'This Year' by The Mountain Goats
Live acoustic version

Tabbed by: greekgoat91
Email: greekgoat91@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Opening Notes
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This is a modified version of the original tabbed chords version. The chords are taken 
from this live performance of the song, seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z34jAB7QbPA


Chords
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A   - 002220
C#m - 046600
D   - 000232
D * - 050770
E   - 022100
E*  - 070990
F#m - 244222

The guitarist John adds a little riff to this chord (you should watch the video I link 
up top). It's played quickly right after the chord.

 * =
002220
002230
002220
002200
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INTRO

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VERSE 1

            
I broke free o

              
n a Saturday m

             
orning, I put 

         
the pedal too 

the floor
             
Headed north o

             
n Mills Avenue

             
 and listened 

              
to the engine 

   
roar

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My broken hous

             
e behind me an

              
d good things 


ahead,
              
a girl named C

             
athy wants a l

             
ittle of my ti

me

              
Six cylinders 

             
underneath the

              
 hood crashing


 and kicking
             
aha! listen to

             
 the engine wh

ine


CHORUS
              
I am going to 

             
make it throug

             
h this year if

               
 it kills me
              
I am going to 

             
make it though

             
 this year if 

                
it kills me

VERSE 2

I played video games in a drunken haze,
I was seventeen years young
Hurt my knuckles punching the machines
the taste of scotch rich on my tongue

And then Cathy showed up and we hung out
trading swigs from a bottle all bitter and clean
locking eyes holding hands
twin high maintenance machines

CHORUS

BRIDGE
           
I drove home i

              
n the Californ

     
ia dusk,
             
I could feel t

              
he alcohol ins

           
ide of me hum
           
Pictured the l

              
ook on my step

          
father's face,
             
ready for the 

              
bad things to 


come.

VERSE 3
I down shifted as I pulled into the driveway,
the motor screaming out stuck in second gear
The scene ends badly as you might imagine
in a cavalcade of anger and fear

VERSE 3 CONT'D (this varies from the other verses)

              
There will be 

            
feasting and d

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ancing in Jeru

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salem next yea

      
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CHORUS

OUTRO

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