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                           *The Decemberists*
                      Album: Castaways and Cutouts
                            Song: July, July!
[Verse]
E  E7
[Verse]
AThere is a Broad that meets the Eroad that goes to Dmy house
Aand how the Bgreen grows Ethere.
AAnd we got Bspecial boots that Ebeat the path to Dmy house
and it's Acareful, and it's Bcareful when I'm Ethere.
[Verse]
AAnd I say your Buncle was a Ecrooked French CaDnadian
Aand he was Bgunshot running Egin
Aand how his Bguts were all susEpended in his Dfingers
and how he Aheld'em, how Bheld'em, held'em Ein.
[Pre-Chorus]
And the F#mwater rolls down the Edrain.
The F#mwater rolls down the Edrain. 
O what a Dlonely thing!  
In a Elonely drain!
[Chorus]
  AJuDly, JuEly, JuE7ly
Anever Dseamed so Estrange
  AJuDly, JuEly, JuE7ly
Anever Dseamed soE, never E7seamed so sAtrange.D  E  E7  
[Verse]
AThis is the Bstory of the Eroad that goes to Dmy house
Aand what Bghosts do there reEmain.
AAnd all the Btroughs that run the Elength and breadth of Dmy house
and the Achickens, how they Brattle chicken Echains.
[Verse]
AAnd we'll reBmember this when Ewe are old and Dancient,
Athough the speBcifics might be Evague.
AAnd I'll say your Bcamisole was a Esprightly light maDgenta
when in Afact it was a Bnappy bluish Egray.
[Pre-Chorus]
And the F#mwater rolls down the Edrain.
The F#mblood rolls down the Edrain. 
O what a Dlonely thing!  
In a Eblood red drain!
[Chorus]
  AJuDly, JuEly, JuE7ly
Anever Dseamed so Estrange
  AJuDly, JuEly, JuE7ly
Anever Dseamed soE, never E7seamed so sAtrangeD  E  
It never E7seemed so sAtrangeD  E  
It never E7seemed so sAtrangeD  E  
It never E7seemed so sAtraaDaaaEaaaE7aaaaAangeD  E  E7  
End on A

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July July

by The Decemberists

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F#m

*The Decemberists*

Album: Castaways and Cutouts

Song: July, July!

[Verse]

E E7

[Verse]

A B E D

There is a road that meets the road that goes to my house

A B E

and how the green grows there.

A B E D

And we got special boots that beat the path to my house

A B E

and it's careful, and it's careful when I'm there.

[Verse]

A B E D

And I say your uncle was a crooked French Canadian

A B E

and he was gunshot running gin

A B E D

and how his guts were all suspended in his fingers

A B E

and how he held'em, how held'em, held'em in.

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E

And the water rolls down the drain.

F#m E

The water rolls down the drain.

O what a lonely thing!

In a lonely drain!

[Chorus]

A D E E7

July, July, July

A D E

never seamed so strange

A D E E7

July, July, July

A D E E7 A D E E7

never seamed so, never seamed so strange.

[Verse]

A B E D

This is the story of the road that goes to my house

A B E

and what ghosts do there remain.

A B E D

And all the troughs that run the length and breadth of my house

A B E

and the chickens, how they rattle chicken chains.

[Verse]

A B E D

And we'll remember this when we are old and ancient,

A B E

though the specifics might be vague.

A B E D

And I'll say your camisole was a sprightly light magenta

A B E

when in fact it was a nappy bluish gray.

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E

And the water rolls down the drain.

F#m E

The blood rolls down the drain.

O what a lonely thing!

In a blood red drain!

[Chorus]

A D E E7

July, July, July

A D E

never seamed so strange

A D E E7

July, July, July

A D E E7 A D E

never seamed so, never seamed so strange

E7 A D E

It never seemed so strange

E7 A D E

It never seemed so strange

E7 A D E E7 A D E E7

It never seemed so straaaaaaaaaaaaange

End on A

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