Biography:
Mark Kozelek (born January 24, 1967, in Massillon, Ohio) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the frontman of both Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters.
Kozelek was born and raised in Massillon, Ohio. Upon relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, he met drummer Anthony Koutsos. After the pair moved once again to San Francisco, California, Red House Painters formed in 1989 with the addition of guitarist Gorden Mack and bassist Jerry Vessel.
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Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle - Gustavo
From album 'Perils from the Sea'
If you want to sound as same as the record, listen the rhytm and play a riff with E (lowest) string and G
string.
Intro: Am A# F Gm Am A# F Gm Am A#
F Gm
I wrote a check and I bought an old house
Am
I got a TV and a worn-out couch
A#
Hired a guy named Gustavo and his friends
F
To fix it up from the foundation
Gm
Oh god, those motherfuckers drove me nuts
Am
With their electrical saws and mariachi music
A#
But they really stepped it up man
F
And put their backs into it
Gm
But they lived pretty far away
Am
They wanted to stay for a couple of months
A#
'Til the work got done and I said sure
F
Made ‘em a key and got ‘em a microwave
Bridge: Gm Am A#
F Gm
Gustavo was an illegal immigrant
He took the money that I gave him
Am A#
And he went and spent it on strippers and casinos
And every once in a while with them I’d go
F Gm
It gets boring out in the mountains, you know
Dm
Chopping wood, falling asleep to the TV snow
C
Making ground beef tacos
Am
On the top of a potbellied stove
C
Eating noodles from a Styrofoam cup
Dm
Waiting for a ride that never shows up
C
Walking into town, browsing the windows
Am
Looking at rifles, looking at ammo
C
At night when everything’s closed
In my wet boots, in my winter clothes
Bridge: Am A# F Gm Am A#
F Gm
One night they were headed for Tahoe
Am
They asked me along but I said fuck no
A#
'Cause I was tired and my money was tight
F
And they just laughed and said alright
Gm
And on the way back they got stopped
Am
By a redneck sunnyside highway cop
A#
Gustavo was drunk and had an ounce of pot
F
And spent the night on a jailhouse cot
Gm
They deported him back to Mexico
Dm
He called me collect from a Tijuana pay phone
C
Asking man, could you wire me money?
Am
2500 for a border coyote
C
He needed work and he missed his family
Dm
But I hung up and I said I’m sorry
C Am
But I hung up and I felt uneasy
C Dm
I hung up and my heart was heavy
C
I hung up and my back was aching
Am
Picking up the work they’d left in front of me
C
The demoled walls and the pulled up floors
Dm
The busted up cabinets and the broken drawers
C
The kitchen sink was laying in the backyard
Am
And I looked down and my hands were trembling
C
And I looked up and my roof was leaking
F Gm
Now I still sleep on my beat-up old couch
D#
In the living room of my unfinished house
A#
I got a licensed contractor
F
But he quit cause his wife was dying of cancer
Gm
But what the hell, I’m just here trying to find answers
D#
To find peace of mind, to get a piece of the rock
A#
A place to put my mental clock
F
And my old guitars and gently rock
Gm
Back and forth in my front porch chair
D#
Without a worry, without a care
A#
I’m doing alright but I’m still not there
F Gm
My house ain’t done, but it’s alright
D#
Floors ain’t level, but I ain’t some suburban
A#
Who cares about bathroom tiles
F
Straight lines and building codes and Chinese wind chimes
Gm
My house ain’t done, but it’s fine
D#
Come out here from time to time
A#
In December for the snow
Dm
And in July to watch the roses grow
C
My gardener asks had I seen Gustavo?
Am
I just laughed and I said fuck no
C
Not since that night he left
Dm
His hair combed back, headed for Tahoe
C
My girlfriend asked had I heard from that guy from Mexico?
Am
I said you mean Gustavo?
C
And I just laughed and I said no
Dm
Not since he called from the Tijuana pay phone
C Am
Really I don’t give much thought to Gustavo
A# F
I love to go out to the mountains, though
Gm Am
And in the fall, feel the breeze blow
A# F
And in the winter, watch the falling snow
Gm Am
And in the spring, love the rainbows
A# F
And in the summer smell the roses
Gm Am C
White and red and yellow
By: TheTristo
thetristo.tumblr.com
From album 'Perils from the Sea'
If you want to sound as same as the record, listen the rhytm and play a riff with E (lowest) string and G
string.
Intro: Am A# F Gm Am A# F Gm Am A#
F Gm
I wrote a check and I bought an old house
Am
I got a TV and a worn-out couch
A#
Hired a guy named Gustavo and his friends
F
To fix it up from the foundation
Gm
Oh god, those motherfuckers drove me nuts
Am
With their electrical saws and mariachi music
A#
But they really stepped it up man
F
And put their backs into it
Gm
But they lived pretty far away
Am
They wanted to stay for a couple of months
A#
'Til the work got done and I said sure
F
Made ‘em a key and got ‘em a microwave
Bridge: Gm Am A#
F Gm
Gustavo was an illegal immigrant
He took the money that I gave him
Am A#
And he went and spent it on strippers and casinos
And every once in a while with them I’d go
F Gm
It gets boring out in the mountains, you know
Dm
Chopping wood, falling asleep to the TV snow
C
Making ground beef tacos
Am
On the top of a potbellied stove
C
Eating noodles from a Styrofoam cup
Dm
Waiting for a ride that never shows up
C
Walking into town, browsing the windows
Am
Looking at rifles, looking at ammo
C
At night when everything’s closed
In my wet boots, in my winter clothes
Bridge: Am A# F Gm Am A#
F Gm
One night they were headed for Tahoe
Am
They asked me along but I said fuck no
A#
'Cause I was tired and my money was tight
F
And they just laughed and said alright
Gm
And on the way back they got stopped
Am
By a redneck sunnyside highway cop
A#
Gustavo was drunk and had an ounce of pot
F
And spent the night on a jailhouse cot
Gm
They deported him back to Mexico
Dm
He called me collect from a Tijuana pay phone
C
Asking man, could you wire me money?
Am
2500 for a border coyote
C
He needed work and he missed his family
Dm
But I hung up and I said I’m sorry
C Am
But I hung up and I felt uneasy
C Dm
I hung up and my heart was heavy
C
I hung up and my back was aching
Am
Picking up the work they’d left in front of me
C
The demoled walls and the pulled up floors
Dm
The busted up cabinets and the broken drawers
C
The kitchen sink was laying in the backyard
Am
And I looked down and my hands were trembling
C
And I looked up and my roof was leaking
F Gm
Now I still sleep on my beat-up old couch
D#
In the living room of my unfinished house
A#
I got a licensed contractor
F
But he quit cause his wife was dying of cancer
Gm
But what the hell, I’m just here trying to find answers
D#
To find peace of mind, to get a piece of the rock
A#
A place to put my mental clock
F
And my old guitars and gently rock
Gm
Back and forth in my front porch chair
D#
Without a worry, without a care
A#
I’m doing alright but I’m still not there
F Gm
My house ain’t done, but it’s alright
D#
Floors ain’t level, but I ain’t some suburban
A#
Who cares about bathroom tiles
F
Straight lines and building codes and Chinese wind chimes
Gm
My house ain’t done, but it’s fine
D#
Come out here from time to time
A#
In December for the snow
Dm
And in July to watch the roses grow
C
My gardener asks had I seen Gustavo?
Am
I just laughed and I said fuck no
C
Not since that night he left
Dm
His hair combed back, headed for Tahoe
C
My girlfriend asked had I heard from that guy from Mexico?
Am
I said you mean Gustavo?
C
And I just laughed and I said no
Dm
Not since he called from the Tijuana pay phone
C Am
Really I don’t give much thought to Gustavo
A# F
I love to go out to the mountains, though
Gm Am
And in the fall, feel the breeze blow
A# F
And in the winter, watch the falling snow
Gm Am
And in the spring, love the rainbows
A# F
And in the summer smell the roses
Gm Am C
White and red and yellow
By: TheTristo
thetristo.tumblr.com
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