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The Plague
The Mountain Goats
[Intro]
D G D G D A D
[Verse 1]
DThere will be blue Emskies
Above Gthe Agreen and verdant DplainEm  G  A  
AChurns will Dswell with fresh Embutter
There will Gbe an Aabundance of sweet DgrainEm  G  A  
AAnd we will Drise from our Gsleep
GWe won't have Dtime to choose what Gthings we'll keep
[Chorus]
GAnd rivers will Dall turn to Gblood
Frogs will Dfall from the Gsky
DAnd the plague will Arage Gthrough the countryAside
ALa la la laD  G  
GLa la la laD  G  
GLa la Dla, la la Ala, la la DlaEm  G  A  Em  A  
[Verse 2]
AThere will Dbe cotton Emclouds
Above Gthe Afields as white as DcreamEm  G  A  
AThere will Dbe loud Emsinging in the Gchurches
As we Aall come out to Dtake one for the EmteamG  A  
AAnd all our Ggreat schemes and plans
Will slip like Dfishes from our Ghands
[Chorus]
GAnd rivers will Dall turn to Gblood
Frogs will Dfall from the Gsky
DAnd the plague will Acover the Gcountry with its Aanger
ALa la la laD  G  
GLa la la laD  G  
GLa la Dla, la la Ala, la la Dla EmheyG  A  Em  A  
[Outro]
Em G A D Em G A D      D

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The Plague

by The Mountain Goats

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The Plague

The Mountain Goats

[Intro]

D G D G D A D

[Verse 1]

D Em

There will be blue skies

G A D Em G A

Above the green and verdant plain

A D Em

Churns will swell with fresh butter

G A D Em G A

There will be an abundance of sweet grain

A D G

And we will rise from our sleep

G D G

We won't have time to choose what things we'll keep

[Chorus]

G D G

And rivers will all turn to blood

D G

Frogs will fall from the sky

D A G A

And the plague will rage through the countryside

A D G

La la la la

G D G

La la la la

G D A D Em G A Em A

La la la, la la la, la la la

[Verse 2]

A D Em

There will be cotton clouds

G A D Em G A

Above the fields as white as cream

A D Em G

There will be loud singing in the churches

A D Em G A

As we all come out to take one for the team

A G

And all our great schemes and plans

D G

Will slip like fishes from our hands

[Chorus]

G D G

And rivers will all turn to blood

D G

Frogs will fall from the sky

D A G A

And the plague will cover the country with its anger

A D G

La la la la

G D G

La la la la

G D A D Em G A Em A

La la la, la la la, la la la hey

[Outro]

Em G A D Em G A D D

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