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E Watson

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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                             E. WATSON - The Decemberists
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Tuning:Standard
Letters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the BASS NOTE of the 
preceding chord. (on the low E and A strings) Hearing the song will help it make sense.
[intro fill]:
e|------0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
B|------0---0-----3/5-5-5-5\3--0-----|
G|------0---0------------------------|
D|------2---2------------------------|
A|------2---2------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------|
fill 2 (verse fill):
e|------0-----------0----------------|
B|------0-----------0----------------|
G|------0-----------0----------------|
D|------2-----------2----------------|
A|------2--0h2------2----------------|
E|--0------------0-------------------|
fill 3 (chorus fill):
-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------0h2---0---------0--------|
D|----0h2---------------0h2----------|
A|----------------------------3------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Intro]
(Fill 1) x4
[Verse 1]
The Emair all painted pallid grey, the Astorm was comin' inG  
               Dsus2/    C/    B    Em(fill 2)
Folks were lining out in all directions
EmMe an Holt and Henry Short were Apitchin' on the skiff,G  
               Dsus2/    C/        B    Em(fill 2)
Trying to make it home before the night
     Bm/ B/  F#/ B/   F#  A  
And the grey waves were rollin',
Bm/ B/ F#/     B/  F#  A  
Bold the brave, brave ocean
                         G   Em(Fill 1)x2
And rolled us suckers in
[Verse 2]
Well EmI don't keep to goings on, I tAend to stick with kinG  
             Dsus2/     C/      B   Em(Fill 2)
But Watson had it in from the beginning
He Embuilt that house on Chatham bend, a Awhitewashed knotted pineG  
         Dsus2/     C/       B   Em(Fill 2)
Ninety acres furrowed for the cane
     Bm/ B/  F#/ B/     F#  A  
And he drove it down from Georgia
 Bm/ B/  F#/ B/   F#  A  
His dad a martyred soldier
                        G    Em(Fill 1) /G  
In the war between the States
[Chorus]
                  A       G    Dsus2/  D/  C/B  
Lord, bring down the flood
WAash away the GblooDsus2d
    /     C/      B  Em  
And drown these everglades
    /     C/      B  Em  
And put us in our place
Bm/      B/  F#/  B/       F#    C  
(Fill 3)
We layed Edgar Watson in his grave
                        G   Em(Fill 1)x4
We layed him in his grave
[Verse 3]
EmTill I'm dust I'll never know Awhy he came ashoreG  
                  Dsus2/      C/        B   Em(Fill 2)
With all those killers gathered on the shorelines
EmKicking holes in ugly mud, with Atrigger fingers pincGhed
            Dsus2/        C/        B    Em(Fill 2)
A brace of rifles bristled in the wind
Bm/ B/  F#/ B/   F#  A  
And we towed his body northbound
 Bm/ B/  F#/  B/   F#  A  
And buried him all face down
                       G   Em(Fill 1)  /G  
With a good view into hell
[Chorus]
                  A       G   Dsus2/  D/  C/B  
Lord, bring down the flood
WAash away the GblooDsus2d
    /     C/      B  Em  
And drown these everglades
    /     C/      B  Em  
And put us in our place
Bm/      B/  F#/  B/       F#   C  
(Fill 3)
We layed Edgar Watson in his grave
                        G    Em(Fill 1)
We layed him in his grave
                       Em    Em(Fill 1)
We layed him in his grave
                   Em(Fill 1)x3 Em  
We layed him in his gra____ve
End

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E Watson

by The Decemberists

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Dsus2

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E. WATSON - The Decemberists

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning:Standard

Letters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the BASS NOTE of the

preceding chord. (on the low E and A strings) Hearing the song will help it make sense.

[intro fill]:

e|------0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|

B|------0---0-----3/5-5-5-5\3--0-----|

G|------0---0------------------------|

D|------2---2------------------------|

A|------2---2------------------------|

E|--0--------------------------------|

fill 2 (verse fill):

e|------0-----------0----------------|

B|------0-----------0----------------|

G|------0-----------0----------------|

D|------2-----------2----------------|

A|------2--0h2------2----------------|

E|--0------------0-------------------|

fill 3 (chorus fill):

-------------------------------------|

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

G|----------0h2---0---------0--------|

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

A|----------------------------3------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Intro]

(Fill 1) x4

[Verse 1]

Em A G

The air all painted pallid grey, the storm was comin' in

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (fill 2)

Folks were lining out in all directions

Em A G

Me an Holt and Henry Short were pitchin' on the skiff,

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (fill 2)

Trying to make it home before the night

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

And the grey waves were rollin',

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

Bold the brave, brave ocean

G Em

(Fill 1)x2

And rolled us suckers in

[Verse 2]

Em A G

Well I don't keep to goings on, I tend to stick with kin

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (Fill 2)

But Watson had it in from the beginning

Em A G

He built that house on Chatham bend, a whitewashed knotted pine

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (Fill 2)

Ninety acres furrowed for the cane

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

And he drove it down from Georgia

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

His dad a martyred soldier

G Em G

(Fill 1) /

In the war between the States

[Chorus]

A G Dsus2 D C B

/ / /

Lord, bring down the flood

A G Dsus2

Wash away the blood

C B Em

/ /

And drown these everglades

C B Em

/ /

And put us in our place

Bm B F# B F# C

/ / / /

(Fill 3)

We layed Edgar Watson in his grave

G Em

(Fill 1)x4

We layed him in his grave

[Verse 3]

Em A G

Till I'm dust I'll never know why he came ashore

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (Fill 2)

With all those killers gathered on the shorelines

Em A G

Kicking holes in ugly mud, with trigger fingers pinched

Dsus2 C B Em

/ / (Fill 2)

A brace of rifles bristled in the wind

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

And we towed his body northbound

Bm B F# B F# A

/ / / /

And buried him all face down

G Em G

(Fill 1) /

With a good view into hell

[Chorus]

A G Dsus2 D C B

/ / /

Lord, bring down the flood

A G Dsus2

Wash away the blood

C B Em

/ /

And drown these everglades

C B Em

/ /

And put us in our place

Bm B F# B F# C

/ / / /

(Fill 3)

We layed Edgar Watson in his grave

G Em

(Fill 1)

We layed him in his grave

Em Em

(Fill 1)

We layed him in his grave

Em Em

(Fill 1)x3

We layed him in his gra____ve

End

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