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-Mountain Goats - Commandante - from "devil in the shortwave" +the Mountain Goats 
-tabbed by Russ Sweetser +Commandante 
-yarzrevenge@yahoo.com+Devil In The Shortwave 
 +Originally tabbed by Russ Sweetser (yarzrevenge@yahoo.com) 
 +Revised by Matt Hall (death_list5@hotmail.com)
  
-you can capo the first fret and play +The previous tab of this song said you could play with a capo on the first fret. 
-G D C G Em G D G +That would be the easiest way to play along, but this pitch only matches  
-G D C G Em G D D +that of the vinyl rip circulating online. 
-C G C G B C D +I've been told that the record is actually a half step lower in pitch. 
-C G C G B D C G +This would explain the "younger" sound of John's voice that people have mentioned. 
-(you get the idea)+Playing it the way I have here will match the actual record, 
 +as well as live performances of the song. 
 +So, in reality, go ahead capo the first fret, but only if you want to match the incorrect vinyl rip. 
 +I'll admit, I am quite fond of the sound, but nonetheless, it is wrong.
  
-          G#                      D# + 
-i'm gonna drink more whiskey than brendan behan. +Also, on the G chord between verses and on the C chord 
-              C#                         G# +of the outro, John plays a little lick.  
-and i'm gonna send my belongings all to tripoli. +It would look like this: 
-              Fm            G# +e--------- 
-and i'm gonna ride home to california +B--------- 
-D#     C#          G#+G--------- 
 +D--------- 
 +A-3-2-0--- 
 +E-------3- 
 +Easiest way to do this is to keep your hand in the G position, but move your  
 +index and middle fingers up to the A and D strings, allowing you to quickly  
 +jump back down to G. I'll use a * to indicate when to play the lick. 
 +Also, throughout most of the song, when you play a C, hold the G note on the  
 +high e string. I don't believe he holds it on any other chord except for G. 
 +The C you should play looks like this: 
 +e-3------- 
 +B-1------- 
 +G-0------- 
 +D-2------- 
 +A-3------- 
 +E--------- 
 + 
 + 
 +          G                       D 
 +I'm gonna drink more whiskey than Brendan Behan. 
 +              C                         G 
 +and I'm gonna send my belongings all to Tripoli. 
 +              C            G 
 +and i'm gonna ride home to California 
 +D      C           G*
 with a banjo on my knee. with a banjo on my knee.
  
-    G#                        D# +    G                       D  
-i'm never gonna turn off the television. +I'm never gonna turn off the television. 
-               C#              G# +               C              G 
-i'm just gonna let it run all night. +I'm just gonna let it run all night. 
-          Fm                       G# +          C                       G 
-i'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the backyard +I'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the backyard 
-         D#                    D# +         D                    D 
-and come summer i am going to treat you right +and come summer I am going to treat you right 
-   C#                        G#+   C                        G
 so put on your chairman mao coat so put on your chairman mao coat
-    C#               G#+    C               G
 and let me clear my throat and let me clear my throat
-     C                    C#+     Bm                    C
 lets turn this whole town upside down  lets turn this whole town upside down 
-                                        D#+                                        D
 and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets, and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets,
-     C#                       G#+     C                       G
 yeah put on your che guevara pin. yeah put on your che guevara pin.
-C#                  G#+C                  G
 call the troops on in. call the troops on in.
-            C                     D#           C#              G#+            Em                     D            C              G*
 we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets. we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets.
  
-        G#                        D#        +        G                         D        
-i got a great big secret written down somewhere. +I got a great big secret written down somewhere. 
-        C#                    G#  +        C                    G  
-i got a rosary to protect us both from harm. +I got a rosary to protect us both from harm. 
-        Fm                     G# +        C                      G 
-i got a storage locker full of cow figurines +I got a storage locker full of cow figurines 
-      D#                          D#+      D                           D
 and a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm. and a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm.
-         C#                   G# +         C                    G 
-and i am never going back to cincinatti. +and i am never going back to Cincinnati. 
-         C#                                     G#+         C                                      G
 all those bridges have been burned down to the ground. all those bridges have been burned down to the ground.
-          C#                       G#+          C                       G
 i got the jet pack strapped to my back i got the jet pack strapped to my back
-         D#                       D#+         D                        D
 and i am waiting for you to come around. and i am waiting for you to come around.
-     C#                        G#+     C                         G
 yeah put on your chairman mao coat yeah put on your chairman mao coat
-    C#               G#+    C                G
 and let me clear my throat and let me clear my throat
-     C                    C# +     Bm                    C 
-lets turn this whole town upside down  +lets turn this whole place upside down  
-    C#                                     D#+    C                                     D
 and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets, and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets,
-     C#                       G#+     C                        G
 yeah put on your che guevara pin. yeah put on your che guevara pin.
-   C#              G#+   C              G
 call the troops on in. call the troops on in.
-            C                D#    N.C                        G#+            Em                D    (pause)                    G*
 we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets. we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets.
  
-G# C# G# C# G# D# C# G# Fm G# D# G# etc. +G D C* G C* G D C* G C* G C* G D G 
 +(listen to the song to get the timing for this end part)
  
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