Younger chords by The Mountain Goats

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Em7 A C (2x)

Verse 1:
Em7               A     C
Crank that siren high
                     C
Drain the wellspring dry
                         Em7 A C
Map out your coordinates
Em7                 A   C
Send out scouts by day
                    C
Dole out mercenary pay
                                Em7 A
For restless young subordinates
                  C
It never hurts to give thanks to the local gods
                            Em7    A C
You never know who might be hungry
                 Em7                                  A   C
It never hurts to scan the windows on the upper floor
        D                                 Em7      A  C
I saw a face there once before when I was younger

Verse 2:
Em7               A   C
Set the torch aflame
                  C
Call the night by name
                             Em7 A C
Stake out your dark position
Em7     A   C
Lie in wait
                     C
By the gleaming city gate
                             Em7     A C
Try not to lose sight of the mission
                      C
It never hurts to give thanks to the broken bones
                             Em7    A C
You had to use to build your ladder

Verse 3:
Em7             A
Moment close at hand
C
Half of you will never understand
                             Em7 A C
And it doesn't really matter
D               A
Big smile on my face
C
Capsule just in case
                   Em7 A C
Underneath my tongue
Em7            A      C
Voices on the breeze
                         D                        Em7
I heard voices once like these when I was younger

Bridge:
G                    Em
Blood rushing to my face
C                       Bm
I know that sweet warm taste
        B
And the bitter trace

Verse 4:
Em7                   A    C
Storm right down that hill
                   C
If I don't, no one will
                                 Em7 A C
Follow me right through the chaos
Em7                   A    C
This whole house is doomed
                       C
Even the big parts get consumed
                           Em7 A
Prepare a grave for Menelaus
                  C
It never hurts to give thanks to the navigator
                                     Em7   A C
Even when he's spitting out random numbers
Em7                       A     C
I knew what those figures meant
                             D
And what they hoped to represent
                 Em7 A C
When I was younger

Outro:
Em7 A C