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[Intro]
 G   D   Em   Cmaj7x2
[Verse:] 
GGray Jean was a Driver child 
EmBorn down by the Cmaj7river wild G  D  Em  Cmaj7  
GSaid hey, what ya Dwanna be? 
EmNobody's gonna Cmaj7intervene
G D Em Cmaj7
[Chorus:] 
DAnd she wants you Cmaj7but you won't do 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone 
DAnd the rain falls Cmaj7on the wrong year 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone, it Dwon't leave you aloGne D  Em  Cmaj7  
G D Em Cmaj7
[Verse 2:] 
GCould be that he's Dinto you 
EmCould be that thCmaj7e obverse is true G  D  Em  Cmaj7  
GStruck down as a Dsummer child 
EmTen steps just to Cmaj7run a mile
G D Em Cmaj7
[Chorus:] 
DAnd he wants you Cmaj7but you won't do 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone 
DAnd the rain falls Cmaj7on the wrong year 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone, it Dwon't leave you aloGne D  Em  
Cmaj7It won't leave you alonGeD  Em  Cmaj7  
[Bridge:] 
BmYour spirit's wAmeiling 
BmFlesh is getting Ambored 
BmSpeaker's Amblaring out some Clong forgotten chord 
Some missbegotten Dlong forgotten choGrd 
D Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7
[Verse 3:]
GSing me some eDidolon
EmAnd I'll sleep all the Cmaj7winter long G  D  Em  Cmaj7  
GTill then I can Donly be, 
Emnobody's gonna Cmaj7intervene
G D Em Cmaj7
[Chorus:] 
DAnd she wants you Cmaj7but you won't do 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone 
DAnd the rain falls Cmaj7on the wrong year 
DAnd it won't leave you Cmaj7alone, it Dwon't leave you aloGne D  Em  
Cmaj7It won't leave you alonGeD  Em  
Cmaj7It won't leave you alonGeD  Em  Cmaj7  
G D Em Cmaj7
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The Wrong Year

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

G D Em Cmaj7

[Verse:]

G D

Gray Jean was a river child

Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

Born down by the river wild

G D

Said hey, what ya wanna be?

Em Cmaj7

Nobody's gonna intervene

G D Em Cmaj7

[Chorus:]

D Cmaj7

And she wants you but you won't do

D Cmaj7

And it won't leave you alone

D Cmaj7

And the rain falls on the wrong year

D Cmaj7 D G D Em Cmaj7

And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone

G D Em Cmaj7

[Verse 2:]

G D

Could be that he's into you

Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

Could be that the obverse is true

G D

Struck down as a summer child

Em Cmaj7

Ten steps just to run a mile

G D Em Cmaj7

[Chorus:]

D Cmaj7

And he wants you but you won't do

D Cmaj7

And it won't leave you alone

D Cmaj7

And the rain falls on the wrong year

D Cmaj7 D G D Em

And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone

Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

It won't leave you alone

[Bridge:]

Bm Am

Your spirit's weiling

Bm Am

Flesh is getting bored

Bm Am C

Speaker's blaring out some long forgotten chord

D G

Some missbegotten long forgotten chord

D Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

[Verse 3:]

G D

Sing me some eidolon

Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

And I'll sleep all the winter long

G D

Till then I can only be,

Em Cmaj7

nobody's gonna intervene

G D Em Cmaj7

[Chorus:]

D Cmaj7

And she wants you but you won't do

D Cmaj7

And it won't leave you alone

D Cmaj7

And the rain falls on the wrong year

D Cmaj7 D G D Em

And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone

Cmaj7 G D Em

It won't leave you alone

Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7

It won't leave you alone

G D Em Cmaj7

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