{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1104104,"song":"E Watson","artist":"The Decemberists","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11245421-e-watson-chords-by-the-decemberists/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1104104?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":26,"content":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                             E. WATSON - The Decemberists\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTuning:Standard\r\n\r\n\r\nLetters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the BASS NOTE of the \r\npreceding chord. (on the low E and A strings) Hearing the song will help it make sense.\r\n[tab][intro fill]:\r\ne|------0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|\r\nB|------0---0-----3/5-5-5-5\\3--0-----|\r\nG|------0---0------------------------|\r\nD|------2---2------------------------|\r\nA|------2---2------------------------|\r\nE|--0--------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]fill 2 (verse fill):\r\ne|------0-----------0----------------|\r\nB|------0-----------0----------------|\r\nG|------0-----------0----------------|\r\nD|------2-----------2----------------|\r\nA|------2--0h2------2----------------|\r\nE|--0------------0-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]fill 3 (chorus fill):\r\n-------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------|\r\nG|----------0h2---0---------0--------|\r\nD|----0h2---------------0h2----------|\r\nA|----------------------------3------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(Fill 1) x4\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe air all painted pallid grey, the storm was comin' in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]               /[ch]C[/ch]    /[ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]  (fill 2)\r\nFolks were lining out in all directions[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMe an Holt and Henry Short were pitchin' on the skiff,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]               /[ch]C[/ch]    /[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]  (fill 2)\r\nTrying to make it home before the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the grey waves were rollin',[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch] /[ch]B[/ch]     /[ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBold the brave, brave ocean[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 1)x2\r\nAnd rolled us suckers in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I don't keep to goings on, I tend to stick with kin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]         /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 2)\r\nBut Watson had it in from the beginning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe built that house on Chatham bend, a whitewashed knotted pine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]         /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 2)\r\nNinety acres furrowed for the cane[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he drove it down from Georgia[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis dad a martyred soldier[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]  (Fill 1) /[ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the war between the States[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  /[ch]D[/ch]  /[ch]C[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]\r\nLord, bring down the flood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWash away the blood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd drown these everglades[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd put us in our place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]      /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]  /[ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n(Fill 3)[/tab]\r\nWe layed Edgar Watson in his grave\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 1)x4\r\nWe layed him in his grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTill I'm dust I'll never know why he came ashore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                  /[ch]C[/ch]      /[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 2)\r\nWith all those killers gathered on the shorelines[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKicking holes in ugly mud, with trigger fingers pinched[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]            /[ch]C[/ch]        /[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]  (Fill 2)\r\nA brace of rifles bristled in the wind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we towed his body northbound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]  /[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd buried him all face down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch] (Fill 1)  /[ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a good view into hell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch] /[ch]D[/ch]  /[ch]C[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]\r\nLord, bring down the flood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWash away the blood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd drown these everglades[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    /[ch]C[/ch]     /[ch]B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd put us in our place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]      /[ch]F#[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]  /[ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] \r\n(Fill 3)[/tab]\r\nWe layed Edgar Watson in his grave\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]  (Fill 1)\r\nWe layed him in his grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]  (Fill 1)\r\nWe layed him in his grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                  (Fill 1)x3 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe layed him in his gra____ve[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnd","plain_text":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                             E. WATSON - The Decemberists\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTuning:Standard\n\n\nLetters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the BASS NOTE of the \npreceding chord. (on the low E and A strings) Hearing the song will help it make sense.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n(Fill 1) x4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe layed Edgar Watson in his grave\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe layed Edgar Watson in his grave\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd","chords":["E","A","B","G","D","Em","Dsus2","C","Bm","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}