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Night Light Chords by The Mountain Goats

Night Light chords by The Mountain Goats

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Night Light, by The Mountain Goats, from the album Transcendental Youth.
Not too sure about the A/B chords in the instrumental parts, but it's the best I can get
from the key (Dmaj/Bmin) and the one live video of John Darnielle performing this that
I found.

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Standard tuning, no capo.

Bm - x24432
Em - 022000
A  - x02220
G  - 320033
D  - x00232
A/B - x2222x (can be played as an A because it's easier, but I think A/B is technically correct).
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Bm
Pull my mask so tight
Em
 Till it pinches my skin.
G         Bm
 Nerves strung so high:
G         A
 I Am A mandolin.


Bm
 Jenny calls from Montana,
G
 She's only passing through.
D
 Probably never see her again, in this life, I guess,
A
 Not sure what I'm gonna do.


    G
Plug a night light in;
     Bm
Leave the porch light on.
      G
Because the small dark corners
    Bm
Have designs on me.
       A
Live like an outlaw,
        G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.



Bm A/B G Bm



Bm
Room full of ambitious young policemen,
Em
Everybody trying to make his mark.
    G            D
I was a red dot blinking on the screen up overhead;
G             A
  And then the room went dark.


Bm
Dream of maybe waking up someday
  G
And wanting you less than I do.
D
  This is a dream, though:
A
  It's never gonna come true.


    G
Plug a night light in;
     Bm
Leave the porch light on.
      G
Because the small dark corners
          Bm
Are establishing a colony.
       A
Live like an outlaw,
        G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.



Bm A/B G Bm A/B G G



Bm
 Can't ever set aside the sweetness
    Em
Of the days before the crews put up the border.
G         Bm
  Fields full of wet rain
G                  A
 Cling tight to their memory forever.


Bm
Think about Montana when I close my eyes;
G
 Possibly Jenny's headed east.
D
 Count a couple of stray hopes out loud;
A
 May their numbers one day be increased.


    G
Plug a night light in;
     Bm
Leave the porch light on.
      G
Because the small dark corners
          Bm
Breathe like heavy animals.
       A
Live like an outlaw,
        G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.

THE END!

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