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From 'The Sunset Tree' by the Mountain Goats.
Capo 2 - There are 2 chords in the original song that are 
fairly difficult to transition to so I transposed the song
to make it easier for beginners.
All chords are capo relative.
Cadd9 = E--3
        A--3
        D--5
        G--5
        B--3
        e--3
VERSE:
 I brGoke free on a Saturday Dmorning
 I put the Cpedal to the Gfloor
 HeadGed north on Mills ADvenue
 And listened Cto the engine Groar
G    Bm    Cadd9    G
G    D     C        G
 My Gbroken house behind me and Dgood things ahead
 A girl named CCathy wants a little of my Gtime
 Six Gcylinders underneath the Dhood crashing and kicking
 CAhah, listen to the engine Gwhine
CHORUS:
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
G    Bm    Cadd9    G
G    D     C        G
VERSE:
 I played Gvideo games in a Ddrunken haze
 I was C17 years Gyoung
 Hurt my Gknuckles punching the maDchines
 The taste of Cscotch rich on my Gtongue
G    Bm    Cadd9    G
G    D     C        G
 And then GCathy showed up and we Dhung out
 Trading Cswigs from a bottle, all Gbitter and clean
 Locking Geyes, holding Dhands
 Twin high Cmaintenance maGchines
CHORUS:
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
BRIDGE:
 EmI drove home in the California Gdusk
 EmI could feel the alcohol inGside of me hum
 Pictured the Emlook on my stepfather's Gface
 CReady for the bad things to Dcome
VERSE:
 I down-Gshifted as I pulled into the Ddriveway
 The Cmotor screaming out, stuck in Gsecond gear
 The scene ends Gbadly, as you might imDagine
 In a Ccavalcade of anger and Gfear
 There will be Gfeasting and Bmdancing in JCerusalem next yDear
CHORUS:
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
 I am going to Gmake it through this Dyear
 If it Ckills meG  
G    Bm    Cadd9    G
G    D     C        G

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This Year

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

From 'The Sunset Tree' by the Mountain Goats.

Capo 2 - There are 2 chords in the original song that are

fairly difficult to transition to so I transposed the song

to make it easier for beginners.

All chords are capo relative.

Cadd9 = E--3

A--3

D--5

G--5

B--3

e--3

VERSE:

G D

I broke free on a Saturday morning

C G

I put the pedal to the floor

G D

Headed north on Mills Avenue

C G

And listened to the engine roar

G Bm Cadd9 G

G D C G

G D

My broken house behind me and good things ahead

C G

A girl named Cathy wants a little of my time

G D

Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking

C G

Ahah, listen to the engine whine

CHORUS:

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

G Bm Cadd9 G

G D C G

VERSE:

G D

I played video games in a drunken haze

C G

I was 17 years young

G D

Hurt my knuckles punching the machines

C G

The taste of scotch rich on my tongue

G Bm Cadd9 G

G D C G

G D

And then Cathy showed up and we hung out

C G

Trading swigs from a bottle, all bitter and clean

G D

Locking eyes, holding hands

C G

Twin high maintenance machines

CHORUS:

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

BRIDGE:

Em G

I drove home in the California dusk

Em G

I could feel the alcohol inside of me hum

Em G

Pictured the look on my stepfather's face

C D

Ready for the bad things to come

VERSE:

G D

I down-shifted as I pulled into the driveway

C G

The motor screaming out, stuck in second gear

G D

The scene ends badly, as you might imagine

C G

In a cavalcade of anger and fear

G Bm C D

There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year

CHORUS:

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

G D

I am going to make it through this year

C G

If it kills me

G Bm Cadd9 G

G D C G

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