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Younger

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A7 can be played instead of A.
[Intro]
|  Em7|    A|    C|    C| (x2)
[Verse 1]
    Em7Crank that siren AhighC  
Drain the wellspring Cdry
Map out your coordinEm7atesA  C  
    Em7Send out scouts by AdayC  
Dole out mercenary Cpay
For restless young subordinEm7atesA  
It never hurts to Cgive thanks to the local gods
You never know who might be Em7hungryA  C  
It never hurts to Em7scan the windows on the upper floorA  C  
I saw a Dface there once before when I was younEmger
[Interlude]
|  Em7|    A|    C|    C| (x2)
[Verse 2]
    Em7Set the torch afAlameC  
Call the night by Cname
Stake out your dark positionEm7  A  C  
    Em7Lie in AwaitC  
By the gleaming city gaCte
Try not to lose sight of the Em7missionA  
It never hurts to Cgive thanks to the broken bones
You had to use to build your Em7ladderA  C  
[Verse 3]
    Em7Moment close at Ahand
CHalf of you will never understand
And it doesn't really matterEm7  A  C  
  DBig smile on my Aface
  CCapsule just in case
Underneath my tonguEm7eAsus4  C  
    Em7Voices on the Asus4breezeC  
I heard voices once like Dthese when I was youngerEm  
[Bridge]
  GBlood rushing to my Emface
  CI know that sweet warm Bmtaste
And the Bbitter trace
[Verse 4]
    Em7Storm right down that AhillC  
If I don't, no one Cwill
Follow me right through the chaosEm7  A  C  
    Em7This whole house is AdoomedC  
Even the big parts get conCsumed
Prepare a grave for MenelausEm7  A  
It never hurts to Cgive thanks to the navigator
Even when he's spitting out random Em7numbersA  C  
   Em7I knew what those figures AmeantC  
And what they hoped to repreDsent
When I was younEm7gerA  C  
[Outro]
Em7(RepeaAt)C  

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Younger

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Asus4

A7 can be played instead of A.

[Intro]

Em7 A C C

| | | | | (x2)

[Verse 1]

Em7 A C

Crank that siren high

Drain the wellspring dry

Em7 A C

Map out your coordinates

Em7 A C

Send out scouts by day

Dole out mercenary pay

Em7 A

For restless young subordinates

It never hurts to give thanks to the local gods

Em7 A C

You never know who might be hungry

Em7 A C

It never hurts to scan the windows on the upper floor

D Em

I saw a face there once before when I was younger

[Interlude]

Em7 A C C

| | | | | (x2)

[Verse 2]

Em7 A C

Set the torch aflame

Call the night by name

Em7 A C

Stake out your dark position

Em7 A C

Lie in wait

By the gleaming city gate

Em7 A

Try not to lose sight of the mission

It never hurts to give thanks to the broken bones

Em7 A C

You had to use to build your ladder

[Verse 3]

Em7 A

Moment close at hand

Half of you will never understand

Em7 A C

And it doesn't really matter

D A

Big smile on my face

Capsule just in case

Em7 Asus4 C

Underneath my tongue

Em7 Asus4 C

Voices on the breeze

D Em

I heard voices once like these when I was younger

[Bridge]

G Em

Blood rushing to my face

C Bm

I know that sweet warm taste

And the bitter trace

[Verse 4]

Em7 A C

Storm right down that hill

If I don't, no one will

Em7 A C

Follow me right through the chaos

Em7 A C

This whole house is doomed

Even the big parts get consumed

Em7 A

Prepare a grave for Menelaus

It never hurts to give thanks to the navigator

Em7 A C

Even when he's spitting out random numbers

Em7 A C

I knew what those figures meant

And what they hoped to represent

Em7 A C

When I was younger

[Outro]

Em7 A C

(Repeat)

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