Chord/Tab song: Tallahassee

Tallahassee (2002)
The Mountain Goats
All songs written by John Darnielle

1. Tallahassee

Chords:
D (xx0232)
E (022100)
G (355433) or (320033)
A (x02220)

(The G chord sounds like a barre chord mostly, but open sounds right sometimes)

Bassline (repeated throughout)

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Intro:
[D] [E] [G] [D]
[D]Window [E]facing[G] an ill-kept [D]front yard
[D]Plums on the [E]tree, [G]heavy with n[D]ectar
[D]Prayers to su[E]mmon the [G]destroying a[D]ngels
[D]Moon st[E]uttering in the sky like [G]film stuck in a pr[D]ojector
And [G]you
D (1 extra measure)
You-oo-oo-oo-oo

Post-verse:

E|--5--5--5--3--3--3--2--|
B|--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------2--|(strum the D chord)
D|--------------------0--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

[D] [E] [G] [D]
[D]Twin prop a[E]irplanes [G]passing loudly overh[D]ead
[D]Road to the a[E]irport, [G]two lanes [D]clear
[D]Half the w[E]hole town, [G]gone for the [D]summer
[D]Terrible s[E]ilence, [G]coming down [D]here
And [G]you
D (1 extra measure)
You-oo-oo-oo-oo

(Post-verse)

[D] [E] [G] [D]
[D]There is no [E]deadline,
[G]There is no [D]schedule
[D]There is no [E]plan we [G]can fall back [D]on
[D]The [E]road this far can't [G]be retr[D]aced
[D]There is no [E]punchline
[G]Anybody can [D]tack on
[D]There [E]are loose [G]ends by the [D]score
[D]What did [E]I come [G]down here [A]for?
[G]You
D (1 extra measure)
You-oo-oo-oo-oo

(Post-verse)

D E G D x4

End with bassline.

Notes:
(1)Not so sure about that one A chord (D maybe?), but I like it so I use it.
(2)Sometimes (particularly at the end) he arpeggiates the chords:
[D] [E] [G] [D]

E|------2-------0-----0-------2-0----|
B|--------3-------0-3---3---------3--|
G|----2-----1-1-----0-------2--------|
D|--0-------2-2-----0-----0----------|
A|----------2-2-----2----------------|
E|----------0-0-----3----------------|

Or something to that effect.
(3)Also, toward the first half of the song, he likes to let the F# (xxxxx2)
ring out sometimes.
Just play around with it.

2. First Few Desperate Hours

Chords:
E (022100)
F# (244300)
Asus2 (x02200)
B (x24442)
E2 (x79997)
Amaj7 (x77999)
Bsus4 (x24400)

Intro:
E F# Asus2 x2

[E]Bad luck comes [F#]in from [Asus2]Tampa
[E]Bad luck comes [F#]in from [Asus2]Tampa
On the back of a [E]truck
Doing 90 up the [B]interstate
We have [E]bad dreams the [F#]night he [Asus2]rolls in
We have [E]bad dreams the [F#]night he [Asus2]rolls in
And we [E]try
To keep our spirits [B]high
But they [E2]flag
And they [Amaj7]wave
When the truck pulls [F#]up out [Asus2]front
In the light spring [Bsus4]rain
And they [E2]sag like whithering [Amaj7]flowers
Let the good times [F#]roll -- [Asus2]on --
Through these first few desperate [Bsus4]hours

Yeah

E F# Asus2 x4

The [E]driver drops his [F#]cargo at the [Asus2]curb
The [E]driver drops his [F#]cargo at the [Asus2]curb
And the sun peeks [E]in
Like a killer through the [B]curtain
And when [E]cloven hoofprints [F#]turn up in the [Asus2]garden
And when [E]cloven hoofprints [F#]turn up in the [Asus2]garden
We keep up the good [E]fight
And keep our spirits [B]light
But they [E2]draw
Like [Amaj7]flies
[F#]And there's a stomach-turning [Asus2]shift
In the way the land [Bsus4]lies
And they [E2]lean
Like [Amaj7]towers
On a [F#]hillside struggling to [Asus2]stand
Through these first few desperate [Bsus4]hours

Yeah

E F# Asus2 x4

End on E.

Notes:
(1)The rhythm is tricky, it should take some time to get down but it's not terribly difficult.
(2)The theory name for that F# chord would be something like F#7sus4, but that's a pain
to write.

3. Southwood Plantation Roads

Chords:
A (x02220)
[G]D [(355433)](xx0232)
E (022100)
Dm (xx0231)

Bassline:

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------/7-5~--5p4-5p4-5p4-5/7~------/7-5~--5p4-5p4-5p4-5-0~--|
E|--5-0--------------------------5-0--------------------------|

Intro:
A G D A x4

[A]I've got [G]you
You've [D]got whatever's left of me to [A]get
[A]Our conversations are like [G]minefields
No one's [D]found a safe way through one [A]yet
[A]I spend a lot of [G]money
[D]I buy ya white [A]gold
[A]We raise up a little [G]roof
[D]Against the [E]cold
On Southwood Plant[A]ation Road[D]
Where at [A]night the stars blow like [D]milk across the sky
[A]Where the high wires [E]drop
[A]Where the fat crows [D]fly[Dm]

A G D A x4

[A]All night l[G]ong
[D]You giggle and sc[A]ream
[A]Your brown e[G]yes
[D]Deeper than a dr[A]eam
[A]I am not gonna l[G]ose you
[D]We are gonna stay [A]married
In this [A]house like a Louisiana [G]graveyard
[D]Where nothing stays [E]buried
On Southwood Plan[A]tation Road[D]
Where the [A]dead will walk a[D]gain
[A]Put on their sunday [E]best
And [A]mingle with unsuspecting [D]Christian men
[Dm]La-la-la-la-la[A][G][D][A]

A G D A x3

End on A.

Notes:
The Dm is quick, about half a normal measure. Listen for it.

4. Game Shows Touch Our Lives

Chords:
G (320033)
C9 (x32033)
F9 (xx3233)
D (xx0232)

Intro:
G G C9 F9 x4

[G]Dug up a fifth of Hood River gin and
[C9]That stuff tastes like medicine
But I'll [F9]take it,[C9] it'll [G]do
[G]On the couch in the living room all day long
[C9]Music on the television playing our song
I'm in the [F9]mood, [C9] the mood for [G]you

G G C9 F9 x4

[G]Turn the volume up real high
And [C9]all of that money, look at it fly
And you [F9]smoking, [C9] like a c[G]himney
[G]Shadows crawled across the living room's length
I [C9]held onto you with a desperate strength
With [F9]everything, [C9] with everything in [G]me
And I [D]handed you a drink of the [C9]lovely little thing
On [G]which our survival depends
[D]People say friends don't [C9]destroy one another,
[C9]What do they know about [D]friends?

G G C9 F9 x4

[G]Thunderclouds forming, cream white moons
[C9]Everything's gonna be okay soon
Maybe to[F9]morrow, [C9] maybe the [G]next day
[G]Carried you up the stairs that night
All of [C9]this could be yours, if the price is right
I heard [F9]cars heading down to [C9]oblivion,
Up on the expr[G]essway
[D]Your drunken kiss is as light as the air
Maybe e[C9]verything that falls down eventually r[G]ises
[D]Our home sinking into disrepair,
Ah, but [C9]look at this showroom
Filled with fabulous pr[G]izes

G G C9 F9 x4

End on G.

Notes:
Emphasize the high notes (xxxx33) during the G, C9 and F9 chords.

5. The House That Dripped Blood

Play the chords like this:
[B] [D] [A]

E|----7-7---7-7-7--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--|
B|----7-7---7-7-7--10-10----10-10-10--5-5---5-5-5--|
G|--7h8-8-7h8-8-8--11-11-10h11-11-11--6-6-5h6-6-6--|
D|--7h9-9-7h9-9-9--12-12-10h12-12-12--7-7-5h7-7-7--|
A|--7h9-9-7h9-9-9--12-12-10h12-12-12--7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--|

E (022100) strummed normally

Intro:
B D A B x2

[B]Look beyond the broken [D]bottles
[A]Past the rotting wooden [B]stairs
[B]Root out the wine-dark honeyed [D]center
[A]Not everyone can live like m[E]illionaires

[B]Look through the air-thinned [D]walls
[A]Tear up the floorboards, strip the [B]paint
[B]Go over every inch of [D]space
[A]With the patience of a [E]saint
[E]Grab your hat, get your [B]coat
[B]The cellar d[D]oor,
[A]Is an open [B]throat

[B]Look past the kitchen c[D]abinets
[A]Go through the chest of [B]drawers
[B]Scrutinize the c[D]asements
[A]Rip the varnish off the [B]doors
[B]Dig up the laughing p[D]hotographs
[A]They're here somewhere or [B]other
[B]Take what you can [D]carry
[A]But let me tell your [E]brother
[E]Still waters go stagnant, bodies [B]bloat
[B]The cellar [D]door,
[A]Is an open [B]throat

B D A B x4 with harmonica solo

Last time strike A 3 times slowly, and end on B.

6. Idylls of the King

Chords:
D (xx0232)
Gm6 (xx2333)
Bm (x24432)
G (320033)
A (x02220)
Asus4 (x02230)
E7 (020100)
A7 (x02023)

G-D:

E|--3-3-------2--|
B|--3-3-3-2-0-3--|
G|--0-0-------2--|
D|--0-0-------0--|
A|--2-2----------|
E|--3-3----------|

Intro:
[D] [Gm6] [Bm] [G] [G-D] [A] [Asus4] [D]
[D]This place[Gm6]
[Bm]With its old plant[G]ations
Thes[G-D]e roads leading [A]ou[Asus4]t to t[A]he sea
[D]This day,[Gm6]
[Bm]Full of promise and pot[G]ential
More cla[G-D]y pidgeons for [A]yo[Asus4]u and [A]me

(Chorus)
Oh all of them, [D]all of them[G]
All of them, [D]all of them[G]
All of them, [D]all of them, all of them,
[A(7)]All of them all lined [D]up

[D]Huge crows[Gm6]
[Bm]Loitering by the [G]curb
Our share[G-D]d pasts, un[A]ravelling [Asus4]behind us like [A]ribbons
And I dreamed of [D]vultures[Gm6]
[Bm]In the trees behind [G]our house
And cicadas [G-D]and locusts, and the [A]shrieking of i[Asus4]nnummerable [A]gibbons

(Chorus)

[D] [Gm6] [Bm] [G] [G-D] [A] [Asus4] [D]
[E7]How l[A7]ong must we [D]ride this way a[G]bout?
[E7]How l[A7]ong 'til someone [D]caves under the pr[G]essure?
[E7]My dr[A7]eams are haunted by [D]armies, armies of g[G]hosts
Faces to blurry to [A]make out,[Asus4]
Numbers [A]far too high to [Asus4]measure

[D]Your face,[Gm6]
Like a [Bm]vision straight out of Holly [G]Hobby
Lat[G-D]e light, d[A]rizzling through your [Asus4]hair
[D]Your eyes,[Gm6]
[Bm]Twin vol[G]canoes
Ba[G-D]d ideas, [A]dancing around in [Asus4]there

(Chorus)

[D] [Gm6] [Bm] [G] [G-D] [A] [Asus4]
End on D.

Notes:
(1)I didn't go to too much trouble here, because others have already done that.
I'm sure you can find a more specific tab somewhere.
(2)Also, when the G-D bridges two words, that means the first word falls on the G and
the second on the D.
When it is above the word "and" in the 2nd verse, the word "cicadas" falls on G and
"locusts" on D.

7. No Children

Capo 4

Chords (relative to capo):
C#m (x46654)
[F#]D [(244322)](xx0232)
E (022100)
A (x02220)
Asus (x04230)
[F#m] [(244222)]
Intro:

C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus

[A]I hope that our few [E]remaining friends
[D]Give up on trying to [A]save us
[A]I hope we come up with a [E]failsafe plot
To piss [D]off the dumb few who for[A]gave us
[A]I hope the fences we [E]mended
[D]Fall down beneath their own [E]weight
And I [A]hope we hang on past the [F#m]last exit
I [D]hope it's already too [E]late
And [A]I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here
[F#m]Someday burns down
And [D]I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away,
And I never come [E]back to this town [D]again
In my [E]life,
I hope I [A]lie
And tell [F#m]everyone you were a good wife
And I hope you [A]die
I hope we [E]both die

C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus

[A]I hope I cut myself [E]shaving tomorrow
[D]I hope it bleeds all day [A]long
[A]Our friends say it's darkest be[E]fore the sun rises
Well, [D]we're pretty sure they're all w[A]rong
[A]I hope it stays dark [E]forever,
[D]I hope the worst isn't [E]over
And I [A]hope that you blink before [F#m]I do
I [D]hope I never get [E]sober
And I [A]hope when you think of me years down the line
You [F#m]can't find one good thing to say
And [D]I hope that if I found the strength to walk out
You'd stay the hell out of my [E]way
I am [D]drowning
There is no sign of [E]land
You are coming down [A]with me
[F#m]Hand in unlovable hand
And I hope you [A]die
I hope we [E]both die

C#m F# C#m F# D E A Asus x4

End on A.

Notes:
the Asus chord isn't necessarily in there, but it helps to fill time on that A.

8. See America Right

Chords:
Em (022000)
Am (x02210)
C (x32010)
B (x24442)

Riff:
[Em]

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------|

[Em]

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------|

[Am]

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--0-0-------------0-0--------------|
E|------3-3-0-0-3-3-----3-3-0-0-3-3--|

[Em]

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-3-3----------------------------------|

[C] [B] [Em]

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(2)--------------(1)---------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

I was

[Em]Driving into tampa, when the radiator burst,
I was [Em]three sheets to the wind, a civilian saw me first
And [Am]then there was the cop, and then the children
Standing on the [Em]corner
Your [C]love is like a cyclone in a [B]swamp and the weather's getting [Em]warmer

(mute strums)

I was

[Em]Getting out of jail, heading to the greyhound
You said you'd [Em]hop on one yourself, and meet me on the way down
I was [Am]shaking way too hard to think,
Dead on my feet about to [Em]drop
Went and [C]got the case of vodka from the [B]car
And walked the two miles to the [Em]bus stop

(Instrumental verse)
Strummed chords over riff:
[Em] [Em] [Am] [Em] [C] [B] [Em]
Got

[Em]On the bus half drunk again, the driver glared at me
Met [Em]up with you in Inglis, thumbed a ride to Cedar Key
If we [Am]never make it back to California,
I want you to know I [Em]love ya
But my [C]love is like a black cloud full 'o [B]rain
That's always right there up above [Em]ya

End abruptly on Em.

Notes:
The song starts cold with vocals before any instruments come in.
Other than that, it's pretty much completely straight forward.

9. Peacocks

Chords:
C (x32010)
Fmaj7 (xx3210)
E (022100)
Am (x02210)
F (x33211)
G (320003)
F9 (xx3213)
Intro:
[C] [Fmaj7] [C]

E|--0~-0-----0-----1-0~--0-----0-----0-----|
B|--1~---1-----1-----------1-----1-----1~--|
G|--0~-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
D|--2~-------------------------------------|
A|--3~-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:

E|--0-----0-----1-0------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1--------3--1--0---------------------------|
G|------0-----0--------------2--0----------------------|
D|---------------------------------3--2--0----0-2-3-5--|
A|------------------------------------------3----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

E|--0---------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-(strum)-------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0-----|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------3~--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

These two are simultaneous.
Listen to the record and you'll hear it.

Abridged riff:

E|--0~-0-----0-----1-0~--0-----0-----0-----|
B|--1~---1-----1-----------1-----1-----1~--|
G|--0~-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
D|--2~-------------------------------------|
A|--3~-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----1-0-------------------|
B|----1-----1-------3--1--0-----------|
G|------0-----0--------------2--4--5--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

"Fear for my safety...":
[F] [G] [C] [F] [F] [G] [C] [F9]

E|--1-0-3------0--1-0-3------3--|
B|--1-1-3--3-1-1--1-1-3--3-1-1--|
G|--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--|
D|--3-3-0--2-2-3--3-3-0--2-2-3--|
A|------2--3-3--------2--3-3----|
E|------3-------------3---------|

"...rise."

E|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
B|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Abridged riff 2:

E|--0~--0-----0-----1-0~-0-----0-----0-----|
B|--1~----1-----1----------1-----1-----1~--|
G|--0~------0-----0----------0-----0-------|
D|--2~-------------------------------------|
A|--3~-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----1-0-----------------|
B|----1-----1-------3--1--0--1--3~--|
G|------0-----0---------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Outro: (same feel as intro)

E|--0~--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
B|--1~----1-----1-----1~----1-----1-----1~--|
G|--0~------2-----2-----------2-----2-------|
D|--2~--------------------------------------|
A|--3~--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(Intro)

[C]I hear them squ[E]eal
[Am]I see them [F]preen
[C]Fans all s[E]pread out
[Am]Neat and c[F]lean

(Abridged riff)

[C]Grab hold of the mo[E]rning
[Am]Head out to the [F]porch
[C]Feel the wind stop[E]ping
[Am]Feel the sun sc[F]orch
[F]Fear for my [G]safety,
[C]You can see it in my [F]eyes
[F]In an hour or [G]two
[C]We will [F9]rise...

(Intro)

[C]Then a sharp breeze k[E]icks up,
[Am]I hug myself h[F]ard
[C]How come there's pea[E]cocks
[Am]In the front y[F]ard?

(Abridged riff 2)

[C]Sun's all pr[E]ickly
[Am]On my n[F]eck
[C]When the helicopter p[E]asses
[Am]We both hit the [F]deck
[F]Hands grasping and gr[G]oping
[C]Seizing opportunity [F]right where it lies
[F]The sky will [G]fall
[C]We will [F9]rise...

(Abridged riff)
(Outro)
(Intro - just guitar 2)

End on C.

10. International Small Arms Traffic Blues

Chords:
E (022100)
A (x02220)
B (x24442)
E2 (x79997)
A/G# (4x2220)

Intro:

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0~--|
G|--------2-1-----2-1-------------2-1-----2-1-2-----|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------|
A|------2-------2---------------2-------2-----------|
E|--0-------------------0~--0-----------------------|

|_____________________| |_____________________|
Main riff Variation 1

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------2-1-----2-1-2-1~--|
D|----2-------2-------------|
A|------2-------2-----------|
E|--0-----------------------|

Variation 2

E|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------0~--|
G|--1--1-1-2p1-1-1-2p1-1-1~--|
D|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
A|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~--|

Variation 3 (strumming)

(Intro)

[E]My love is like a [A]powder [E]keg

(Main riff)

[E]My love is like a [A]powder [E]keg in the [B]corner
Of an empty [E2]warehouse
Out[A]side of [A/G#]town
About to burn [B]down[E]

(Main riff x2)

[E]My love is like a [A]Cuban p[E]lane

(Main riff)

[E]My love is like a [A]Cuban p[E]lane
[B]Flying from [E2]Havana
Up the [A]Florida Coast to the 'G[A/G#]lades
Soviet-[B]made[E]

(Main riff x2)
(Variation 2)
(Main riff)

[E]Our love is like the border [A]between Greece and [E]Albania

(Variation 3)

[E]Our love is like the border [A]between Greece and [E]Albania
Trucks [B]loaded down with [E2]weapons
[A]Crossing over every [A/G#]night
Moon yellow and [B]bright...
There is a [A]shortage in the blood [E]supply
But there [A]is no shortage of [E]blood
[A]The way I feel 'bout you, [E]baby, can't explain it
[B]You got the best of my [E]love

(Variation 3 x4)

End on E.

Notes:
(1)During the closing Variation 3 cycle, play with gradually more abandon.
(2)Between repetitions of the main riff or any of its variations,
there are a few beats of just low E or (0221xx) strumming, but you don't really need it.

11. Have to Explode

Chords:
D (xx0232)
D/F# (2x023x)
A (x02220)
A/C# (x42220)
G (320033)
B/G (x2003x)
C (x32010)

Intro:
D/F# A/C# B/G G x4

[D/F#]Tile floor of the [A/C#]bathroom
[B/G]Scrubbed clean and [G]bright
Checkerboard[D/F#] wh--[A/C#]i--te and [B/G]grey[G]
[D/F#]Towels from the [A/C#]Ritz-Carlton ho[B/G]tel in Kingston, [G]Jamaica
I can [D/F#]still [A/C#]see the rust-colored [B/G]stains [G]today
The stage is [A]set[G]
Somebody's [D]gonna do something someone [G]else will regret
[G]I speak in [A]smoke signals and [D]you answer in [G]code
[C]The fuse will [G]have to run out [D]sometime
[G]Something [A]here will ev[D]entually have to [G]explode
Have to exp[D/F#]lode[A/C#][B/G][G]

[D/F#] [A/C#] [G] [G]
[D/F#]You and me ly[A/C#]ing on the [B/G]tile [G]floor
[D/F#]Trying to keep [A/C#]cool, re[G]stless all night
[D/F#]Sweating out the [A/C#]poison as the te[B/G]mperature c[G]limbs
Staring[D/F#] up, [A/C#]up, [B/G] at the hundred-watt li[G]ght
That burns a[A]bove[G]
Name one [D]thing about us two [G]anyone could love
[G]We roll out the [A]red carpet
When [D]rotten luck comes down the [G]road
[C]Five, four, [G]three, two, [D]one, watch for the [G]flash
[G]Something [A]here will e[D]ventually have to [G]explode
D (2 extra measures)
Have to explode

D/F# A/C# B/G G x5

End on G.

Notes:
He doesn't have the B/G every time, sometimes he just does 2 measures of G.
It's a lot of work to figure out where they all go, so just use your discretion.
It works either way.

12. Old College Try

Chords:
A (x02220)
C#m (x46654)
D (xx0232)
E (022100)
[F#m] [(244222)]
Intro:
[A] [C#m] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D] [E]
[A]From the housetops to the [C#m]gutters,
[D]From the ocean to the [E]shore[D]
The [A]warning signs have all been bright and [F#m]garish
[D]Far too great in number to [E]ignore
[A]From the cities to the s[C#m]wamplands,
[D]From the highways to the [E]hills[D]
Our [A]love has never had a leg to [F#m]stand on,
From the [D]asprins to the cross-tops to the [E]Elevils
But I will [D]walk[E]
Down to the [A]end
With [D]you
If you will [A]come all the way [E]down
With [A]me

[A] [C#m] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D] [E]
[A]From the entrance to the [C#m]exit
Is [D]further than it looks from [E]where we [D]stand
I [A]wanna say I'm sorry for [F#m]stuff I haven't done yet
[D]Things will quickly get com[E]pletely out of hand
I can [A]feel it in the rotten air t[C#m]onight
In the [D]tips of my fingers, in the [E]skin on my [D]face
In the [A]last gasp of the evening's [F#m]dying light
In the [D]way those eyes I've always loved
Ill[E]uminate this place
Like a [D]trash-can fire in a [E]prison cell
Like the s[A]earchlights in the [D]parking lots of hell
I will [A]walk
Down to the [E]end[A]
With [D]you
If you will [A]come all the way [E]down
With [A]me

A C#m D E D A F#m D E x2

[D] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A]
End on A.

13. Oceanographer's Choice

Capo 3

Chords:
E (022100)
C (x32010)
G (320033)
D (xx0232)
B (x24442)
A (x02220)
Em (022000)

Well
[E]Guy in a skeleton costume
[G]Runs up to the guy
In the [C]superman suit
Runs through him with a broadswo[E]rd

[E]I flipped the television off
[G]Bring all the bright lights [C]up
Turn the radio [E]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 ya look at that?
[A]We're throwing off sparks
[Em]What'll I [D]do when I [A]don't have [Em]you
To hold onto in the [B]dark?

[Em]
Yes
[Em]Everybody's gonna need a witness
[G]Everybody's gonna need a little [C]back-up
In case the scene gets [Em]nasty

[Em]You throw the attic window open
And I [G]throw my arms all around [C]you
And night comes to Tallah[Em]assee
[A]I don't know why it's gotten harder
[D]To keep myself away
[C]Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back
[B]It all came back today
[Em]Look at that! Would ya look at that?
[A]The way the ceiling starts to swerve
[Em]What'll I [D]do when I [A]don't have [Em]you?
When I finally get what I [B]deserve?

(instrumental verse ad nauseum)

End on Em.

Notes: The E and Em chords are basically interchangeable,
though it sounds more like E in the first verse and Em later.

14. Alpha Rats Nest

Can be played in either standard or Drop D (to incorporate bassline)

Chords:
Standard Drop D
G (320033) (55x033)
D (xx0232) (000232)
Em (022000) (222000)
C (x32010) (x32010)
D7 (xx0212) (000212)
Am (x02210) (x02210)

Bassline (for Drop D guitar):
G D _

E|------------------- |
B|------------------- |
G|------------------- |
D|------------------- | Main riff
A|------------------- |
D|--5-5-5-4-0-0-0-0--_|

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [D7]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Intro: Main riff x3 Em C G D D7

[G]All the [D]lengthening [Em]hours in the refinery
[C]Belching fire in[D]to the sky
We do our [G]best [D]vamp[Em]ire routines
As we [C]suck the dying [D7]hours dry
[Am]The night is lovely as a rose

(Main riff x2)

[C]If I see sunlight in you I am
[D]sure that we'll both [(D7)]decompose

(Intro)

[G]All the [D]fitful [Em]sleep and the fire engines
[C]That I dream of [D]when I dream
[G]Someday we'll [D]both wake [Em]up for good
[C]I will try hard [D7]not to scream
[Am]The evening wind will shake the blind

(Main riff x2)

[C]You're stirring from your slumber we've got
[D7]Something hateful on our minds
Oh [G]sing, [D]sing, s[Em]ing,
For the [C]dying of the [D]day
[G]Sing for the [D]flames that will [Em]rip through here
And the [C]smoke that will carry [D]us away
Oh [G]sing for the [D]damage we've [Em]done
And the [C]worse things that we'll [D7]do
[G]Open your [D]mouth up and [Em]sing for me now
And [C]I will sing for [D7]you

(Intro x3)

When you get to the last D7 chord, let it ring and hit that low D just once.

Notes: (1)The bassline is actually played on a bass guitar here
so the octaves aren't right for the Drop D guitar.
On a bass guitar it looks like this:
G D x3 Em C G D D7

G|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
D|--5-5-5-4-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------x3--------------------------------------------------------------|

That C note should be an octave lower than on the Drop D guitar.
(2)D's and D7's are largely interchangeable here.
I've noted when I noticed a difference but it's a matter of taste.

There it is. Enjoy.