In The Craters On The Moon chords by The Mountain Goats

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Novice

Dsus2 - XXO230
D5 - XXO235 OR 5577X5


Intro:
Am


Verse 1:
Am            Dsus2
If the strain proves too much
         Am
Give up right away
             Dsus2
If the light hurts your eyes
         Am
Stay in your room all day

Chorus 1:
              C
When the room fills with smoke
          G
Lie down on the floor
      Dsus2
In the declining years
         Am
Of the long war


Verse 2:
              Dsus2
Well the blood's in the water
              Am
And the shark's gonna come
          Dsus2
And we swim in the dark
            Am
Until our bodies are numb


Chorus 2:
        C
Blind desert rats in the moonlight
          G
Too far from the shore
      Dsus2
In the declining years
    Am
Of the long war


Instrumental:
Am
Em G D5 D5 x3
Em G (Fade in Am)


Verse 3:
          Dsus2
Empty room with a lightbulb
              Am
Where the phone starts to ring
         Dsus2
Everybody gets nervous
          Am
Nobody says anything


Bridge:
              C
The next day someone's initials
         G
Show up on the door
            Dsus2
I think I'm gonna crack
              Am
Cant live like this anymore


Chorus 3:
            C
Ugly things in the darkness
          G
Worse things in store
          Dsus2
In the declining years
       Am
Of the long war


Instrumental Outro:
Em G D5 D5 x3
Em G D5