The Mountain Goats — Transcendental Youth
Intro DGECD DGECD Verse D G Em C D Cold through broken baseboards, I despise this town D Am C D Snow on the sunroof, two stories down D G D Em Hold hands, wish the snow away. D Am C D Rise in the darkness of the gathering day Chorus Bm F# D G Sing, sing for ourselves alone Bm F# D G Speak into the microphone. Verse D G Em C D Cedar smudge our headbands and take to the skies D Am C D Soar ever upwards on air gone black with flies D G D Em Shroud ourselves in the cosmos, let the music play D Am C D Bright star of the morning, shine on his rising way Chorus Bm F# D G Sing in the night in the nameless dark Bm F# D G Father long gone but we bear his mark F#m C G D Learn some secrets, never tell F#m Em C G D Stay sick, don't get well Verse D G Em C D Clutch those broken headboards, ride the highest wave D Am C D Dusky diamonds shining in the far depths of the cave D G D Em Try to explain ourselves, babble on and on D Am C D By the time you receive this, we'll be gone Chorus Bm F# D G Sing, sing high, while the fire climbs Bm F# D G Sing one for the old times Outro D G Em7 C D x4
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