Night Light, by The Mountain Goats, from the album Transcendental Youth.
Not too sure about the A/B chords in the instrumental parts, but it's the best I can get
from the key (Dmaj/Bmin) and the one live video of John Darnielle performing this that
I found.
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Standard tuning, no capo.
Bm - x24432
Em - 022000
A - x02220
G - 320033
D - x00232
A/B - x2222x (can be played as an A because it's easier, but I think A/B is technically correct).
Bm
Pull my mask so tight
Em
Till it pinches my skin.
G Bm
Nerves strung so high:
G A
I am a mandolin.
Bm
Jenny calls from Montana,
G
She's only passing through.
D
Probably never see her again, in this life, I guess,
A
Not sure what I'm gonna do.
G
Plug a night light in;
Bm
Leave the porch light on.
G
Because the small dark corners
Bm
Have designs on me.
A
Live like an outlaw,
G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Bm A/B G Bm
Bm
Room full of ambitious young policemen,
Em
Everybody trying to make his mark.
G D
I was a red dot blinking on the screen up overhead;
G A
And then the room went dark.
Bm
Dream of maybe waking up someday
G
And wanting you less than I do.
D
This is a dream, though:
A
It's never gonna come true.
G
Plug a night light in;
Bm
Leave the porch light on.
G
Because the small dark corners
Bm
Are establishing a colony.
A
Live like an outlaw,
G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Bm A/B G Bm A/B G G
Bm
Can't ever set aside the sweetness
Em
Of the days before the crews put up the border.
G Bm
Fields full of wet rain
G A
Cling tight to their memory forever.
Bm
Think about Montana when I close my eyes;
G
Possibly Jenny's headed east.
D
Count a couple of stray hopes out loud;
A
May their numbers one day be increased.
G
Plug a night light in;
Bm
Leave the porch light on.
G
Because the small dark corners
Bm
Breathe like heavy animals.
A
Live like an outlaw,
G
Clutching gold coins in his claw.
Bm A/B until end. End on Bm.
