These are Clean Slate chords by The Mountain Goats on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
C F x4
[Verse 1]
C
One from East St. Louis
F
with a scar beneath his eye
C
Left the kitchen spotless on
F
the day he said goodbye
D7
Breakaway republic dude,
Am
supremely filthy mouth
Em F
Copiah, Mississipi; points much
G
further south
[Chorus]
C F
It's never light outside yet
G
when they climb into the van
C F G
C F G
Remember at your peril, forget
C
the ones you can
[Verse 2]
C F
Leave home feeling empty, change
planes in Taipei
C
Stay awake the whole timе,
F
end up several worlds away
D7
Thе house was almost full that day,
Am
they made a space for you
Em
This world is sad and broken,
F G
gotta fix a crack or two
[Chorus]
C F
Rest until you're rested,
G
climb back
C F G
onto the caravan
C F G
Remember at your peril, forget
C
the ones you can
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[Bridge]
D7 C
And then just when you think you've
G C F Fm
learned how to forget
Bm Am
You learn it's just the ones who
G F
haven't risen to the surface yet
[Verse 3]
C F
Absence after absence, keep
the place secure
C
This will be the last time
F
that I do this,
I'm pretty sure
D7
No one lasts for long in this
Am Em
profession, so they say
F G
Maybe see you again someday
[Chorus]
C F
Every endpoint fixed forever
G
on the day its arc began
C F G
C F
Remember at your peril,
G
forget the ones you can
Am D7 F G
Forget the ones you can
C F G
[Outro]
C F G x3
C