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Lake Song

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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
EmDown by the lake
We were overturning pebbles
And upending all the animals alighDt
EmAnd I took a drag
From your cigarette and pinched it
'Tween my finger and my thumb
Till it diDed
And the Emsun burned low on the rDadio
EmSay that you will
Say you will or will you won't
Or you whatever you prevaricate
Your whole lDife, don't you?
EmThis much I can say:
I would've waited till the oceans
Fell Away and all the sunken cities
Would reveal themDselves to you
But you wEmon't, will you?
Because you neDver do
And the Emsun burned through
Sweet as honeydDew
[Chorus]
And BmI
ASeventeen and terminally fGey
I F#mwrote it down and threw it all aEmway
Never gave a thought to what I'Gd paid
And Bmyou
ASibylline, reclining in your pGew
F#mYou tattered me, you tethered me Emto you
The things you would and wouldn'Gt do
To tell the truth I never had a cDlue
[Instrumental]
Em   D
[Verse]
EmNow we arise
To curse those young suburban villains
And their ill-begotten children from the lDawn
EmCome to me now
And on this station wagon window
Set the ghost of your two footprints
That they might hDaunt me when you're gone
And when the Emlight broke dawn
You were fDorever gone
But I reEmmember you, you were full
You were full and sweet as honDeydew
[Chorus]
And BmI
ASeventeen and terminally Gfey
F#mI wrote it down and threw it alEml away
And never gave a thought to Gwhat I paid
And yBmou all sibAylline, reclining in your Gpew
F#mYou tattered me, you tethered me to yEmou
The things you would and wouldn't Gdo
You noticed how I never had a cDlue
Never had a clue
You were full and sweet as honeydew
You were full and sweet as honeydew

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Lake Song

by The Decemberists

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

Down by the lake

We were overturning pebbles

And upending all the animals alight

And I took a drag

From your cigarette and pinched it

'Tween my finger and my thumb

Till it died

Em D

And the sun burned low on the radio

Say that you will

Say you will or will you won't

Or you whatever you prevaricate

Your whole life, don't you?

This much I can say:

I would've waited till the oceans

Fell Away and all the sunken cities

Would reveal themselves to you

But you won't, will you?

Because you never do

And the sun burned through

Sweet as honeydew

[Chorus]

And I

A G

Seventeen and terminally fey

F#m Em

I wrote it down and threw it all away

Never gave a thought to what I'd paid

And you

A G

Sibylline, reclining in your pew

F#m Em

You tattered me, you tethered me to you

The things you would and wouldn't do

To tell the truth I never had a clue

[Instrumental]

Em D

[Verse]

Now we arise

To curse those young suburban villains

And their ill-begotten children from the lawn

Come to me now

And on this station wagon window

Set the ghost of your two footprints

That they might haunt me when you're gone

And when the light broke dawn

You were forever gone

But I remember you, you were full

You were full and sweet as honeydew

[Chorus]

And I

A G

Seventeen and terminally fey

F#m Em

I wrote it down and threw it all away

And never gave a thought to what I paid

Bm A G

And you all sibylline, reclining in your pew

F#m Em

You tattered me, you tethered me to you

The things you would and wouldn't do

You noticed how I never had a clue

Never had a clue

You were full and sweet as honeydew

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