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Red Right Ankle

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 2

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[Intro]
e|-D/F#-------------G-------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------------0h2------|
A|----------------------0h2--|  (x2, w/ verse chords)
E|--2---0h2-0h2--3-----------|
D/F#                               G
[Verse 1]
D/F#This is the story of your red right Gankle,       
D/F#and how it came to meet your lGeg
D/F#And how the muscle bone and Gsinews tangled, 
D/F#and how the skin was softly sGhed
EmAnd how it whispered, oh, adAhere to me, 
Emfor we are bound by symmeAtry
EmAnd whatever differences our Alives have been,  
Dwe together make a liGmbG  D/F#  
EmThis is the story of your Ared right anD/F#kleG  D/F#  G  
[Verse 2]
D/F#This is the story of your gypsy uncGle, 
D/F#you never knew 'cause he was dGead
D/F#And how his face was carved and ripped with wGrinkles, 
D/F#in the picture in your heGad
EmAnd remember how you found the Akey, 
Emto his hideout in the PAyrenees
EmBut you wanted to keep his sAecret safe, 
Dso you threw the key GawayG  D/F#  
EmThis is the story of your Agypsy uncleD/F#  G  D/F#  G  
[Interlude]
Em    A   Asus4  A
Em    A   Asus4  A
  D/F#     G(x2)
[Verse 3]
D/F#This is the story of the boys who lGoved you, 
D/F#who love you now and loved you tGhen
D/F#And some were sweet and some were cold and snuffed Gyou, 
D/F#and some just laid around in Gbed
EmAnd had crumbled you straight to your kAnees, 
Emdid it cruel did it tendAerly
EmAnd some had crawled their way into your heAart, 
Dto rend your ventriclGes apGarD/F#t
EmThis is the story of the Aboys who loved G/ByouG/B  Asus4  G  G  D/F#  Em  
EmThis is the story of your Ared right anDkle
D/F#: 2 0 0 0 3 3
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Red Right Ankle

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Asus4

G/B

[Intro]

D/F# G

e|---------------------------|

B|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|------------------0h2------|

A|----------------------0h2--| (x2, w/ verse chords)

E|--2---0h2-0h2--3-----------|

D/F# G

[Verse 1]

D/F# G

This is the story of your red right ankle,

D/F# G

and how it came to meet your leg

D/F# G

And how the muscle bone and sinews tangled,

D/F# G

and how the skin was softly shed

Em A

And how it whispered, oh, adhere to me,

Em A

for we are bound by symmetry

Em A

And whatever differences our lives have been,

D G G D/F#

we together make a limb

Em A D/F# G D/F# G

This is the story of your red right ankle

[Verse 2]

D/F# G

This is the story of your gypsy uncle,

D/F# G

you never knew 'cause he was dead

D/F# G

And how his face was carved and ripped with wrinkles,

D/F# G

in the picture in your head

Em A

And remember how you found the key,

Em A

to his hideout in the Pyrenees

Em A

But you wanted to keep his secret safe,

D G G D/F#

so you threw the key away

Em A D/F# G D/F# G

This is the story of your gypsy uncle

[Interlude]

Em A Asus4 A

D/F# G

(x2)

[Verse 3]

D/F# G

This is the story of the boys who loved you,

D/F# G

who love you now and loved you then

D/F# G

And some were sweet and some were cold and snuffed you,

D/F# G

and some just laid around in bed

Em A

And had crumbled you straight to your knees,

Em A

did it cruel did it tenderly

Em A

And some had crawled their way into your heart,

D G G D/F#

to rend your ventricles apart

Em A G/B G/B Asus4 G G D/F# Em

This is the story of the boys who loved you

Em A D

This is the story of your red right ankle

D/F#: 2 0 0 0 3 3

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