The House That Dripped Blood chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Trick is use barre chords and periodically remove your index finger.

Intro:

BB D MajorD A augmentedA x2

Verse 1:
BB               D MajorD
Look beyond the broken bottles
A augmentedA               BB
Past the rotting wooden stairs
                   D MajorD
Root out the wine-dark honeyed center
A augmentedA           E MajorE
Not everyone can live like millionaires

BB D MajorD A augmentedA BB

Verse 2:
BB               D MajorD
Look through the air-thin walls
A augmentedA                   BB
Tear up the floorboards strip the paint
              D MajorD
Go over every inch of space
A augmentedA              E MajorE
With the patience of a saint

Chorus:
              BB
Grab your hat get your coat
       D MajorD  A augmentedA        BB
The cellar door is an open throat

Verse 3:
               D MajorD
Look past the kitchen cabinets
A augmentedA               BB
Go through the chest of drawers
            D MajorD
Scrutinize the casements
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Rip the varnish off the doors

BB D MajorD A augmentedA BB

Verse 4:
                D MajorD
Dig up the laughing photographs
A augmentedA               BB
They're here somewhere or other
            D MajorD
Take what you can carry
A augmentedA             E MajorE
But let me tell you brother

Chorus:
E MajorE
Still waters go stagnant
      BB
Bodies bloat
         D MajorD  A augmentedA        BB
And the cellar door is an open throat

Outro:
BB D MajorD A augmentedA BB x4

A augmentedA x3