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Alpha Rats Nest

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[Intro]
G D G D G D Em   C   G   D   D7
[Verse 1]
GAll the Dlengthening Emhours in the refinery
CBelching fire inDto the sky
We do our Gbest DvampEmire routines
As we Csuck the dying D7hours dry
[Bridge 1]
AmThe night is lovely as a GroDseG  D  
If CI see sunlight hit you
I am Dsure that we'll both decompose
G D G D G D Em   C   G   D   D7
[Verse 2]
GAll the Dfitful Emsleep and the fire engines
CThat I dream of Dwhen I dream
Some Gday we'll Dboth wake Emup for good
CI will try hard D7not to scream
[Bridge 2]
AmThe evening wind will shake the GblDinGdsD  
You're Cstirring from your slumber
We've got Dsomething hateful on our minds
[Verse 3]
Oh, Gsing Dsing Emsing
For the Cdying of the Dday
GSing for the Dflames that will Emrip through here
And the Csmoke that will carry D7us away
[Verse 4]
And Gsing for the Ddamage we've Emdone
And the Cworse things that we'll Ddo
GOpen your Dmouth up and Emsing for me now
And CI will sing for Dyou
[Outro]
G D G D G D Em   C   G   D   D7
G D G D G D Em   C   G   D   D7
G D G D G D Em   C   G   D

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Alpha Rats Nest

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D G D G D Em C G D D7

[Verse 1]

G D Em

All the lengthening hours in the refinery

C D

Belching fire into the sky

G D Em

We do our best vampire routines

C D7

As we suck the dying hours dry

[Bridge 1]

Am G D G D

The night is lovely as a rose

If I see sunlight hit you

I am sure that we'll both decompose

G D G D G D Em C G D D7

[Verse 2]

G D Em

All the fitful sleep and the fire engines

C D

That I dream of when I dream

G D Em

Some day we'll both wake up for good

C D7

I will try hard not to scream

[Bridge 2]

Am G D G D

The evening wind will shake the blinds

You're stirring from your slumber

We've got something hateful on our minds

[Verse 3]

G D Em

Oh, sing sing sing

C D

For the dying of the day

G D Em

Sing for the flames that will rip through here

C D7

And the smoke that will carry us away

[Verse 4]

G D Em

And sing for the damage we've done

C D

And the worse things that we'll do

G D Em

Open your mouth up and sing for me now

C D

And I will sing for you

[Outro]

G D G D G D Em C G D D7

G D G D G D Em C G D

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