Matthew 25 21
Mountain GoatsVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
they'd hooked you up to a fentanyl drip
to mitigate the pain a little bit
i flew in from pennsylvania
when i heard the hour was coming fast
And i docked in santa barbara
tried to brace myself
but you can't brace yourself
when the time comes you just have to roll with the blast
and i'm an 18-wheeler headed down the interstate
and my brakes are gonna give and i won't know til it's too late
tires screaming when i lose control
try not to hurt too many people when i roll
find the harbor freeway and head south
real tired, head kind of light
i found telegraph road, i'd only seen the name on envelopes
found the parking lot and turned right
i felt all the details carving out space in my head
tropicanas on the walkway neon red
between the pain and the pills trying to hold it at bay
stands a traveler going somewhere far away
and i am an airplane tumbling wing over wing
try to listen to my instruments they don't say anything
people screaming when the engines quit
i hope we're all in crash position when we hit
and then came to your bedside
and as it turns out
i'm not ready
and as though
you were speaking through a thick haze
you said hello to me
we all stood there around you
happy to hear you speak
the last of something bright burning
still burning
beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy
and you were a presence full of light upon this earth
and i am a witness to your life and to its worth
it's three days later when i get the call
and there's nobody around to break my fall
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Readable chord sheet for Matthew 25 21 by Mountain Goats
[Dmaj7] they'd hooked you [D6sus2]up [Dsus4] to a fentanyl d[D5]rip [Dmaj7] to mitigate the pain a[Dsus4] little bit [D6sus2] [D5] [Dmaj7] i fle[Dsus4]w in [D6sus2] from pennsylv[D5]ania [Dmaj7] when i heard the hour was coming fa[Dsus4]st [D6sus2] [D5] [Bm] [G] And i docked in santa[D5] barbara [Bm] [G] tried to brace myse[D5]lf [Bm] [G] but you can't brace your[D5]self when the t[Bm]ime comes [G] you just have to roll with the b[Asus4]last and i'm an [Em]18-wheeler headed d[G]own the interstate and my [D5]brakes are gonna give and i won't k[A]now til it's too [G]late tires [C]screaming when i lose cont[D]rol try not to [Asus4]hurt too many people when i r[G]oll [Dmaj7] [Dsus4] [D6sus2] [D5] [Dmaj7] [D6sus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [Dmaj7] find the harbor free[Dsus4]way [D6sus2] and head south [D5] [Dmaj7] real t[D6sus2]ired, [Dsus4] head kind of ligh[D5]t [Dmaj7]i found telegraph road, [D6sus2] [Dsus4] i'd only seen the name on envel[D5]opes [Dmaj7]found the parking lo[Dsus4]t [D6sus2] and turned [D5]right [Bm]i fe[G]lt all the details carv[D5]ing out space in my head [Bm]trop[G]icanas on the walkway n[D5]eon red [Bm]betw[G]een the pain and the pi[D5]lls trying to hold it at bay [Bm]stan[G]ds a traveler going som[Asus4]ewhere far away an[Em]d i am an airplane [G]tumbling wing over wing try to [D5]listen to my instruments they don't[A] say anything [G] people[C] screaming when the engine[D]s quit i hope we'r[Asus4]e all in crash position when [G]we hit [Dmaj7] [D6sus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [Dmaj7] [D6sus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [Dmaj7] [D6sus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [Dmaj7] [D6sus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [Dmaj7] and then came to your b[D6sus2]edside [Dsus4] and as it turns out [D5]i'm not ready [Dmaj7] and as t[D6sus2]hough [Dsus4] you were speaking through a thick [D5]haze [Dmaj7] you said hello to [D6sus2]me [Dsus4] [D5] [Bm]we [G]all stood the[D5]re around you [Bm]hap[G]py to hear yo[D5]u speak [Bm]the[G] last of some[D5]thing bright burning [Bm]still[G] burning beyond the canc[Asus4]er and the chemotherapy and you wer[Em]e a presence full o[G]f light upon this earth and i a[D5]m a witness to your life and to its[A] worth [G] it's t[C]hree days later when i get[D] the call and there's[Asus4] nobody around to break my fa[G]ll