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Sax Rohmer #1
The Mountain Goats
Each chord gets two measures unless otherwise noted.
Chord Guide | |||
32 1 C: x32010 |
12
Em: 022000 |
231
Am: x02210 |
134211
F: 133211 |
3 4 G: 3x0003 |
Intro: / C - - - / x4
C Em
Fog lifts from the harbor, dawn goes down today
Am F
An agent crests the shadows of a nearby alleyway
C Em
Piles of broken bricks, signposts on the path
Am F
Every moment points toward the aftermath Yeah
/ C - - - / Dm - - - / F - - - / - - - - / x2
C Em
Sailors straggle back from their nights out on the town
Am F
Hopeless urchins from the city gather around
C Em
Spies from imperial China wash in with the tide
Am F
Every battle heads toward surrender on both sides
Chorus:
C Am
And I am coming home to you
F C (1) G (1)
With my own blood in my mouth
C Am
And I am coming home to you
F (1) G (1)
If it’s the last thing that I do
/ C - - - / Dm - - - / F - - - / - - - - / x4
C Em
Bells ring in the tower, wolves howl in the hills
Am F
Chalk marks show up on a few high windowsills
C Em
And a rabbit gives up somewhere, and a dozen hawks descend
Am F
Every moment leads toward its own sad end Yeah
/ C - - - / Dm - - - / F - - - / - - - - / x2
C Em
Ships loosed from their moorings capsize and then they’re gone
Am F
Sailors with no captains watch a while and then move on
C Em
And an agent crests the shadows and I head in her direction
Am F
All roads lead toward the same blocked intersection
Chorus
/ C - - - / Dm - - - / F - - - / - - - - / x3
/ C - - - / Dm - - - / F - - - / G - - - /
/ C - - - / - - - - / - - - - /
End on C
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.