{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":323813,"song":"First Few Desperate Hours","artist":"The Mountain Goats","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11553116-first-few-desperate-hours-chords-by-the-mountain-goats/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/323813?type=chord","rating":4.83363,"votes":43,"content":"[tab][ch]E[/ch] : 022100\r\nF#: 044200[/tab]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] : 077600\r\n[ch]B[/ch] : 099800\r\n[ch]E[/ch]*: x79997\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] x3\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBad luck comes in from Tampa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBad luck comes in from Tampa[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn the back of a truck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDoing ninety up the interstate[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe have bad dreams the night he rolls in[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe have bad dreams the night he rolls in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd we try to keep our sprits high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]*             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut they flag and they wane[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen the truck pulls up out front[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIn the light spring rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]*                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they sag like withering flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLet the good times roll on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThrough these first few desperate hours[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] x3\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah the driver drops his cargo at the curb[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nThe driver drops his cargo at the curb[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]  \r\nAnd the sun peeks in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLike a killer through the curtain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd when cloven hoof prints turn up in the garden[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah when cloven hoof prints turn up in the garden[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe keep up the good fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe keep our spirits light[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]*        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut they draw like flies[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nAnd there's a stomach-churning shift[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIn the way the land lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]*        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they lean like towers[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch] \r\nOn a hillside struggling to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThrough these first few desperate hours yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] x3\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"A : 077600\nB : 099800\nE*: x79997\n\n\n[Intro]\nE F# A x3\nE F# A A\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nE F# A x3\nE F# A A\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nE F# A x3\nE F# A A A E","chords":["E","F","A","B","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}