorE


Bridge:
        G+G
And I'm sorry I couldn't
            D MajorD
Do you know how badly I wanted to?
A augmentedA
Didn't want, didn't want, didn't want
              E MajorE
Didn't want, didn't want to lose you


Verse 3:
         A augmentedA    E MajorE
But his smile was dazzling
          A augmentedA    E MajorE
And his eyes were sparkling
                BB
Like moonlight on the water at midnight


Refrain:

Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
                     A augmentedA
Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no
        E MajorE
I couldn't say no