Mountain Goats - Birth Of Serpents

credit for the tab goes to ~etx~
listen to the song for more precise strumming patterns and chord changes

capo3

Dmaj9 : xx022x or xx0220

D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G
let the camera pull back
G Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
til the fullness of the frame is clear and plain
D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G
peer into the screen until you see it all
Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
like a vision in a crystal ball

E A
let it all fill with smoke
D G
is this somebody’s idea of a joke?

D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 G
let the fixer work until the silver’s washed away
Asus4 D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
and take the picture from the tray
D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
look hard at what you see
G Asus4
and then remember you and me
D Dmaj9 D Dmaj9
and let the truth spring free

E A
like a jack in the bo
xd G
like a hundred thousand cuckoo clocks

G A
from the oregon corners
D G
to the iowa corn
G A D Dsus9 D Dsus9
to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born

( same as other verses )
crawl through the tunnel and follow ,
follow the light northwest
see that young man who dwells inside his body
like an uninvited guest

F# Bm
see the tunnel twist
E A
clutch your birthright in your fist

( same as other verses )
let the camera do its dirty work
down there in the dark
sink low , rise high , and bring back some blurry pictures
to remember all your darker moments by

E A
permanent bruises on our knees
D G
never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these

G A
from the california coastline
D G
to the iowa corn
G A D Dsus9 D Dsus9
to the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born

repeat verse chords once or twice and end on D