INTRO A C#m D C#m/A A E D C#m/A A E/C#m D C#m/A A E D C#m/A VERSE 1

^AI broke fr^C#mee on a S^Eaturday morning, I put the ^Dpedal too the f^Aloor Headed no^Arth on Mills A^C#mvenue and listene^Dd to the engine ro^Aar

A E C#m D C#m A A C#m E D C#m A A C#m/E My broken house behind me and good things ahead, D/C#m A a girl named Cathy wants a little of my time A C#m/E Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking D/C#m A aha! listen to the engine whine CHORUS A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it through this year if it kill me A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it though this year if it kills me VERSE 2 A C#m/E I played video games in a drunken haze, D C#m/A I was seventeen years young A C#m/E Hurt my knuckles punching the machines D C#m/A the taste of scotch rich on my tongue A E/C#m D C#m/A A C#m/E D C#m/A

And^A then Cathy showed up and we hu^Eng out tr^Dading swigs from a bottle all bitter and ^Aclean loc^Aking eyes holding hands ^E tw^Din high maintenance mach^Aines

CHORUS A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it through this year if it kill me A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it though this year if it kills me BRIDGE

^F#mI drove home in the California du^Ask, ^F#mI could feel the alcohol inside of me ^Ahum ^F#mPictured the look on my stepfather's f^Aace, ^Dready for the bad things to ^Emcome.

VERSE 3

I^A down shifted as I pulled into the dri^Eveway, D C#m/A the motor screaming out stuck in second gear T^Ahe scene ends badly as you might imagi^Ene D C#m/A in a cavalcade of anger and fear A E/C#m D Em There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year

CHORUS A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it through this year if it kill me A C#m/E D C#m/A I am going to make it though this year if it kills me

Mountain Goats - This year