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You Were Cool

Mountain Goats
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2
This  is a song with the same  four chords
 I use most  of the time when I've got something  on my mind
 And I don't  want to squander the moment
 Trying to come up  with a more complicated way  to say what I want to say
People  were mean to you
but  I always thought you were cool
clicking  down the concrete hallway
 with your spiked  heels
 back in high  school.
 x2
It's  good to be young  but let's not kid ourselves
 It's better  to pass on through those years  and come out the other side
With  our hearts still beating
 Having stared  down demons; come  back breathing
People  were mean to you
but  I always thought you were cool
clicking  down the concrete hallway
 with your spiked  heels
 back in high  school.
You  deserved better  than you got
 Someone's got  to say it sometime because it's true.
People  should have told you you were awesome,
 Instead of taking  advantage of you.
 (half beat only for both  and )
 I hope you love your life
Like  I love mine.
I  hope the painful memories only flex  their power over you
 A little  of the time.
We  held onto the hope  of better days coming
And  when we did we were right.
I  hope the people who did  you wrong
Have  trouble sleeping every night.
People  were mean to you
but  I always thought you were cool
clicking  down the concrete hallway
 with your spiked  heels
 back in high  school.
 x2

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Readable chord sheet for You Were Cool by Mountain Goats

[D]  [A]  [Em]  [G]  x2

[D]This is a song with the s[A]ame four chords
I use [Em]most of the time when I've got so[G]mething on my mind
And I d[D]on't want to squander the [A]moment
Trying to come [Em]up with a more complicated [G]way to say what I want to say

[D]People were mean to y[A]ou
[Em]but I always thought you were c[G]ool
[D]clicking down the concrete h[A]allway
with your sp[Em]iked heels
back in h[G]igh school.

[D]  [A]  [Em]  [G]  x2

[D]It's good to be young[A] but let's not kid ourselves
It's b[Em]etter to pass on through those y[G]ears and come out the other side
[D]With our hearts still b[A]eating
Having [Em]stared down demons; c[G]ome back breathing

[D]People were mean to y[A]ou
[Em]but I always thought you were c[G]ool
[D]clicking down the concrete ha[A]llway
with your s[Em]piked heels
back in h[G]igh school.

[G]You deserved be[A]tter than you got
Someone's g[D]ot to say it sometime because it's t[G]rue.
[Em]People should have told you you were a[A]wesome,
Instead of t[D]aking advantage of yo[G]u.

[D]           [Em]        [A]      (half beat only for both [Em] and [A])
I hope you love your life
[Em]Like I love m[G]ine.
[D]I hope the painful memories only f[A]lex their power over [Em]you
A li[G]ttle of the time.
[D]We held onto the h[A]ope of better days coming
[Em]And when we did we were r[G]ight.
[D]I hope the people who d[A]id you wrong
[Em]Have trouble sleeping every n[G]ight.

[D]People were mean to y[A]ou
[Em]but I always thought you were c[G]ool
[D]clicking down the concrete ha[A]llway
with your s[Em]piked heels
back in h[G]igh school.

[D]  [A]  [Em]  [G]  x2

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