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Band:  The Decemberists
Song:  Rise To Me
Album: The King Is Dead
Standard Tuning, chords used:
   EADGBE
Am:002210
Bm:224432
C: 032010
D: 000232
Em:022000
G: 320003
[Intro]
Lick to G chord 2X:
e---------------------------------3
B--3---10---10---7---7---5---5----3
G--2---9h11p9----7h9p7---5h7p5-0--0
D--0---0----0----0---0---0---0----0
A---------------------------------2
E---------------------------------3
CBig mountain, Amwide river, Bmthere's an ancient pullC  
CThese tree trunks, Bmthese stream beds, Dleave our bellies fulCl
They sing oGut, "DI am gonna Cstand my ground"G  
You Drise to me and I’ll Cblow you downG  
EmI am gonna Cstand my grounDd, you Drise to me and I’ll Cblow you downG  
[Interlude same as intro]
CHey Henry, Amcan you hear me? BmLet me see those eyeCs
CThis distance Bmbetween us Dcan seem a mountain sizeC  
But bGoy, yDou are gonna Cstand your groundG  
They rDise to you, you bClow them downG  
EmLet me see you Cstand your ground, Dthey Drise to you, you Cblow them downG  
[Instrumental]
intro once, C, Am, Bm, C, C, Bm, D, C, G, intro once]
CMy darling, Ammy sweetheartBm, I am in your swayC  
CTwo cold climbsBm, come springtime, Dso let me hear you sayC  
My lGove, DI am gonna stCand my groundG  
They Drise to me, and I’ll Cblow them downG  
EmI am gonna Cstand my grouDnd, they Drise me and I'll Cblow them downG  
DCause I am gonna sCtand my groundG, you Drise me, and I'll Cblow you downG  
[G,D, intro once]

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Rise To Me

by The Decemberists

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Chords in this song · guitar

Band: The Decemberists

Song: Rise To Me

Album: The King Is Dead

Standard Tuning, chords used:

EADGBE

Am:002210

Bm:224432

C: 032010

D: 000232

Em:022000

G: 320003

[Intro]

Lick to G chord 2X:

e---------------------------------3

B--3---10---10---7---7---5---5----3

G--2---9h11p9----7h9p7---5h7p5-0--0

D--0---0----0----0---0---0---0----0

A---------------------------------2

E---------------------------------3

C Am Bm C

Big mountain, wide river, there's an ancient pull

C Bm D C

These tree trunks, these stream beds, leave our bellies full

G D C G

They sing out, "I am gonna stand my ground"

D C G

You rise to me and I’ll blow you down

Em C D D C G

I am gonna stand my ground, you rise to me and I’ll blow you down

[Interlude same as intro]

C Am Bm C

Hey Henry, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes

C Bm D C

This distance between us can seem a mountain size

G D C G

But boy, you are gonna stand your ground

D C G

They rise to you, you blow them down

Em C D D C G

Let me see you stand your ground, they rise to you, you blow them down

[Instrumental]

intro once, C, Am, Bm, C, C, Bm, D, C, G, intro once]

C Am Bm C

My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway

C Bm D C

Two cold climbs, come springtime, so let me hear you say

G D C G

My love, I am gonna stand my ground

D C G

They rise to me, and I’ll blow them down

Em C D D C G

I am gonna stand my ground, they rise me and I'll blow them down

D C G D C G

Cause I am gonna stand my ground, you rise me, and I'll blow you down

[G,D, intro once]

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