The Goat Looks On by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1994 Gideon Gaye album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. Capo on 2nd fret.
INTRO
[A] [Am7] [B7] [Emaj7] [E6] [Em] [Gdim]
[D] [C] [Am7] [D] [C] [Am7][Bm7] [Em7] [A7sus4] [A7]
VERSE 1
[A] A sudden wind cuts through the [Am7] so [B7] ng
[Emaj7] Five hundred [E6] people can’t be [Em] wrong [Gdim]
[D] This place is [C] finished, [Am7] I can [D] tell [C] [Am7]
[Bm7] This place is [Em7] finished, they’re gonna [A7sus4] sell [A7]
VERSE 2
[A] Can’t quite believe what I’ve just [Am7] see [B7] n
[Emaj7] Construction [E6] workers dressed in [Em] gree [Gdim] n
[D] A super [C] market [Am7] on the [D] hill [C] [Am7]
[Bm7] The way things [Em7] happen makes you feel [A7sus4] ill [A7]
CHORUS
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne
VERSE 3
[A] A water still, a gentle [Am7] bree [B7] ze
[Emaj7] Holiday [E6] people ill at [Em] ea Gim] se
[D] The counci [C] llor speaks [Am7] from the [D] past [C] [Am7]
[Bm7] Visiting [Em7] clergy get their [A7sus4] last [A7]
CHORUS
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne
VERSE 4
[A] Ever this simple? Once or [Am7] twi [B7] ce
[Emaj7] Someone has [E6] got to break the [Em] i Gim] ce
[D] I’ll take your [C] money, [Am7] make it [D] good [C] [Am7]
[Bm7] Take it to a [Em7] nother neighbour [A7sus4] hood [A7]
CHORUS/FADE
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne
And the [Em7] goat looks o [Bm7] [A7] n
At a [Em7] nother o [Bm7] [A7] ne