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lincolnic Fixed the prechorus.
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 +=====The Recognition Scene=====
 +
 <code> <code>
-The Mountain Goats +live version, album version below 
-"The Recognition Scene" + 
-Sweden +tab by Jon A., Matt Hall, and Rosa
-Tab updated by Jon A.+
  
 Chords: Chords:
-G: 320033 +G:       320033 
-Ax02220 +A7     x02020 
-C: x32010 +C/Cadd9play around between x32010 and x32030. The lick on the B string is something like 3-1-0-1-3-1-0 
-A7sus4: x02233 +Dsus4  x00233
-Cadd9x32033+
  
-                     A+                    A7
 We broke the doorknob off of the door We broke the doorknob off of the door
-                  G       +C/Cadd9             G       
 The door swung open easily.  The door swung open easily. 
-                     A+                    A7
 We sauntered into the poorly lit store,  We sauntered into the poorly lit store, 
-                +C/Cadd9           
-And looked around lazily, we stole +And looked around lazily 
-                      A7sus4 +                               Dsus4 
-Every bit of candy they had inside  +We stole every bit of candy they had inside  
-    Cadd9*                            G+    C/Cadd9                           G
 And gobbled it all up greedily on our 3 month ride And gobbled it all up greedily on our 3 month ride
-G                              A+G                              A7
 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
-          C                    G+          C/Cadd9              G
 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone 
  
-*At shows John sometimes plays Cadd9, sometimes just a regular C chord.+You headed out to the getaway car  
 +And hit the open road  
 +I saw something written in tall clear letters on your face  
 +But I could not break the code.  
 +We had hot caramel sticking to our teeth  
 +And the only love I've ever known burning underneath  
 +I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  
 +I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  
-the Mountain Goats +I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  
-The Recognition Scene +</code>
-Sweden +
-Tabbed by Matt Hall+
  
-Just got back from seeing him play this live, and (no offense) I feel like it's a lot more accurate  +<code> 
-than the tab below. +tab by Russ Sweetser (yarzrevenge@yahoo.com) and Rosa
-The basic chord pattern is: +
-G  A7  C  G +
-When you're on the C chord, use your pinky and play around with the B string. +
-The lick is pretty much +
-B--3-1-0-1-3-1-0 +
-I've heard this song played at high pitches, so feel free to throw a capo on there.  +
-I don't have the Sweden album here to check it against, but I'm pretty sure that it  +
-goes like this through the whole song. Some live versions have a lot more improvisation  +
-on the outro, but you can do that stuff at your own will.+
  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +best played with barre chords
-Mountain Goats - The Recognition Scene:  from the album "Sweden" +
-written by john darnielle +
-tab by Russ Sweetser (yarzrevenge@yahoo.com)+
  
 +E, F#7, A, E (x2)
  
-E, F#, A, E (x2) +E                      F#7 
- +We broke the doorknob off of the door. 
-E                      F# +
-we broke the doorknob off of the door. +
 A                          A                         
-the door swung open easily.  +The door swung open easily.  
-E                      F# +E                      F#7 
-we sauntered into the poorly lit store, +Ee sauntered into the poorly lit store, 
 A                 E A                 E
-and looked around lazily.  +And looked around lazily.  
-                                F# +                               Bsus4 
-we stole every bit of candy they had inside. +We stole every bit of candy they had inside. 
 A                               E A                               E
-gobbled it all up greedily on our 3 month ride.+Gobbled it all up greedily on our 3 month ride.
 E                              F# E                              F#
 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone. 
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 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone. 
  
-you headed out to the getaway car  +You headed out to the getaway car  
-and hit the open road +And hit the open road 
 I saw something written in tall clear letters on your face  I saw something written in tall clear letters on your face 
-but I could not break the code.  +But I could not break the code.  
-we had hot caramel sticking to our teeth  +We had hot caramel sticking to our teeth  
-and the only love I've ever known buring underneath +And the only love I've ever known burning underneath 
 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone. 
 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone. 
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 I'm gonna miss you when you're gone.  I'm gonna miss you when you're gone. 
  
- 
-(There is also a YouTube video of them playing this as G-A-C-G instead of E-F#-A-E) 
 </code> </code>
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