exegetic chains Guitar chords by The Mountain Goats

UNTIL OLYMPIUS RETURNS Chords

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(INTRO)

Am 
 
Am 
 
 
 
(VER)
 
Am 
Go through the motions
Am 
Every day out in the square
F 
Listen for the hidden rhythms on the air
G 
Nod in agreement when the tyrant holds forth
Em 
Look for a beacon from the North
 
 
 
(VER)
 
Am 
Protect 
 
yourself
F 
Vouch for every  
G 
member of the  
Am 
team
F 
This is just a m
G 
omentary ripple in the s
Am 
tream

 

 
 
 
(VER)
 
Am 
Join in the rebuilding
Am 
Sing loudly at your labor
F 
Make friends with the new guys
F 
Be nice to your neighbor
G 
Profess keen interest in the welfare of the state
Em 
Taste everything they feed you
Em 
Say it tastes real great
 
 
 
(VER)
 
Am 
Spit it down your sleeve
F 
Every 
 
 
G 
time you get the  
Am 
chance
F 
This is just a  
G 
brief improvisation in the  
Am 
dance
 
 
 
(BRI)
 
F 
Raise up the columns
D 
Take the statues  
Am 
down
F 
Praise the columns
D 
Spread the word around town
 
 
 
(VER)
 
Am 
Behold the temple where the old one stood
F 
Is it not a thing of beauty
F 
Don’t it make you feel good?
G 
Is it not a big improvement on the way things used to be?
Em 
Is it not a stately beacon for the whole world to see?

 

 
 
 
(OUTRO)
 
Am 
We will be right here
F 
On the day  
G 
it finally bur
Am 
ns
F 
Everybody hold a spot
G 
Until Olympius r
Am 
eturns
 
Yeah!
 

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