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 the Mountain Goats - Balance\\
 written by John Darnielle\\
 tab by jbm\\
+improvements by Esther Dodson, irlpinkiepie\\
+so john talked about this song in iolttmg and explicitly said the chords on the wiki were wrong
+so here's me trying to fix them - revert if this sounds bad, but it should be more accurate
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-E C
+E:  022100
-two tall glasses of sweet iced tea
+C:  332000 (actually a Cmaj7/G)
-G D                  D Dsus D Asus
+G:  320003
-underneath the sweetgum tree,
+D:  200202 (actually a Dsus2/F#; you can play it xx0202 if you'd like)
-E C
+Am: x02210
-and the love we once nurtured, you and me,
+Bm: x24432
-G D                  D Dsus D Asus
+B:  x24442
-disintegrating violently.
-Am
+E                     C
-stick your tongue out.
+  two tall glasses of sweet iced tea
-D
+G                D
-catch the pieces as they drift down the air.
+  underneath the sweetgum tree,
-Am
+          E                     C
-i am too slow to catch them all,
+  and the love we once nurtured, you and me,
-C D               D Dsus D Asus
+    G            D
-not too far gone to care.
+  disintegrating violently.
+               Am
+  stick your tongue out.
+            Bm
+  catch the pieces as they drift down the air.
+      Am
+  i am too slow to catch them all,
+   Bm                 B
+  not too far gone to care.
+      E                       C
+  two slow summer hours spent picking at the bones,
+    G                        D
+  figuring the interest on delinquent loans.
+ E                    C
+  speaking in sad and mournful tones,
+  G                             D
+  trying to squeeze tears out of mute stones.
+           Am
+  wet your finger.
-two slow summer hours spent picking at the bones,
+  place it toward the wind.
-figuring the interest on delinquent loans.
+Bm
-speaking in sad and mournful tones,
+  feel disaster in the air.
-trying to squeeze tears out of mute stones.
+         Am
-wet your finger.
+  we are far too slow to outrun it now.
-place it toward the wind.
+  Bm                  B
-feel disaster in the air.
+  not too far gone to care.
-we are far too slow to outrun it now.
-not too far gone to care.
+Outro: E C G D (x4), E
 </code>

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