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The Mountain Goats – Parisian Enclave Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am

[Verse]
       G
Signal drawn upon the bricks
     E7                   F
of a clinic for the dispossessed
            G
Collect the brine from the rain
         E7                     Am
gutters, let the devil take the rest
Em7  E7 Am          C      D7
Rats returning home to our nest

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[Chorus]
Dm7
Beneath the streets of the
             E7
city with my brethren
                   Am
In the neverending shadows
Dm7
Beneath the streets of the
             E7
city with my brethren
                   Am
In the neverending shadows,
        F    Am
there I go

[Verse]
       G
Secret hymnal with the words in
  E7                    F
a version of the mother tongue
        G                      E7
Walls envelop all of us like a mother
                 Am
who protects her young
Em7    E7 Am
Spores at play deep
     C      D7
down in our lungs

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[Chorus]
Dm7
Beneath the streets of
                 E7
the city with my brethren
                   Am
In the neverending shadows
Dm7
Beneath the streets of
                 E7
the city with my brethren
                   Am
In the neverending shadows,
        F    Am
there I go

How to play Parisian Enclave: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Parisian Enclave by The Mountain Goats on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Parisian Enclave by The Mountain Goats sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 8 chords to play it: Am, G, E7, F, Em7, C, D7 and Dm7.

The backbone of the song is Am – G – E7 – F (i – VII – V7 – VI in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.