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Shirtless In Hamburg by The Mountain Goats

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Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Difficulty: Novice

Tune every string down to flat. Sounds best played as bar chords

Intro:
G Em A G
Em A G
Em A G
Em A G

(G to E goes real quick, listen to the song for timing)

Verse 1:
Em
Sleep two to a bed
A              G
Four to a room
Em
Profits from the countryside
A                   G
Glad tidings of doom

Interlude:
G

Verse 2:
Em
Too broke to play around
A
Like the soldiers do
Em
All up and down
A
The glittering avenue

C
Anything's better then the future
A
I can see that from here

Interlude:
G Em
Em A
Em A

Verse 3:
Em
Stack the amplifiers high
A               G
Turn up the bass
Em
Spring wild from the wings
A
With glitter on my young face

Interlude:
G Em
G Em

Verse 4:
Em
It's miserable outside
A                     G
But in here it's warm
Em
It always feels so stable
A
At the center of the storm

C
Snake on my chest for protection—
A                 G
Why the hell not?

Outro:
Em A 
(until fade out)

Shirtless In Hamburg Chords Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025