The Mountain Goats (en inglés: Las Cabras Montañesas) son una banda americana de Folk- Rock Alternativo e Indie Rock Lo-Fi a cargo de John Darnielle quien es el cantante y compositor principal, con la colaboración de distintos artistas, incluyendo el bajista Peter Hughes y el baterista Jon Wurster (de Superchunk). Darnielle empezó a grabar música en 1991 con ayuda de un grabador boom box. Hasta 2002, con el lanzamiento del álbum All Hail West Texas
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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