This Year Chords by The Mountain Goats
- Key: A
- BPM: 140
- Capo: no capo
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THIS YEAR CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] A Amaj7 D A E D A C#m ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D A E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] A It uh it has been a joy to play music for you again E D See you tomorrow I hope we will see you in the actual world soon A And it's gonna be so good I think about it all the time A I think about it every day A We're gonna see you face to face A One two three go E I broke free on a Saturday morning D I put the pedal to the floor D Headed north on Mills Avenue A And listened to the engine roar C#m D A E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E My broken house behind me all good things ahead D A A girl named Cathy wants a little of my time E Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking D A Ahh listen to the engine whine E I am going to make it through this year D If it kills me A E ■ I am going to make it through this year D If it kills me [Inst] A C#m D A E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E I played video games in a drunken haze D A I was seventeen years young E Hurt my knuckles punching the machines D A The taste of scotch rich on my tongue yeah [Inst] C#m D A E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E And then Cathy showed up and we hung out D A Trading swigs from a bottle all bitter and clean E Locking eyes holding hands D A7 Twin high maintenance machines A E I am going to make it through this year D If it kills me A E ■ I am going to make it through this year D If it kills me A F#m A ■ I drove home in the California dusk D A I could hear the alcohol inside of me hum F#m A Pictured the look on my stepfather's face D E Ready for the bad things to come A E I downshifted as I turned into the driveway D A The motor screaming out it was stuck in second gear E The scene ends badly as you might imagine [Chorus] D A In a cavalcade of anger and fear C#m D E There will be feasting there will be dancing in Jerusalem next year A E I am going to make it through this year D If it kills me A E ■ I am going to make it gonna make it through this year E If it kills me D If it kills me D If [Outro] A C#m D A E D A C#m ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D A E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]