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[Intro]
E  E  Esus4  E  Esus4
[Verse 1]
Once a Eweek I make the drive
 F#5two hours east to check the AAustin post office Ebox.
I take the Edetour through F#5our old neighborhood,
see all the AChevy Impalas in their Bfront yards up on blocks,
and I Apark in an alley and I Bread through the postcards
that you conEtinue to Asend:
where as F#5indirectly as you can you Aask what I remember.
I like these Etorture devices from my Bold best friend.
Well I'll C#mtell you what I know
like I F#swore I always would -
  AI don't think it's gonna Bdo you any good:
[Chorus]
I reEmember the Atrain headed Esouth out of ABangkok Bdown toAward the Ewater.
[Interlude]
 A   E   A   E(x3)
[Verse 2]
I Ealways get a late start,
when the F#5sun's going down
and the Atraffic's thinning out
and the Eglare is hard to take. I wish the
 EWest Texas highway was a F#5Möbius strip -
I could Aride it out forever. When I Bfeel my heart break,
I almost Aswear I hear it happen, it's that Bclear and that hard.
I Ecome in off the highway and I Apark in my front yard.
I C#mfall out of the car
like a F#hostage from a plane,
Athink of you a while and
start Bwishing it would rain.
[Chorus]
I reEmember the Atrain headed Esouth out of ABangkok Bdown toAward the Ewater.
[Interlude]
 A   E   A   E(x3)
Esus4 E Esus4 E
[Verse 3]
I Ecome into the house,
put F#5on a pot of coffee,
  Awalk the floors a little whEile.
I Eset the postcard on a table with F#5all the others like it,
  Astart sorting through the Bpile.
I check the pAictures and the postmarks
and the Bcaptions and the stamps
for Esigns of any pattern at Aall.
When I F#5come up empty-handed, the feeling Aalmost overwhelms me.
  EI let a few of my Bdefenses fall
and I C#msmile a bitter smile - it's not a F#pretty thing to see -
I think Aabout a railroad platform back in B1983
[Chorus]
I reEmember the Atrain headed Esouth out of ABangkok Bdown toAward the Ewater.
[Interlude]
 A   E   A   E(x3)
E
A  E  A  E  A  E

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Source Decay

by The Mountain Goats

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Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

F#5

C#m

[Intro]

E E Esus4 E Esus4

[Verse 1]

Once a week I make the drive

F#5 A E

two hours east to check the Austin post office box.

E F#5

I take the detour through our old neighborhood,

A B

see all the Chevy Impalas in their front yards up on blocks,

A B

and I park in an alley and I read through the postcards

E A

that you continue to send:

F#5 A

where as indirectly as you can you ask what I remember.

E B

I like these torture devices from my old best friend.

C#m

Well I'll tell you what I know

like I swore I always would -

A B

I don't think it's gonna do you any good:

[Chorus]

E A E A B A E

I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down toward the water.

[Interlude]

A E A E

(x3)

[Verse 2]

I always get a late start,

F#5

when the sun's going down

and the traffic's thinning out

and the glare is hard to take. I wish the

E F#5

West Texas highway was a Möbius strip -

A B

I could ride it out forever. When I feel my heart break,

A B

I almost swear I hear it happen, it's that clear and that hard.

E A

I come in off the highway and I park in my front yard.

C#m

I fall out of the car

like a hostage from a plane,

think of you a while and

start wishing it would rain.

[Chorus]

E A E A B A E

I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down toward the water.

[Interlude]

A E A E

(x3)

Esus4 E Esus4 E

[Verse 3]

I come into the house,

F#5

put on a pot of coffee,

A E

walk the floors a little while.

E F#5

I set the postcard on a table with all the others like it,

A B

start sorting through the pile.

I check the pictures and the postmarks

and the captions and the stamps

E A

for signs of any pattern at all.

F#5 A

When I come up empty-handed, the feeling almost overwhelms me.

E B

I let a few of my defenses fall

C#m F#

and I smile a bitter smile - it's not a pretty thing to see -

A B

I think about a railroad platform back in 1983

[Chorus]

E A E A B A E

I remember the train headed south out of Bangkok down toward the water.

[Interlude]

A E A E

(x3)

A E A E A E

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