Brisbane Hotel Sutra chords by The Mountain Goats

verse 1

D              A
 On the crooked road that took me north
G           D
 And brought me home again
D              A
 From the pit of writhing serpents
G          D
 Out to the lion's den
D               A
 Where the labyrinth is lightless
Bm             F#m
 And the faithless wander crazed
G               D
 Let the light rise from the darkness
A             D
 Let his name be praised

verse 2

D              A
 From the sunrise of my childhood
G             D
 To its premature demise
D             A
 From my mother's best intentions
G             D
 To my stepdad's seething eyes
D             A
 From the hidden self-inflicted wounds
Bm            F#m
 That flowered in later days
G            D
 To the folly of their learning
A             D
 Let his name be praised


verse 3

D               A
 In the holes the worms have eaten
G              D
 Through all once-treasured things
D              A
 From the wet mouth of the vulture
G            D
 To the red tips of his wings
D             A
 In the dazed eyes of the penitent
Bm         F#m
 Emerging from the maze
G           D
 In his wordless explanations
A             D
 Let his name be praised