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                         HEBD WS 11:40 - The Mountain Goats
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Tabbed by: Macheeoo

Tuning: EADGBE CAPO II



This is not exactly how John plays it. He uses no capo and has a few open
 strings ringing. This is my version CAPO 2 which shows the exact chords.



Intro:
D  A  Em  G    x4


D   A Em             G
Masks hanging on the tomb walls 
D  A                    Em    G
   Where the coven grieves
D              A        Em     G
Witches hiding in the bramble, ground level
 D   A  Em                G
 down   where the dry leaves
Bm              A
Blow and burn slowly 
G                       D
No ground is ever gonna hold me


(Repeat Intro)

D  A   Em             G
Bright candles in the manor
D  A                     Em   G
   Where the curse takes hold
D         A              Em              G
Bodies reassembling down where the worms crawl
          D    A              Em            G
Make your own friends when the world's gone cold
        Bm       A
It gets dark and then 
        G                          D
I feel certain I am going to rise again
          Bm                A
If not by faith then by the sword 
             G
I'm going to be restored


(Repeat Intro)

D     A         Em              G
Build fires to keep the beacon flashing 
D   A                    Em   G
    Where the earth lies flat
D              A            Em         G
Blood calls to blood as the hours draw down
  D           A     Em   G
Invent my own family    if it comes to that
          Bm               A
Hold them close, hold them near
          G                                D
Tell them no one's ever going to hurt them here

(Repeat Intro)

D         A            Em           G
Steal the treasure and try to leave town
D   A                 Em   G
   Fight my way back down
D   A            Em      G
   Don't want to hurt anyone
D              A         Em            G
Probably gonna have to before it's all done
             Bm         A
Take to the hills right away
          G                            D
I'm gonna get my perfect body back someday
          Bm                A
If not by faith then by the sword 
             G
I'm going to be restored