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 Goat
G         C G
G       F   C
G         C G
       G     F     C2x
[Verse]
Fclock tickin’ on the chained man Cwalkin’
Fheadin’ up a Ccounty Groad
Fout of town . . into the Cdesert
Fcarryin’ the weight of the Cold Gscapegoat
G         C G
G       F   C
[Verse]
Ftoo much talk & Crumor
Fsomeone gotta Ctake the Gblame
Ftake the scarlet thread on the Cneck
Fwalk it out of town . . somewhere Cfar Gaway
G       C G
G      F    C
[Verse]
Ftoo much fear & Ctrouble
Fsomebody’s Cgotta Ggo
Ftake the weight on their Cback
Fwalk it outta town like the Cold Gscapegoat
[Chorus]
when u Dmgo . . . take the fear & violence Gwith you
when u Dmgo . . . take the writing from the Cwall
Cmlet’s walk this goat around
Glet’s get him loaded down
Gmlet’s run this goat right out of Dtown
Fo . . ‘Cfore the sun go Gdown
G       C G
G      F    C
[Verse]
Ftoo much loot in the Cpalace
Fsomebody Cgotta Gpay
   Fwith a naked Cneck 
Ftake the sharp off the knife, bleed the Csins aGway
G       C G
G      F    C
[Verse]
Ftoo much blood in the Criver
Fsomebody Cgotta Ggo
 Ftake the hate on their Cback
Foff the rocky cliff to the Cabyss Gbelow
[Chorus]
when u Dmgo . . . take the fear & violence Gwith you
when u Dmgo . . . take the writing from the Cwall
Cmlet’s walk this goat around
Glet’s get him loaded down
Gmlet’s run this goat right out of Dtown
[Chorus]
when u Dmgo . . . take the sin & darkness with Gyou        
when u Dmgo . . . we’ll fire our guns into the Cair
Cmlet’s walk this goat around
Glet’s get him loaded down
Gmlet’s run this goat right out of Dtown
Fo . . ‘Cfore the sun go Gdown
G       C G
G      F    C
[Verse]
Fone last look at the Cscapegoat
Fbaggy-eyed & Cloaded Gdown
Fshaggy-bearded, sad & Cbroken
Fthe old goat falls Cwithout a Gsound

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Goat

by Railroad Earth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Goat

G C G

G F C

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

clock tickin’ on the chained man walkin’

F C G

headin’ up a county road

F C

out of town . . into the desert

F C G

carryin’ the weight of the old scapegoat

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

too much talk & rumor

F C G

someone gotta take the blame

F C

take the scarlet thread on the neck

F C G

walk it out of town . . somewhere far away

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

too much fear & trouble

F C G

somebody’s gotta go

F C

take the weight on their back

F C G

walk it outta town like the old scapegoat

[Chorus]

Dm G

when u go . . . take the fear & violence with you

Dm C

when u go . . . take the writing from the wall

let’s walk this goat around

let’s get him loaded down

Gm D

let’s run this goat right out of town

F C G

o . . ‘fore the sun go down

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

too much loot in the palace

F C G

somebody gotta pay

F C

with a naked neck

F C G

take the sharp off the knife, bleed the sins away

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

too much blood in the river

F C G

somebody gotta go

F C

take the hate on their back

F C G

off the rocky cliff to the abyss below

[Chorus]

Dm G

when u go . . . take the fear & violence with you

Dm C

when u go . . . take the writing from the wall

let’s walk this goat around

let’s get him loaded down

Gm D

let’s run this goat right out of town

[Chorus]

Dm G

when u go . . . take the sin & darkness with you

Dm C

when u go . . . we’ll fire our guns into the air

let’s walk this goat around

let’s get him loaded down

Gm D

let’s run this goat right out of town

F C G

o . . ‘fore the sun go down

G C G

G F C

[Verse]

F C

one last look at the scapegoat

F C G

baggy-eyed & loaded down

F C

shaggy-bearded, sad & broken

F C G

the old goat falls without a sound

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