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album's tabs/chords. REMEMBER ALL CREDIT IS GIVEN
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The King Is Dead
Tracks:
1. Don't Carry It All (Tuning: EADGBE)
2. Calamity Song (Tuning: EADGBE)
3. Rise To Me (Tuning: EADGBE)
4. Rox In The Box (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
5. January Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
6. Down By The Water (Tuning: EADGBE)
7. All Arise! (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
8. June Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
9. This Is Why We Fight (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
10.Dear Avery (Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3)
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1. Don't Carry It All
Tuning: EADGBE
GHere we come to a Gturning of the Gseason.Em D
GWitness to the Garc toward the Gsun.Em D
GA neighbors blessed Gburden within Greason.Em D
GBecomes a burden Gborne of all and Gone.
And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.
CLet the yoke fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.
C C Em(D)
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.
BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.
CThis I swear to all.
GMonument to buGild beneath the Garbors.Em D
Upon a plinth that towers toward the trees.
Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard.
Lay it's head on summer's freckled knees.
And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.
CLet the yoke fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.
C C Em(D)
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.
BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.
CThis I swear to Gall......and this I Emswear to alDl.
BmBare a wreath of trillium and ivy.C
BmLaid upon the body of the boy.Em
BmLazy will the loam come from it's hidiCng.
AmAnd return this quiet searcher to the Dsoil.
GSo raise a glaGss to turnings oGf the season.Em D
And watch it as it arcs towards the sun.
And you must bear your neighbors burden within reason.
And your labors will be borne when all is done.
And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.
CLet the yoke fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.
C C Em(D)
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.
BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.
CThis I swear to Gall......and this I Emswear to alDl.
And this I swear to all...
And this I swear to all...
To all, to all, to all...
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2. Calamity Song
Tuning: EADGBE
Tabbed By: CrackedCan
Verse; Repeats a bunch of times. Play along with the song to get the rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2------2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2-------|
D|-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0--0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2----2----5----4-2-0|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0----0----0-0-0|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus; its just G and D repeating. Probably not perfect.
e|-------3---------3------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|------------0---------0------------0--(0)---------------------------------|
G|--------------0---------0------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0----2------------0----2-------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----------(3)----3----------(3)-------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The very end
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
G|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2--------------------2|
D|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----2----4----5-7---0|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Had a dream
You and me and the war of the end times
And I believe
California succumbed to the fault line
We heaved relief
As scores of innocents died
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel
Hetty Green
Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab
You know what I mean
On the road
It's well advised that you follow your own bag
In the year of the chewable Ambien tab
And the Panamanian child
Stands at the Dowager Empress's side
And all that remains is the arms of the angel
And all that remains is the arms of the angels
And you've receded into loam
And they're picking at your bones
Will call cold
We'll come home
Quiet now
Will we gather to conjure the rain down?
Will we now
Build a civilization below ground?
And I'll be crowned? The community kicked it around.
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels
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3. Rise To Me
Tuning: EADGBE
Am: 002210
Bm: 224432
C: 032010
D: 000232
Em: 022000
G: 320003
INTRO Lick to G chord 2X:
e|----------------------------------3---|
B|--3---10-10-10---7-7-7---5-5-5----3---|
G|--2---9--11-9----7-9-7---5-7-5-0--0---|
D|--0---0--0--0----0-0-0---0-0-0----0---|
A|----------------------------------2---|
E|----------------------------------3---|
CBig mountain, Amwide river, Bmthere's an ancient Cpull
CThese tree trunks, Bmthese stream beds, Dleave our bellies fCull
They sing oGut, "DI am gonna Cstand my grouGnd"
You Drise to me and IC'll blow you dGown
EmI am gonna Cstand my Dground, yoDu rise to me and I'Cll blow you Gdown
[Interlude same as intro]
Hey Henry, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes [use verse chords]
This distance between us can seem a mountain size
But boy, you are gonna stand your ground [use chorus chords]
They rise to you, you blow them down
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]
My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway [use verse chords]
To cold climes, come springtime, so let me hear you say
My love, I am gonna stand my ground [use chorus chords]
They rise to me, and I'll blow them down
I am gonna stand my ground, they rise me and I'll blow them down
DCause I am gonna sCtand my gGround, you rDise me, and I'll bClow you down G
[G,D, intro once]
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4. Rox In The box
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
[Intro]
Am- C- Em- Amx2
[Verse 1]
We get the Amrocks in the box, get the Cwater right down to your Gsocks
This Embulkheads built of fallen brethren Ambones
We all Amdo what we can, we enCdure our fellow Gman
And we Emsing our songs to the headframe's creaks and Ammoans
[Chorus 1]
And it's Fone, two, three, of the Cwrong side of the lee
What we Gmeant for, what we Ammeant for
And its Fseven, eight, nine, you get your Cshuffle back in line
And Gif you ever make it to ten you won't make it Amagain
And Gif you ever make it to ten you won't make it Amagain
[Interlude]
Am- C- Em- Amx2
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
And you won't make a dime on this gray granite mountain mine
Of dirt your made and of dirt you will return
So while were living here, let's get this other one thing clear
There's plenty of men to die, you don't jump your turn
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee
What we meant for, what we meant for
And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
[Interlude]
Am- C- Em- Amx2, then
Am- G- Em- Cx2
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee
What we meant for, whatever your meant for
And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
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5. January Hymn
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
EADGBe
C: 032010
Csus2: 030010
Csus4: 033010
F : 033210 actually an FM7
G: 320030
Gsus2: 300030
G6: 322000
G7: 323003
Intro: C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 Gx3
[Verse 1]
COn a winter's SFundGay I gCo Csus2 C Csus4
To cFlear awGay the sCnowCsus2 C Csus4
And gFreen the gGround bCeloCsus2wC Csus4 F G
CApril all an oFceaGn awaCyCsus2 C Csus4
Is tFhis the better wGay to spend the dCay? Csus2 C Csus4
FKeeping the Gwinter at CbaCsus2yC Csus4 F G
[Chorus 1]
FWhat were the woGrds I meant to saCy before you leFft?
When AmI could see your brFeath lead where you were GgoiG7ng tG6oG
CMaybe I should jFust lGet it bCeCsus2 C Csus4
And mFaybe it will aGll come back to mCeCsus2 C Csus4
Sing: FO, JanGu--ary, CO
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2x2
[Verse 2]
CHow I lived a cFhildhGood in snCowCsus2 C Csus4
And aFll my tGeens in CtowCsus2 C Csus4
StuffFed in straGta of cloCtheCsus2sC Csus4 F G
CPale the winFter dGays after daCrkCsus2 C Csus4
FWandering the grGay memorial paCrkCsus2 C Csus4
A fFleeting beGating of heCartCsus2sC Csus4 F G
[Chorus 2]
FWhat were the woGrds I meant to sCay before she lFeft?
When AmI could see her breFath lead where she was goGing G7toG6 G
CMaybe I should jFust lGet it bCeCsus2 C Csus4
And mFaybe it will aGll come back to mCeCsus2 C Csus4
Sing: FO, JaGnu-, FO JanGu--ary, CO
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 Gx4 End on C
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6. Down By The Water
Tuning: EADGBE
[Intro]
C| Em| C| Em/ D/ |
[Verse]
EmSee this ancient Griverbed
DSee where all the Cfollies led
EmDown by the water, (and) dDown by the old main Emdrag
EmI was just some Gtowhead teen
DFeelin' 'round for fingeCrs to get in-between
EmDown by the water, doDwn by the old main Emdrag
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe season Drubs me Emwrong
EmThe summer Dswells Canon
[Chorus]
EmSo knock me down, Gtear me up
DBut I would bear it all broken just Cto fill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old mEmain drag
BREAK
C| Em| C| Em/ D/ |
[Verse]
EmSweet decsend this Grabble 'round
the Dpretty little patter of Ca seaport town
EmRolling in the water and rDolling down the old maiEmn drag
EmAll dolled up in Ggabardine
DThe lash-flashing Leda of Cpier nineteen
EmQueen of the water and Dqueen of the old mEmain drag
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe season Drubs me Emwrong
EmThe summer Dswells Canon
[Chorus]
EmSo knock me down, Gtear me up
DBut I would bear it all broken just Cto fill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old mEmain drag
BREAK/SOLOS
C| Em| C| Em D|
Em| G| D| C| Em| D
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe season Drubs me Emwrong
EmThe summer Dswells Canon
[Chorus]
EmSo knock me down, Gtear me up
DBut I would bear it all broken just Cto fill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old mEmain drag
OUTRO/CODA
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old mEmain drag
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old mEmain drag
(There's a ritardando in the last line, you'll hear it)
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7. All Arise!
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
Intro: G
[Verse 1]
GBaby wants a new spin, baby wants a broken heart
GI hear you found a lynch pin to keep it all falling apart
But you keep on rColling, you keep on Grolling
GBetter find a way, better kick it from your big brown eyes
GIf it tightens up when you fall at the fifteenth try
Like a ship at Cocean, like a ship at Gocean, like a ship at Cocean, like a ship at Gsea
[Chorus 1]
DYou spit thick and you cross your heart but the Cculverts all run Gdry
From Ckeeping shotguns Gshy all Daround me, just be mine Gtonight
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
So the dollar-shop shoppers broke a lock and they knocked you down
Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around
You keep on stealing, you keep on stealing, you keep on stealing
There's nothing left to steal
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
You spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dry
From keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonight
Just be mine tonight, just be mine tonight
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8. June Hymn
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
Intro: G
[Verse 1]
G D* Em G D* Em
Here's the hymn to welcome in the day, heralding a summer's early sway
And all the bulbs all coming Cin C/Bto beginAm C/B
C C/B Am Am/G D*
The thrushes bleating battle with the wrens disrupts my reverie again
Verse 2: [Use verse 1 chords]
Pegging clothing on the line
Training jasmine how to vine up the arbor to your door, and more
You're standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before
[Chorus 1]
C D* G C
And once upon it, the yellow bonnets, garland all the lawn
Am D* G C
And you were waking and day was breaking, a panoply of song
DAnd summer comes to C/GSpringville GHill
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
A barony of ivy in the trees, expanding out its empire by degrees
And all the branches burst to bloom, in the boom
Heaven sent this cardinal maroon to decorate our living room
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along
You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song
And summer comes to Springville Hill
[Bridge]
C D* Em C
And years from now when this old light isn't ambling anymore
Am D/F# G D* Em
Will I bring myself to writ-E-ite-E-ite-ite-E-ite
C D* G
I give my best to Springville Hill
[Interlude]
G- Em- G- Em, then
C- C/B- Am- Am/G, then
C- C/B- Am- Am/G- D/F#
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along
You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song
And summer comes to Springville Hill
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9. This Is Why We Fight
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
Tabbed By: AgusBegue
Chords Used:
G: 320033
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Em: 022000
Em7: 022033
Em7/F#: 2x2033
[Intro]
Em7- Em7/F#- Gx4
[Verse 1]
EmCome the Cwar, Emcome the Cavarice
EmCome the Cwar, come EmhellC
EmCome attCritionEm, come Cthe reek of bones
EmCome attCrition, comEme hellC
[Chorus 1]
GThis is why, Dwhy we fiEmght, why we Clie awake
GThis is why, Dthis is why Cwe fight
GAnd when we Ddie, we wEmill die, Cwith our arms unbound
GThis is why, Dthis is why Cwe fight, Em7come Em7/F#hellG Em7 Em7/F# G
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Bride of quiet, Bride of all unquiet things,
Bride of quiet, bride of hell
Come the archers, come the infantry,
Come the archers of hell
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
This is why, this is why we fight
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
This is why, this is why we fight, come hell, come hell
[Interlude]
Em7- Em7/F#- Gx4
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
This is why, this is why we fight
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
This is why, this is why we fight
Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords]
So come to me, come to me now
Lay your arms around me
This is why, this is why we fight
Come hell, come hell, come hell, come hell
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10.Dear Avery
Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3
Chords:
Dsus2: 000230
Gm: 000333 or (sometimes 000330)
D: 000232
A: 002220
G: 55500x
Em: 222000
Bm: x24430
[Intro]
Dsus2 Gm
Dsus2 Gm
[Verse]
Dear Dsus2Avery, I think of you onlyGm
Were you Dsus2waving? Were you dead on the vine?Gm
Oh AvDsus2ery, I think of you lonelyGm
But I could just Dsus2grab you by the nape of your neckGm
[Chorus]
There arAe times life wilGl rattle your bones and Dwill bend your limbs
You're still Afar and away the Gboy you've ever bDeen
So you Abend back and Gshake at the fDrame Of the frame you made
But Bmdon't you shake aAloneG
Please EmAvery-y-y-Ay, come home
Dsus2 Gm
Dsus2 Gm
Verse ( Dsus2 Gm):
Headstrong, you and your long arms
Listing lazily on the cusp of your teens
But you were my Avery and when you needed saving
I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
[Chorus]
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far and away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Bm(Don't you Ashake aGlone!)
Please EmAvery-y-y-Ay, come home
Dsus2 Gm (repeat to end)
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The King Is Dead
by The Decemberists
Chords in this song · guitar
G
Em
D
C
Bm
Am
F
G6
G7
Csus2
Csus4
FM7
Gsus2
C/B
Am/G
C/G
D/F#
Em7
Em7/F#
Dsus2
Gm
A
album's tabs/chords. REMEMBER ALL CREDIT IS GIVEN
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The King Is Dead
Tracks:
1. Don't Carry It All (Tuning: EADGBE)
2. Calamity Song (Tuning: EADGBE)
3. Rise To Me (Tuning: EADGBE)
4. Rox In The Box (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
5. January Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
6. Down By The Water (Tuning: EADGBE)
7. All Arise! (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
8. June Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
9. This Is Why We Fight (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
10.Dear Avery (Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3)
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1. Don't Carry It All
Tuning: EADGBE
G G G Em D
Here we come to a turning of the season.
G G G Em D
Witness to the arc toward the sun.
G G G Em D
A neighbors blessed burden within reason.
G G G
Becomes a burden borne of all and one.
Em D C
And nobody, nobody knows.
C C G
Let the yoke fall from our shoulders.
C C Em D
()
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
C C G
We are all our hands and holders.
Bm C
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun.
C
This I swear to all.
G G G Em D
Monument to build beneath the arbors.
Upon a plinth that towers toward the trees.
Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard.
Lay it's head on summer's freckled knees.
Em D C
And nobody, nobody knows.
C C G
Let the yoke fall from our shoulders.
C C Em D
()
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
C C G
We are all our hands and holders.
Bm C
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun.
C G Em D
This I swear to all......and this I swear to all.
Bm C
Bare a wreath of trillium and ivy.
Bm Em
Laid upon the body of the boy.
Bm C
Lazy will the loam come from it's hiding.
Am D
And return this quiet searcher to the soil.
G G G Em D
So raise a glass to turnings of the season.
And watch it as it arcs towards the sun.
And you must bear your neighbors burden within reason.
And your labors will be borne when all is done.
Em D C
And nobody, nobody knows.
C C G
Let the yoke fall from our shoulders.
C C Em D
()
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.
C C G
We are all our hands and holders.
Bm C
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun.
C G Em D
This I swear to all......and this I swear to all.
And this I swear to all...
And this I swear to all...
To all, to all, to all...
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2. Calamity Song
Tuning: EADGBE
Tabbed By: CrackedCan
Verse; Repeats a bunch of times. Play along with the song to get the rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2------2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2-------|
D|-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0--0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2----2----5----4-2-0|
A|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0----0----0-0-0|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus; its just G and D repeating. Probably not perfect.
e|-------3---------3------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|------------0---------0------------0--(0)---------------------------------|
G|--------------0---------0------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0----2------------0----2-------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----------(3)----3----------(3)-------------------------------------|
G|---2-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The very end
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
G|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2--------------------2|
D|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----2----4----5-7---0|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Had a dream
You and me and the war of the end times
And I believe
California succumbed to the fault line
We heaved relief
As scores of innocents died
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel
Hetty Green
Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab
You know what I mean
On the road
It's well advised that you follow your own bag
In the year of the chewable Ambien tab
And the Panamanian child
Stands at the Dowager Empress's side
And all that remains is the arms of the angel
And all that remains is the arms of the angels
And you've receded into loam
And they're picking at your bones
Will call cold
We'll come home
Quiet now
Will we gather to conjure the rain down?
Will we now
Build a civilization below ground?
And I'll be crowned? The community kicked it around.
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels
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3. Rise To Me
Tuning: EADGBE
Am: 002210
Bm: 224432
C: 032010
D: 000232
Em: 022000
G: 320003
INTRO Lick to G chord 2X:
e|----------------------------------3---|
B|--3---10-10-10---7-7-7---5-5-5----3---|
G|--2---9--11-9----7-9-7---5-7-5-0--0---|
D|--0---0--0--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]
Hey Henry, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes [use verse chords]
This distance between us can seem a mountain size
But boy, you are gonna stand your ground [use chorus chords]
They rise to you, you blow them down
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]
My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway [use verse chords]
To cold climes, come springtime, so let me hear you say
My love, I am gonna stand my ground [use chorus chords]
They rise to me, and I'll blow them down
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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4. Rox In The box
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
[Intro]
Am C Em Am
- - - x2
[Verse 1]
Am C G
We get the rocks in the box, get the water right down to your socks
Em Am
This bulkheads built of fallen brethren bones
Am C G
We all do what we can, we endure our fellow man
Em Am
And we sing our songs to the headframe's creaks and moans
[Chorus 1]
F C
And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee
G Am
What we meant for, what we meant for
F C
And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line
G Am
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
G Am
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
[Interlude]
Am C Em Am
- - - x2
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
And you won't make a dime on this gray granite mountain mine
Of dirt your made and of dirt you will return
So while were living here, let's get this other one thing clear
There's plenty of men to die, you don't jump your turn
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee
What we meant for, what we meant for
And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
[Interlude]
Am C Em Am
- - - x2, then
Am G Em C
- - - x2
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee
What we meant for, whatever your meant for
And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again
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5. January Hymn
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
EADGBe
C
: 032010
Csus2: 030010
Csus4: 033010
F : 033210 actually an FM7
G
: 320030
Gsus2: 300030
G6
: 322000
G7
: 323003
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 G
Intro: x3
[Verse 1]
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
On a winter's Sunday I go
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
To clear away the snow
F G C Csus2 C Csus4 F G
And green the ground below
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
April all an ocean away
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
Is this the better way to spend the day?
F G C Csus2 C Csus4 F G
Keeping the winter at bay
[Chorus 1]
F G C F
What were the words I meant to say before you left?
Am F G G7 G6 G
When I could see your breath lead where you were going to
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
Maybe I should just let it be
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
And maybe it will all come back to me
F G C
Sing: O, Janu--ary, O
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2
x2
[Verse 2]
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
How I lived a childhood in snow
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
And all my teens in tow
F G C Csus2 C Csus4 F G
Stuffed in strata of clothes
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
Pale the winter days after dark
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
Wandering the gray memorial park
F G C Csus2 C Csus4 F G
A fleeting beating of hearts
[Chorus 2]
F G C F
What were the words I meant to say before she left?
Am F G G7 G6 G
When I could see her breath lead where she was going to
C F G C Csus2 C Csus4
Maybe I should just let it be
F G C Csus2 C Csus4
And maybe it will all come back to me
F G F G C
Sing: O, Janu-, O Janu--ary, O
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 G C
x4 End on
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6. Down By The Water
Tuning: EADGBE
[Intro]
C Em C Em D
| | | / / |
[Verse]
Em G
See this ancient riverbed
D C
See where all the follies led
Em D Em
Down by the water, (and) down by the old main drag
Em G
I was just some towhead teen
D C
Feelin' 'round for fingers to get in-between
Em D Em
Down by the water, down by the old main drag
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Em
The season rubs me wrong
Em D C
The summer swells anon
[Chorus]
Em G
So knock me down, tear me up
D C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em D Em
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
BREAK
C Em C Em D
| | | / / |
[Verse]
Em G
Sweet decsend this rabble 'round
D C
the pretty little patter of a seaport town
Em D Em
Rolling in the water and rolling down the old main drag
Em G
All dolled up in gabardine
D C
The lash-flashing Leda of pier nineteen
Em D Em
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Em
The season rubs me wrong
Em D C
The summer swells anon
[Chorus]
Em G
So knock me down, tear me up
D C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em D Em
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
BREAK/SOLOS
C Em C Em D
| | | |
Em G D C Em D
| | | | |
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Em
The season rubs me wrong
Em D C
The summer swells anon
[Chorus]
Em G
So knock me down, tear me up
D C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em D Em
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
OUTRO/CODA
Em D Em
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Em D Em
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
(There's a ritardando in the last line, you'll hear it)
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7. All Arise!
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
G
Intro:
[Verse 1]
G
Baby wants a new spin, baby wants a broken heart
G
I hear you found a lynch pin to keep it all falling apart
C G
But you keep on rolling, you keep on rolling
G
Better find a way, better kick it from your big brown eyes
G
If it tightens up when you fall at the fifteenth try
C G C G
Like a ship at ocean, like a ship at ocean, like a ship at ocean, like a ship at sea
[Chorus 1]
D C G
You spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dry
C G D G
From keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonight
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
So the dollar-shop shoppers broke a lock and they knocked you down
Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around
You keep on stealing, you keep on stealing, you keep on stealing
There's nothing left to steal
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
You spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dry
From keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonight
Just be mine tonight, just be mine tonight
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8. June Hymn
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
G
Intro:
[Verse 1]
G D Em G D Em
* *
Here's the hymn to welcome in the day, heralding a summer's early sway
C C/B Am C/B
And all the bulbs all coming in to begin
C C/B Am Am/G D
*
The thrushes bleating battle with the wrens disrupts my reverie again
Verse 2: [Use verse 1 chords]
Pegging clothing on the line
Training jasmine how to vine up the arbor to your door, and more
You're standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before
[Chorus 1]
C D G C
*
And once upon it, the yellow bonnets, garland all the lawn
Am D G C
*
And you were waking and day was breaking, a panoply of song
D C/G G
And summer comes to Springville Hill
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
A barony of ivy in the trees, expanding out its empire by degrees
And all the branches burst to bloom, in the boom
Heaven sent this cardinal maroon to decorate our living room
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along
You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song
And summer comes to Springville Hill
[Bridge]
C D Em C
*
And years from now when this old light isn't ambling anymore
Am D/F# G D Em
*
Will I bring myself to writ-E-ite-E-ite-ite-E-ite
C D G
*
I give my best to Springville Hill
[Interlude]
G Em G Em
- - - , then
C C/B Am Am/G
- - - , then
C C/B Am Am/G D/F#
- - - -
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along
You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song
And summer comes to Springville Hill
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9. This Is Why We Fight
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
Tabbed By: AgusBegue
Chords Used:
G: 320033
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Em: 022000
Em7: 022033
Em7/F#: 2x2033
[Intro]
Em7 Em7/F# G
- - x4
[Verse 1]
Em C Em C
Come the war, come the avarice
Em C Em C
Come the war, come hell
Em C Em C
Come attrition, come the reek of bones
Em C Em C
Come attrition, come hell
[Chorus 1]
G D Em C
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
G D C
This is why, this is why we fight
G D Em C
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G
This is why, this is why we fight, come hell
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Bride of quiet, Bride of all unquiet things,
Bride of quiet, bride of hell
Come the archers, come the infantry,
Come the archers of hell
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
This is why, this is why we fight
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
This is why, this is why we fight, come hell, come hell
[Interlude]
Em7 Em7/F# G
- - x4
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
This is why, this is why we fight
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
This is why, this is why we fight
Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords]
So come to me, come to me now
Lay your arms around me
This is why, this is why we fight
Come hell, come hell, come hell, come hell
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10.Dear Avery
Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3
Chords:
Dsus2: 000230
Gm: 000333 or (sometimes 000330)
D: 000232
A: 002220
G: 55500x
Em: 222000
Bm: x24430
[Intro]
Dsus2 Gm
Dsus2 Gm
[Verse]
Dsus2 Gm
Dear Avery, I think of you only
Dsus2 Gm
Were you waving? Were you dead on the vine?
Dsus2 Gm
Oh Avery, I think of you lonely
Dsus2 Gm
But I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
[Chorus]
A G D
There are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs
A G D
You're still far and away the boy you've ever been
A G D
So you bend back and shake at the frame Of the frame you made
Bm A G
But don't you shake alone
Em A
Please Avery-y-y-y, come home
Dsus2 Gm
Dsus2 Gm
Dsus2 Gm
Verse ( ):
Headstrong, you and your long arms
Listing lazily on the cusp of your teens
But you were my Avery and when you needed saving
I could just grab you by the nape of your neck
[Chorus]
There are times life will rattle your bones
And will bend your limbs
You're still far and away the boy you've ever been
So you bend back and shake at the frame
Of the frame you made
But don't you shake alone
Please Avery, come home
Bm A G
(Don't you shake alone!)
Em A
Please Avery-y-y-y, come home
Dsus2 Gm (repeat to end)
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