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Hardpan Song

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|----------------x-x-x--|
B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|
G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----|        x2 
D|----------------5-5-5--|
A|----------------5-5-5--|
E|----------------3-3-3--|
[Verse 1]
GmThe daylily withers
The heat kills off all the grain
CmJust when you think
GmIt's never gonna rain
CmThe rain comes, Gmthe rain comes
It floods the townDm, killCms everybody in it
[Riff]
e|----------------x-x-x--|
B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|
G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----|        x2 
D|----------------5-5-5--|
A|----------------5-5-5--|
E|----------------3-3-3--|
[Verse 2]
GmThe dog runs in circles
Parolees all skip town
CmHeat goes on forever and ever and ever
GmShows no signs of slowing down
CmThen the rain comes, Gmthe rain comes
It shows no Dmsigns Cmof stopping.
[Outro]
e|----------------x-x-x--|
B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|
G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----|        x2 
D|----------------5-5-5--|
A|----------------5-5-5--|
E|----------------3-3-3--|

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Hardpan Song

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|----------------x-x-x--|

B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|

G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----| x2

D|----------------5-5-5--|

A|----------------5-5-5--|

E|----------------3-3-3--|

[Verse 1]

The daylily withers

The heat kills off all the grain

Just when you think

It's never gonna rain

Cm Gm

The rain comes, the rain comes

Dm Cm

It floods the town, kills everybody in it

[Riff]

e|----------------x-x-x--|

B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|

G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----| x2

D|----------------5-5-5--|

A|----------------5-5-5--|

E|----------------3-3-3--|

[Verse 2]

The dog runs in circles

Parolees all skip town

Heat goes on forever and ever and ever

Shows no signs of slowing down

Cm Gm

Then the rain comes, the rain comes

Dm Cm

It shows no signs of stopping.

[Outro]

e|----------------x-x-x--|

B|----3-1--------x-x-x---|

G|--------3s2-0-x-x-x----| x2

D|----------------5-5-5--|

A|----------------5-5-5--|

E|----------------3-3-3--|

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