Chanson Du Bon Chose chords by The Mountain Goats

Song: "Chanson du Bon Chose"
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Album: "Nine Black Poppies" (Emperor Jones, 1996)
Tabbed by: Bobby Tendinitis (bedwarm@wilhelp.com, bedwarm@cyberspace.org)

Standard Tuning: E A D G B E.
For best results, use acoustic guitar.


E         F
Saw the sycamore  ...

Am                    C
I was waiting for something, and ....

         D
out there in the ....

      E     F
and it was 5:16 AM  the air ...

Am                 C      D
and I wondered where you ....


Chorus:

       G       D
and the heat (flies?) ....

       C          D
I am digging graves, ...

        G      D
and the water boiling ...

       C         D
I am digging graves, I am ....


[back to first pattern]

So I held you close ....

[to chorus pattern]

and your body breath(ing....
[repeat chorus chords twice, end on E]