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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":833893,"song":"Okkervil River Song","artist":"Okkervil River","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11598695-okkervil-river-song-chords-by-okkervil-river/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/833893?type=chord","rating":4.63776,"votes":30,"content":"Great song by Okkervil River from their first album: Don't Fall in Love with Everyone \r\nSee\r\n\r\nOkkervil River Song\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]F#m[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch] -\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDown by Okkervil River[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nslow silent thick and black,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI stared into the water,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the water it stared back.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe night it fell from tangles[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nof the branches on the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nas it had on Okkervil River before.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDown by Okkervil River,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncigarettes and rusty tires,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nwe made ourselves an altar,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwe lit our nightly fires.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the smoke lay thick and smothered[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nall the skunk cabbage and vines[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhere Gods were born and Gods lay down to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith your hand inside my pocket,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nyou whispered in my ear;[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe have come from ugliness[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto find some refuge here.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith this bracken for a blanket,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nwhere these limbs stick out like bones,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwe have found a place where we can be alone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I tried to tell you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nas I kissed your hard dry lips,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nall the things I dreamed about.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI touched your bone white hips.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFar away our parents slept in[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nwhile we watched our fire burn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey dreamed of nothing and got nothing in return.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the water slipped on slowly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\npast our bodies in the weeds,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\npulling plastic wrap and razors[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\non its current through the reeds.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen I woke up one cold morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfelt an absence at my back,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I searched and stared but only the river stared back.[/tab]\r\n       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   (end \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch])\r\nand I searched and stared but only the river stared back.[/tab]\r\n\r\nBetween, \"And the water slipped on slowly,\" to \"On it's current through the reeds,\" use \r\none strum per chord, it'll sound like the recording. On the last line also if you like.\r\n\r\nThe chords are set to the words, listen to the song a couple times and it should be \r\neasy. Simple as 4 chords, hope this is decent.","plain_text":"Great song by Okkervil River from their first album: Don't Fall in Love with Everyone \nSee\n\nOkkervil River Song\n\nIntro\n\nA - F#m - E -\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n       A                       F#m                  D   (end \n\n\nBetween, \"And the water slipped on slowly,\" to \"On it's current through the reeds,\" use \none strum per chord, it'll sound like the recording. On the last line also if you like.\n\nThe chords are set to the words, listen to the song a couple times and it should be \neasy. Simple as 4 chords, hope this is decent.","chords":["A","F#m","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}