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From the tMG Wiki, but with the better chorus from one version and the better verses from the other.
[Intro]
 G   Gdim   C   C7(x2)
[Verse 1]
Been Gliving hand-to-mouth for a Gdimyear or better
When the Cmailman comes and he C7brings me your letter
And I Grecognize the handwriting Gdimeven now
But I Cgo ahead and open it C7anyhow, yeah
anGd no one's been buying from my rBoadside stand
so I hCold your letter like a Dcross in my hand
[Chorus]
I'm gonnGa wrap up my troublesDsus4  Cadd9  
I'm gonna Gwrap up my troublesDsus4  Cadd9  
GI'm gonna wrap up my troublesAm  F#m  
        G   Gdim   C   C7(x2)
In you
[Verse 2]
I went Gout into the kitchen
GdimWhere the light comes through the Cfour-paneled window
C7Clear and bright
And it's Gtaken me several years to Gdimrealize
How much I Clike the way that you C7dot your i's
Well I was bGorn in Indiana thirty Byears ago
I got a Cmean, mean hunger Ddown below
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Gwrap up my troublesCadd9  Dsus4  
I'm gonna Gwrap up my troublesDsus4  Cadd9  
I'm gonna Gwrap up my troublesB  C  D  
in GyouDsus4  Cadd9  
 G   Gdim   C   C7(x2)

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Cutter

by The Mountain Goats

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gdim

Dsus4

Cadd9

F#m

From the tMG Wiki, but with the better chorus from one version and the better verses from the other.

[Intro]

G Gdim C C7

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G Gdim

Been living hand-to-mouth for a year or better

C C7

When the mailman comes and he brings me your letter

G Gdim

And I recognize the handwriting even now

C C7

But I go ahead and open it anyhow, yeah

G B

and no one's been buying from my roadside stand

C D

so I hold your letter like a cross in my hand

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Cadd9

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G Dsus4 Cadd9

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G Am F#m

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G Gdim C C7

(x2)

In you

[Verse 2]

I went out into the kitchen

Gdim C

Where the light comes through the four-paneled window

Clear and bright

G Gdim

And it's taken me several years to realize

C C7

How much I like the way that you dot your i's

G B

Well I was born in Indiana thirty years ago

C D

I got a mean, mean hunger down below

[Chorus]

G Cadd9 Dsus4

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G Dsus4 Cadd9

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G B C D

I'm gonna wrap up my troubles

G Dsus4 Cadd9

in you

G Gdim C C7

(x2)

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