Night Light, by The Mountain Goats, from the album Transcendental Youth.
Not too sure about the A/B chords in the instrumental parts, but it's the best I can get
from the key (Dmaj/Bmin) and the one live video of John Darnielle performing this that
I found.
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Standard tuning, no capo.
Bm - x24432
Em - 022000
A - x02220
G - 320033
D - x00232
A/B - x2222x (can be played as an A because it's easier, but I think A/B is technically correct).
[Bm]Pull my mask so tight
[Em] Till it pinches my skin.
[G] Nerves strung so [Bm]high:
[G] I Am A mandolin.[A]
[Bm] Jenny calls from Montana,
[G] She's only passing through.
[D] Probably never see her again, in this life, I guess,
[A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Have des[Bm]igns on me.
Live like an o[A]utlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
[Bm] [A/B] [G] [Bm]
[Bm]Room full of ambitious young policemen,
[Em]Everybody trying to make his mark.
I was a [G]red dot blinking on the [D]screen up overhead;
[G] And then the room went d[A]ark.
[Bm]Dream of maybe waking up someday
And [G]wanting you less than I do.
[D] This is a dream, though:
[A] It's never gonna come true.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Are establishing a [Bm]colony.
Live like an [A]outlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
[Bm] [A/B] [G] [Bm] [A/B] [G] [G]
[Bm] Can't ever set aside the sweetness
Of the [Em]days before the crews put up the border.
[G] Fields full of [Bm]wet rain
[G] Cling tight to their memory forever[A].
[Bm]Think about Montana when I close my eyes;
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
[D] Count a couple of stray hopes out loud;
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Breathe like heavy [Bm]animals.
Live like an o[A]utlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
Bm A/B until end. End on Bm.
Not too sure about the A/B chords in the instrumental parts, but it's the best I can get
from the key (Dmaj/Bmin) and the one live video of John Darnielle performing this that
I found.
-------------------
Standard tuning, no capo.
Bm - x24432
Em - 022000
A - x02220
G - 320033
D - x00232
A/B - x2222x (can be played as an A because it's easier, but I think A/B is technically correct).
[Bm]Pull my mask so tight
[Em] Till it pinches my skin.
[G] Nerves strung so [Bm]high:
[G] I Am A mandolin.[A]
[Bm] Jenny calls from Montana,
[G] She's only passing through.
[D] Probably never see her again, in this life, I guess,
[A] Not sure what I'm gonna do.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Have des[Bm]igns on me.
Live like an o[A]utlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
[Bm] [A/B] [G] [Bm]
[Bm]Room full of ambitious young policemen,
[Em]Everybody trying to make his mark.
I was a [G]red dot blinking on the [D]screen up overhead;
[G] And then the room went d[A]ark.
[Bm]Dream of maybe waking up someday
And [G]wanting you less than I do.
[D] This is a dream, though:
[A] It's never gonna come true.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Are establishing a [Bm]colony.
Live like an [A]outlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
[Bm] [A/B] [G] [Bm] [A/B] [G] [G]
[Bm] Can't ever set aside the sweetness
Of the [Em]days before the crews put up the border.
[G] Fields full of [Bm]wet rain
[G] Cling tight to their memory forever[A].
[Bm]Think about Montana when I close my eyes;
[G] Possibly Jenny's headed east.
[D] Count a couple of stray hopes out loud;
[A] May their numbers one day be increased.
Plug a [G]night light in;
Leave the [Bm]porch light on.
Because the [G]small dark corners
Breathe like heavy [Bm]animals.
Live like an o[A]utlaw,
Clutching gold [G]coins in his claw.
Bm A/B until end. End on Bm.
