In Corolla
The Mountain Goats
Continues after the ad
Key:
E D The day I turned my back on allA you peopleE D A I felt an itching in my thumbs.C#m E7 Salt air like a broadcast from theF#m B7 distant, dark beyondA D A When my transformation(Bbmaj7/A) A comes. [Verse 2]E D I went down to the warm, warmA waterE D A Saw a pelican flypastC#m E7 Waved once at the highway and thenF#m B7 left all that behind meA D A I went wading through the(Bbmaj7/A) A grass. [Verse 3]Bm Dm And no one was gonna come and getAmaj7 me.Continues after the adBm Dm Amaj7 There wasn't anybody gonna know.F#m D Even though I leave a trail ofC#7 F#m burnt things in my wakeA D A Every single place I go.(Bbmaj7/A) A [Instrumental]E D AE D A [Verse 4]E D A And it was cool, and it was quietE D A In the humid marsh down there.C#m E7 I let my head sink down beneathF#m B7 the brackish water,A D A (Bbmaj7/A) A Felt it gumming up my hair. [Verse 5]E D The sun was sinking into theA AtlanticE D The last time that I turned myA back on you.C#m E7 F#m I tried to summon up a littleB7 prayer as I went underA D A It was the best that I could(Bbmaj7/A) A do. [Verse 6] And I saidBm Dm Let them all fare better thanAmaj7 your servant,Bm Dm The reeds all pricking at myAmaj7 skin.F#m D Here's hoping they have betterC#7 B7 luck than I had down here with youA D A All that water rushing in(Bbmaj7/A) A