Hand Of Death chords by The Mountain Goats

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

D



Verse 1:
D                F#m
Rehearsing for the tournament of champions
Bm                   E
Somebody's going to have to cleanse the temple
G    Gadd2   A
Train by moonlight all night

Chorus 1:
D            F#m
Practice with a blindfold on
Bm                 E7
Try not to think too hard about the neighbors
G                   D
Hop on my balcony that overlooks the harbor
G      A         Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G      A         Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Verse 2:
D              F#m
Rest among the ruins of old empires
Bm             E
Rise from my heavy sleep at sundown
G   D   A
Byways on my pathways beckoning

Chorus 2:
D          F#m
Stay focused on the target
Bm               E
Feel close enough to taste its beating heart
G             D
Hungry as a captive of the king
G      A         Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G      A         D
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Bridge:
E7
Sure and steady
    G
Almost ready


Chorus 3:
D                   F#m
Remind myself to breathe, heed thou my counsel
Bm                 E7
Skin and bones and blood and tender flesh
G                D
There will be no return to these beginnings
G      A         Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G      A         Bm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Outro:
D F#m
Bm E7
G D
A D