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Matthew 25 21

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                       Dmaj7D6sus2                        Dsus4  D5  
          they'd hooked you up                  to a fentanyl drip
                        Dmaj7                 Dsus4D6sus2    D5  
       to mitigate the pain a little bit
          Dmaj7     Dsus4D6sus2                     D5  
          i flew in                  from pennsylvania
                                     Dmaj7              Dsus4D6sus2    D5  
       when i heard the hour was coming fast
    Bm    GAnd i docked in santa D5barbara
    Bm    Gtried to brace myseD5lf
    Bm    Gbut you can't brace yourD5self
when the tBmime comes      Gyou just have to roll with the bAsus4last
and i'm an Em18-wheeler headed dGown the interstate
and my D5brakes are gonna give and i won't kAnow til it's too Glate
tires Cscreaming when i lose contDrol
try not to Asus4hurt too many people when i rGoll
[instrumental]
 Dmaj7   Dsus4D6sus2 D5  
 Dmaj7D6sus2  Dsus4  D5  
                        Dmaj7    Dsus4D6sus2                   D5  
         find the harbor freeway              and head south
           Dmaj7D6sus2                             Dsus4  D5  
          real tired,                  head kind of light
                   Dmaj7D6sus2                                   Dsus4  D5  
i found telegraph road,                i'd only seen the name on envelopes
               Dmaj7    Dsus4D6sus2                   D5  
found the parking lot                    and turned right
Bmi feGlt all the details carvD5ing out space in my head
BmtropGicanas on the walkway nD5eon red
BmbetwGeen the pain and the piD5lls trying to hold it at bay
BmstanGds a traveler going somAsus4ewhere far away
anEmd i am an airplane Gtumbling wing over wing
try to D5listen to my instruments they don't Asay anythingG  
people Cscreaming when the engineDs quit
i hope we'rAsus4e all in crash position when Gwe hit
[instrumental]
 Dmaj7D6sus2  Dsus4  D5  
 Dmaj7D6sus2  Dsus4  D5  
 Dmaj7D6sus2  Dsus4  D5  
 Dmaj7D6sus2  Dsus4  D5  
                       Dmaj7D6sus2
     and then came to your bedside
        Dsus4and as it turns out
D5i'm not ready
        Dmaj7D6sus2
     and as though
        Dsus4you were speaking through a thick D5haze
                   Dmaj7D6sus2     Dsus4  D5  
      you said hello to me
Bmwe Gall stood theD5re around you
BmhapGpy to hear yoD5u speak
Bmthe Glast of someD5thing bright burning
Bmstill Gburning
beyond the cancAsus4er and the chemotherapy
and you werEme a presence full oGf light upon this earth
and i aD5m a witness to your life and to its AworthG  
it's tChree days later when i get Dthe call
and there's Asus4nobody around to break my faGll 

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Matthew 25 21

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Dsus4

Asus4

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

they'd hooked you up to a fentanyl drip

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

to mitigate the pain a little bit

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

i flew in from pennsylvania

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

when i heard the hour was coming fast

Bm G D5

And i docked in santa barbara

Bm G D5

tried to brace myself

Bm G D5

but you can't brace yourself

Bm G Asus4

when the time comes you just have to roll with the blast

Em G

and i'm an 18-wheeler headed down the interstate

D5 A G

and my brakes are gonna give and i won't know til it's too late

C D

tires screaming when i lose control

Asus4 G

try not to hurt too many people when i roll

[instrumental]

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

find the harbor freeway and head south

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

real tired, head kind of light

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

i found telegraph road, i'd only seen the name on envelopes

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

found the parking lot and turned right

Bm G D5

i felt all the details carving out space in my head

Bm G D5

tropicanas on the walkway neon red

Bm G D5

between the pain and the pills trying to hold it at bay

Bm G Asus4

stands a traveler going somewhere far away

Em G

and i am an airplane tumbling wing over wing

D5 A G

try to listen to my instruments they don't say anything

C D

people screaming when the engines quit

Asus4 G

i hope we're all in crash position when we hit

[instrumental]

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

Dmaj7

D6sus2

and then came to your bedside

Dsus4

and as it turns out

i'm not ready

Dmaj7

D6sus2

and as though

Dsus4 D5

you were speaking through a thick haze

Dmaj7 Dsus4 D5

D6sus2

you said hello to me

Bm G D5

we all stood there around you

Bm G D5

happy to hear you speak

Bm G D5

the last of something bright burning

Bm G

still burning

Asus4

beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy

Em G

and you were a presence full of light upon this earth

D5 A G

and i am a witness to your life and to its worth

C D

it's three days later when i get the call

Asus4 G

and there's nobody around to break my fall

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