Chord Maybe Sprout Wings by Mountain Goats

artist : mountain goats song : maybe sprout wings tuning : standard difficulty : novice intro begins with some D chord progression . . . not exactly sure of the name . i’ll call it anyway , it’s the song’s motif , so it’s kind of important that you get it . D * - x000231 the progression goes like this : for those who don’t know the song all that well , i addEd john’s youtube video url of song at the end pluck open D string four times and let it ring; x000231 x2 down up x000230 x1 down x000231 x1 up x000233 x1 down repeat this twice more for a total of three times . on the last time through third , hit the x000233 chord and immediately return to the D * chord so it’ll be a progression like this : x000231 x2 down up x000230 x1 down x000231 x1 up x000233 x1 down x000231 x1 up pluck open D string four times and let it ring . this intro appears throughout the song . for this tab , you’ll see intro and other times see motif . the motif means to only play the first progression , and only do it once . other chords you’ll need : G5 - 320033 A * - x02031 C * - 133000 A - x02220 before we get started , you should also know that john usually just strums the low four eadg . it’s a very light and remorseful song , your strumming should display that . verse : D * G5 a bad dream shook me in my sleep D * A * D * and i woke up sweating . G5 ran through the dark to the shower , C * A already forgetting . D * G5 tried to think good thoughts . A * D * motif trying to find my way clear . D * chord G5 let the room fill with steam , C * A traced pictures on the mirror . chorus : G5 D * G5 ghosts and clouds and nameless things . D * G5 A * squint your eyes and hope real hard , D * intro maybe sprout wings . D * G5 i clawed my way to the living room window , A * D * stood there in the cold . G5 the last bits of my dream like figures in the distance , C * A hard to hold . D * i thought of old friends , G5 the ones who’d gone missing like you A * D * motif said all their names three times . G5 phantoms in the early dark , C * A G5 canaries in the mines . chorus the outro is the intro again only louder and stronger; all of the strums are down except the last chord of each progression . ends on A D * chord . here’s the youtube url : thanks! tab by : amandalpierson