Mountain Goats - You Were Cool

intro : D A Em G x2

D A
this is a song with the same four chords
Em G
i use most of the time when i’ve got something on my mind
D A
and i don’t want to squander the moment
Em G
trying to come up with a more complicated way to say what i want to say

D A
people were mean to you
Em G
but i always thought you were cool
D A
clicking down the concrete hallway
Em
with your spiked heels
G
back in high school .

D A Em G x2

D A
it’s good to be young but let’s not kid ourselves
Em G
it’s better to pass on through those years and come out the other side
D A
with our hearts still beating
Em G
having stared down demons; come back breathing

D A
people were mean to you
Em G
but i always thought you were cool
D A
clicking down the concrete hallway
Em
with your spiked heels
G
back in high school .

G A
you deserved better than you got
D G
someone’s got to say it sometime because it’s true .
Em A
people should have told you you were awesome ,
D G * * *
instead of taking advantage of you .

D Em A ( half beat only for both Em and A )
i hope you love your life
Em G
like i love mine .
D A Em
i hope the painful memories only flex their power over you
G
a little of the time .
D A
we held onto the hope of better days coming
Em G
and when we did we were right .
D A
i hope the people who did you wrong
Em G
have trouble sleeping every night .

D A
people were mean to you
Em G
but i always thought you were cool
D A
clicking down the concrete hallway
Em
with your spiked heels
G
back in high school .

outro : D A Em G x2

* * * in the video i transcribed this from , he seems to plays a here . however he
sings to A G chord and i think it sounds better .