From 'The Sunset Tree' by the Mountain Goats.

Capo 2 - There are 2 chords in the original song that are 
fairly difficult to transition to so I transposed the song
to make it easier for beginners.

All chords are capo relative.

Cadd9 = E--3
        A--3
        D--5
        G--5
        B--3
        e--3

VERSE:

             
 I broke free 

              
on a Saturday 

      
morning
             
 I put the ped

          
al to the floo

r
             
 Headed north 

             
on Mills Avenu

 
e
              
 And listened 

             
to the engine 


roar

            

                 

             
 My broken hou

              
se behind me a

             
nd good things

                   
 ahead
              
 A girl named 

             
Cathy wants a 

             
little of my t

ime
             
 Six cylinders

              
 underneath th

  
e hood crashin

g and kicking
             
 Ahah, listen 

             
to the engine 

whine


CHORUS:

              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

     
e
              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

     
e

            

                 

VERSE:

             
 I played vide

             
o games in a d

runken haze
             
 I was 17 year

  
s young
             
 Hurt my knuck

              
les punching t

     
he machines
              
 The taste of 

             
scotch rich on

    
 my tongue


            
                 

             
 And then Cath

              
y showed up an

     
d we hung out
             
 Trading swigs

              
 from a bottle

      
, all bitter a

nd clean
             
 Locking eyes,

         
 holding hands
             
 Twin high mai

           
ntenance machi

nes

CHORUS:

              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

       
e
              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

       
e

BRIDGE:

            
 I drove home 

              
in the Califor

    
nia dusk
            
 I could feel 

              
the alcohol in


side of me hum
              
 Pictured the 

            
look on my ste

          
pfather's face
             
 Ready for the

              
 bad things to

 
 come

VERSE:
             
 I down-shifte

              
d as I pulled 

         
into the drive

way
             
 The motor scr

              
eaming out, st

       
uck in second 

gear
              
 The scene end

             
s badly, as yo

          
u might imagin

e
             
 In a cavalcad

              
e of anger and

 
 fear
              
 There will be

             
 feasting and 

           
dancing in Jer

             
usalem next ye

ar

CHORUS:
              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

      
e
              
 I am going to

             
 make it throu

        
gh this year
             
 If it kills m

      
e