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Apology Song

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Artist - The Decemberists
Album - 5 Songs
Song - Apology Song
Verse 1:
E          A      B    E
I'm really sorry Steven
Ab                          C#  A
But your bicycle's been stolen
E
I was watchin it for you 
F#                        A
'Til you came back in the fall
    F#                          A
Guess I didn't do such a good job after all
Verse 2:
E         A          B       E
I was feeling really sorry Steven
Ab                      C#      A
And I spent all morning grieving
E
And everybody's saying
F#                         A
That you'll take the news gracefully
F#                          A
Somehow I don't think I'll be getting off that easily
Chorus 1:
C#             A
I meant her no harm
E               Ab
When I left her unlocked Outside the Orange Street Food Farm
C#                 A
I was just running in
E                                 Eb
Didn't think I'd be that long
C#I came out, she was gAone
EAnd all that was there was somAbe bored old dog
C#                A                  E
Leashed up to the place where your bicycle had been
F#                       B
Guess we'll never see poor Madeleine again
Verse 3 (match verse 1 for chords):
Let this be consolation, Steven
That all the while you were in England
I treated her with care and respect
And have her lots of love
And I was usually pretty good 'bout locking her up
Chorus 2 (match chorus 2 for chords):
Where has she gone?
Well, I bet she's on the bottom of a Frenchtown pond
Rudely abused on some hescher's joyride
So I wrote you this song
In the hopes that you'd forgive me
Even though it was wrong
Being so careless with a thing so great
And taking your poor Madeleine away, away

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Apology Song

by The Decemberists

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Artist - The Decemberists

Album - 5 Songs

Song - Apology Song

Verse 1:

E A B E

I'm really sorry Steven

Ab C# A

But your bicycle's been stolen

I was watchin it for you

F# A

'Til you came back in the fall

F# A

Guess I didn't do such a good job after all

Verse 2:

E A B E

I was feeling really sorry Steven

Ab C# A

And I spent all morning grieving

And everybody's saying

F# A

That you'll take the news gracefully

F# A

Somehow I don't think I'll be getting off that easily

Chorus 1:

C# A

I meant her no harm

E Ab

When I left her unlocked Outside the Orange Street Food Farm

C# A

I was just running in

E Eb

Didn't think I'd be that long

C# A

I came out, she was gone

E Ab

And all that was there was some bored old dog

C# A E

Leashed up to the place where your bicycle had been

F# B

Guess we'll never see poor Madeleine again

Verse 3 (match verse 1 for chords):

Let this be consolation, Steven

That all the while you were in England

I treated her with care and respect

And have her lots of love

And I was usually pretty good 'bout locking her up

Chorus 2 (match chorus 2 for chords):

Where has she gone?

Well, I bet she's on the bottom of a Frenchtown pond

Rudely abused on some hescher's joyride

So I wrote you this song

In the hopes that you'd forgive me

Even though it was wrong

Being so careless with a thing so great

And taking your poor Madeleine away, away

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