Younger chords by The Mountain Goats
Guitar chords with lyrics
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
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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