Wild Sage
The Mountain Goats
Tom: G
G A7 C
I leave the house as soon as it gets light outside
G
Like a prisoner breaking out of jail
A7 C
And I steal down to Business 15-501
G
Like I had a bounty hunter on my tail
A7
And somebody stops to pick me up
C
But he drops me off just down the block
G Em C G
And along the highway where the empty spirits breathe
D7 G
Wild sage growing in the weeds
[Verse 2]
G A7 C
Walked down the soft shoulder and I count my steps
G
Heading vaguely eastward, sun in my eyes
A7 C
And I lose my footing and I skin my hands, breaking my fall
G
And I laugh to myself and look up at the skies
A7
And then I think I hear angels in my ears
C
Like marbles being thrown against a mirror
G Em C G
And along the highway, where unlucky stray dogs bleed
D7 G
Wild sage growing in the weeds
[Bridge]
F C G F C
And some days I don't miss my family
G
And some days I do
F C G Em C
And some days I think I'd feel better if I tried harder
D7
Most days I know it's not true
[Verse 3]
G A7 C
I lay down right where I fell, cold grass in my face
G
And I hear the traffic like the rhythm of the tides
A7
And I stare at the scrape on the heel of my hand
C G
'Til it doesn't sting so much and until the blood's dried
D C
And when somebody asks if I'm ok, I don't know what to say
G Em C G
And along the highway, from cast-off, innumerable seeds
D7 G C G F G
Wild sage growing in the weeds