The Young Thousands chords by
The Mountain Goats

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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Boats ease into the harbor bearing

Am

Am

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C

C

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real suspicious cargo

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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And the sunlight on the water

Am

Am

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C

C

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Sets a switch off in your brain

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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The things that you've got coming

Am

Am

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C

C

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will consume you

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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There's someone waiting out there in an

Am

Am

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al ley with a chain

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 2

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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The ghosts that haunt your building are

Am

Am

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C

C

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prepared to take on substance

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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And the dull pain that you live with

Am

Am

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C

C

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isn't getting any duller

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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There's a closet full of almost- pristine

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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videotape

Documenting sordid little

Am

Am

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C

C

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scenes in living color

Verse 3

G

G

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F

F

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Here they come

C

C

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The young thousands

G

G

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F

F

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Here they come

C

C

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The young thousands

Interlude 2

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 4

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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You drive east from the ocean with both

Am

Am

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A

A

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Am

Am

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C

C

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hands tied on the wheel

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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And you go past Garden Grove

Am

Am

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C

C

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As the pleasure index rises

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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Ebaug

Ebaug

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The things that you've got com ing

Am

Am

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C

C

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will do things that you're afraid to

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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There is someone waiting out there with

Am

Am

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a mouthful of surprises

Interlude 3

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 5

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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The ghosts that haunt your building have

Am

Am

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C

C

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been learning how to breathe

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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They scan the hallways nightly

Am

Am

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C

C

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vainly searching for a sign

G

G

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Eb

Eb

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There must be diamonds somewhere

Am

Am

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C

C

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in a place that stinks this bad

G

G

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There are brighter things than

Am

Am

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diamonds coming down the line

C

C

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Verse 6

G

G

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F

F

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Here they come

C

C

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The young thousands

G

G

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F

F

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Here they come

C

C

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The young thousands

Outro 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Chords

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Eb
Am
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Bm
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Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Young Thousands by The Mountain Goats is A major.

The primary chords used in The Young Thousands are A, F, Bm, D, C#m, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F, Bm, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Young Thousands is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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