Tianchi Lake chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
Bb majorBb G minorGm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Bb G minorGm FF Bb majorBb
Bb

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb        G minorGm     Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Children by the water banks laughing long and loud
Bb majorBb           G minorGm      Eb MajorEb        FF
Changbai’s high fine western peaks just beneath the clouds
Bb majorBb        G minorGm   Eb MajorEb        FF
Currents in the water churning in their course
Bb majorBb     G minorGm    Eb MajorEb    FF   Bb majorBb
Body of a sea-lion, head just like a horse

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb       G minorGm         Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Preacher in the soft brown sand begins to speak his piece
Bb majorBb         G minorGm     Eb MajorEb      FF
High winds in the treetops low flying winter geese
Bb majorBb       G minorGm     Eb MajorEb   FF
No one taking pictures everybody still
        Bb majorBb        G minorGm       Eb MajorEb     FF   Bb majorBb
And then the water sought its course again the way that waters will

Instrumental:
Bb majorBb G minorGm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Bb G minorGm FF Bb majorBb
Bb

Verse 3:
Bb majorBb       G minorGm      Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
No one at the lakeside now, moon up in the sky
Bb majorBb         G minorGm       Eb MajorEb       FF
Night birds in the dragon spruce, moaning long and high
   Bb majorBb       G minorGm    Eb MajorEb       FF
Backstroking on the surface, moonlight on its face
Bb majorBb          G minorGm    Eb MajorEb   FF  Bb majorBb
Floats the Tianchi Monster, staring into space


Verse 4:
Bb majorBb       G minorGm     Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb
Out around the temple now narcissus in bloom
Bb majorBb          G minorGm       Eb MajorEb       FF
Censors packed with sandalwood send smoke into the room
Bb majorBb        G minorGm     Eb MajorEb         FF
Children in the sand outside on their hands and knees
Bb majorBb         G minorGm        Eb MajorEb    FF     Bb majorBb
Sketching pictures all day long of stranger things than these

Outro:
Bb majorBb G minorGm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Bb G minorGm FF Bb majorBb
Bb