Chord Matthew 25 21 by Mountain Goats

Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 they’d hooked you up to a fentanyl drip Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 to mitigate the pain a little bit Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 i flew in from pennsylvania Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 when i heard the hour was coming fast Bm G D5 and i docked in santa barbara Bm G D5 tried to brace myself Bm G D5 but you can’t brace yourself Bm G Asus4 when the time comes you just have to roll with the blast Em G and i’m an 18 - wheeler headed down the interstate D5 A G and my brakes are gonna give and i won’t know til it’s too late C D tires screaming when i lose control Asus4 G try not to hurt too many people when i roll instrumental Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 find the harbor freeway and head south Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 real tired , head kind of light Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 i found telegraph road , i’d only seen the name on envelopes Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 found the parking lot and turned right Bm G D5 i felt all the details carving out space in my head Bm G D5 tropicanas on the walkway neon red Bm G D5 between the pain and the pills trying to hold it at bay Bm G Asus4 stands a traveler going somewhere far away Em G and i Am an airplane tumbling wing over wing D5 A G try to listen to my instruments they don’t say anything C D people screaming when the engines quit Asus4 G i hope we’re all in crash position when we hit instrumental Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 and then came to your bedside Dsus4 and as it turns out D5 i’m not ready Dmaj7 D6sus2 and as though Dsus4 D5 you were speaking through a thick haze Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 you said hello to me Bm G D5 we all stood there around you Bm G D5 happy to hear you speak Bm G D5 the last of something bright burning Bm G still burning Asus4 beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy Em G and you were a presence full of light upon this earth D5 A G and i Am a witness to your life and to its worth C D it’s three days later when i get the call Asus4 G and there’s nobody around to break my fall