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This Year by The Mountain Goats - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 4

            From 'The Sunset Tree' by the Mountain Goats.

Capo 2 - There are 2 chords in the original song that are 
fairly difficult to transition to so I transposed the song
to make it easier for beginners.

All chords are capo relative.

Cadd9 = E--3
        A--3
        D--5
        G--5
        B--3
        e--3

VERSE:

     G                      D      
 I broke free on a Saturday morning
           C            G
 I put the pedal to the floor
     G                  D    
 Headed north on Mills Avenue
              C             G
 And listened to the engine roar

G    Bm    Cadd9    G

G    D     C        G

    G                          D                             
 My broken house behind me and good things ahead
              C                          G
 A girl named Cathy wants a little of my time
     G                        D
 Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking
 C                         G
 Ahah, listen to the engine whine


CHORUS:

               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C           G
 If it kills me
               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C           G
 If it kills me

G    Bm    Cadd9    G

G    D     C        G

VERSE:

          G                D
 I played video games in a drunken haze
       C        G
 I was 17 years young
         G                       D
 Hurt my knuckles punching the machines
              C                 G
 The taste of scotch rich on my tongue


G    Bm    Cadd9    G
G    D     C        G

          G                      D
 And then Cathy showed up and we hung out
         C                        G
 Trading swigs from a bottle, all bitter and clean
         G             D
 Locking eyes, holding hands
           C             G
 Twin high maintenance machines

CHORUS:

               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C             G
 If it kills me
               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C             G
 If it kills me

BRIDGE:

Em                              G
 I drove home in the California dusk
Em                          G
 I could feel the alcohol inside of me hum
              Em                      G
 Pictured the look on my stepfather's face
 C                           D
 Ready for the bad things to come

VERSE:
        G                            D
 I down-shifted as I pulled into the driveway
     C                             G
 The motor screaming out, stuck in second gear
                G                     D
 The scene ends badly, as you might imagine
      C                      G
 In a cavalcade of anger and fear
               G            Bm          C              D
 There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year

CHORUS:
               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C            G
 If it kills me
               G                    D
 I am going to make it through this year
       C            G
 If it kills me

G    Bm    Cadd9    G

G    D     C        G 
        

We also have 10 songs by The Mountain Goats

• Exegetic Chains
• Getting Into Knives
• Going To Georgia
• No Children
• Picture Of My Dress
• The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton
• The Plague
• This Year
• Until Olympius Returns
• Up The Wolves

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