The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker. The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
There’s something a little weird about the the C chords. I think John adds a high G on the first string), but I’m not sure.
Intro: C, F, C, F
[Verse 1] C Got up before dawn FCF Went down to the racetrack C Riding with the windows down FCF Shortly after your first heart attack. AmC You parked behind the paddock, AmC Cracking asphalt underfoot, AmC Coming up through the cracks
[Chorus] GC Pale green things, pale green things
C, F, C, F
[Verse 2] C You watched the horses run their workouts FCF You held your stopwatch in your left hand C And a Racing Form beneath your arm FCF Casting your gaze way out to no man's land AmC Sometimes I'll meet you out there AmC Lonely and frightened AmC Flicking my tongue out at the wet leaves
[Chorus] GC Pale green things, pale green things
C, F, C, F, C, F, C, F, Am, C, Am, C, Am, C, G, C
[Verse 3] C My sister called at 3 AM FCF Just last December C She told me how you'd died at last, at last. FCF That morning at the racetrack was one thing that I remembered AmC I turned it over in my mind AmC Like a living Chinese finger trap AmC Seaweed in Indiana sawgrass