Blame It On The Tetons
Lyrics by Isaac Brock, music by Modest Mouse
as played by Josh Ritter

chord dissection by Matt Rowley

some noodlings over the basic chords
E-3--2----------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-3-2--0-0-0-0-------------
B-0--3-----------1-1--------0-0-1-0--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-------------
G-0--2----0----0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----2----2---
D-0--0-0\2--0\2--2-0-\2-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0\2--0\2----
A-2--------------3-3--------x-x-x-x-----------3-3-3-3-------------
E-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------3~
etc...


intro: 1x G - D - C

G                     
Blame it on the Tetons.
 D                       C     
Yeah, I need a scapegoat now.
G                              
No my dog won't bite you,
 D                             
Though it had the right to.                    
C                                   
You oughta give her credit
                                  G 
Cuz she knows I would've let it happen.

D - C

G                                   
Blame it on the weekends.
D                 C
God I need a cola now.
G                                   
Oh we mumble loudly,
D
Wear our blame so proudly.
C                                   
Wear our blank expressions,
                                   
Trying to look interesting.
G                                   
Blame it all on me cuz
D                      C               
God I need a cold one now.


G                                   
All them eager actors
D
Gladly taking credit 
C
for the lines created
...C...
By the people tucked away from 

G
sight / Is it a window 
D
from the room we're bound to.
C                                   
If you need a way out,
                                   
Would you please just let me know how?
                                   
G                                   
Blame it on the web but
D                          C 
the spider is your problem now.
G                                   
Language is the liquid
D                                   
That we're all dissolved in.
C                                   
Great for solving problems
...C...                                   
After it creates a problem.
G                                   
Blame it on the Tetons,
D                      C
God I need a scapegoat now.
                                   
humming over 2 verses of G - D - C

G                     C
Everyone's a building burning
 Am                         C 
With no one to put the fire out.
G                        C                                   
Standing at the window looking out,
 Am                         C                                  
Waiting for time to burn us down.
G                    C                                   
Everyone's an ocean drowning
 Am                        C                                  
With no one really to show how.
G                       C                                   
They might get a little better air
 Am                              C                                  
If they turned themselves into a cloud.
                                   
G - D - C x3

end on C