Mountain Goats - Oceanographers Choice

most of the credit for this goes to lostpanda , who posted version 1 , and poisonpancake ,
who transposed the chords for use with a capo . i Am merely re – writing these for
everyone’s ease of use .
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Em
well , guy in a skeleton costume
G C
comes up to the guy in the superman suit
Em
runs through him with a broadsword

i flipped the television off
G C
bring all the bright lights up
Em
turn the radio up loud
A
i don’t know why i’m so persuaded
D
that if i think things through
C
long enough and hard enough
B
i’ll somehow get to you

Em
but then you came in and we locked eyes
A
you kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
C
stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall
B
and quickly lit another

Em
look at that

would you look at that?
A
we’re throwing off sparks
Em D A Em
what will i do when i don’t have you
B Em
to hold onto in the dark?

Em
yes , everybody’s gonna need a witness
G C
everybody’s gonna need a little back up
Em
in case the scene gets nasty

you throw the attic window open
G C
and i throw myself all around you
Em
and night comes to tallahassee
C F
i don’t know why it’s gotten harder to keep myself away
C
thought i’d finally beat the feeling back
B
it all came back today

Em
and then we fell down and we locked arms
A
we knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
C
i don’t mean it when i tell you
B
that i don’t love you anymore

Em
look at that

would you look at that?
A
the way the ceiling starts to swerve
Em D A Em
what will i do when i don’t have you
B
when i finally get what i deserve?

Em till the end ( bass changes chords , but i think the guitar part plays just the one chord ) .