Mobile chords by The Mountain Goats
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) * All chords and tab are related to the capo. You can also play the electric guitar part by basically arpeggiating the same chords 🎸 Intro: e|--2h3h5--2--3p2--------------| B|-----------------5--3--0-----| G|--------------------------2--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| D G Em7 (4x)
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🎸 Verse 1:
D G Em7
Jonah went down... to the docks
D G Em7
To flee from the wrath of the Lord
D G Em7
But the mark on his forehead was visible
D G Em7
To everybody on board
G C D
They threw him down... into the water
G C D
But he did not drown
🎸 Chorus:
D G Em7 D G Em7
I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
🎸 Solo:
D G Em7 (2x)
🎸 Verse 2:
D G Em7
Now the Lord told... the great fish
D G Em7
Be free of your burden
D G Em7 D G Em7
And Jonah emerged from his darkness like a dancer crashing through the curtain
G C D G C D
And the plant grew... but it withered and it shriveled up and turned brown
Refrain:
D G Em7 D G Em7
I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
🎸 Bridge:
Bm G D
Lord, if you won't keep me safe and warm
Bm G D
Then send down the storm
A
Send down the storm
🎸 Solo:
D G Em7 (4x)
🎸 Verse 3:
D G Em7
Jonah was sure... he heard voices
D G Em7
Maybe just one voice but real clear
D G Em7 D G Em7
And where he went, the voice followed, sometimes hardly loud enough to hear
G C D
“Shall I not spare the wise with the wicked?
G C D
Hold back my wrath from this town?”
🎸 Chorus:
D G Em7 D G Em7
I'm on a balcony in Mobile, Alabama, waiting for the wind to throw me down
🎸 Outro:
Bm G D
May I address... the foreman of the jury?
Bm G D
Why do you hold back your fury?
A
Don’t hold back your fury
D G Em (8x)
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