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The Mountain Goats- This Year
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Tuning: Standard
Chords by Section
Intro and Between Verses/Chorus
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Verse
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Bridge
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INTRO
VERSE
I broke free on a Saturday morning, I put the pedal to the floor
Headed north on Mills Avenue and listened to the engine roar
My broken house behind me and good things ahead
a girl named Cathy wants a little of my time
Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking Aha listen to the engine whine
CHORUS
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I am going to make it though this year if it kills me
VERSE
I played video games in a drunken haze
I was seventeen years young
Hurt my knuckles punching the machines
the taste of scotch rich on my tongue
And then Cathy showed up and we hung out
trading swigs from a bottle all bitter and clean
locking eyes holding hands
twin high maintenance machines
CHORUS
BRIDGE
I drove home in the California dusk,
I could feel the alcohol inside of me hum
Pictured the look on my stepfather's face
ready for the bad things to come.
VERSE
I down shifted as I pulled into the driveway
the motor screaming out stuck in second gear
The scene ends badly as you might imagine
in a cavalcade of anger and fear
There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year
CHORUS