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The Infanta

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
INTRO
(flute-like instrument)
(drum beat)
VERSE
Here she Ecomes in her palanquin
On the back of an elephant
On a Fbed made of linen and sequins and Esilk
All astride on her father's line
With the king and his concubines
And her Fnurse with her pitchers of liquors and Emilk
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
VERSE
Among Efive score pachyderm
Each canopied and passengered
Sit the Fduke and the duchess' luscious young Egirls
Within sight of the baronness
Seething spite for this live largesse
By her Fside sits the baron
Her barrenness Ebarbs her
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
INSTRUMENTAL
    (gtr)
e||02|Em3---0---3-2-0-3-2-0-|F#m/A2-------------02|
B||--|--------------------|----------------|
G||--|--------------------|----------------|
D||--|--------------------|----------------|
A||--|--------------------|----------------|
E||--|--------------------|----------------|
e||Em3---0---3-2-0-3-2-0-|F#m/A2-------------23|
B||--------------------|----------------|
G||--------------------|----------------|
D||--------------------|----------------|
A||--------------------|----------------|
E||--------------------|----------------|
e||CM75---3---5-3-2-5-3-2-|Bb6-------------56|
B||--------------------|----------------|
G||--------------------|----------------|
D||--------------------|----------------|
A||--------------------|----------------|
E||--------------------|----------------|
e||F8---------------|----------------||
B||----------------|----------------||
G||----------------|----------------||
D||----------------|----------------||
A||----------------|----------------||
E||----------------|----------------||
VERSE
A phaFlanx on camelback
Thirty ranks on a forward tack
Followed F#close, their shiny bright standards a-Fwaving
While behind in their coach, in fours
Ride the wives of the king of Moors
And the F#veiled young virgin, the prince's beFtrothed
And Abwe'll all come Ebpraise the inFfanta
And Abwe'll all come Ebpraise the inFfanta
BRIDGE
 EAnd as she sits upon her Fplace
 EHer innocence laid on her Fface
 BbFrom all atop the parapets blow a Fmultitude of coronets
 BbMelodies rhapsodical and Ffair
 BbAnd all our hearts afire
The Fsky ablaze with cannon fire
We Eall raise our voices to the Fair
To the aEir...
VERSE
And aEbove all this falderal
On a bed made of chaparral
She is Flaid, a coronal placed on her Ebrow
And the babe, all in slumber dreams
Of a place filled with quiet streams
And the Flake where her cradle was pulled from the Ewater
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the Einfanta
 G   D| E  
 C   G| E  
 G   D| E  
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The Infanta

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/A

CM7

Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015

INTRO

(flute-like instrument)

(drum beat)

VERSE

Here she comes in her palanquin

On the back of an elephant

F E

On a bed made of linen and sequins and silk

All astride on her father's line

With the king and his concubines

F E

And her nurse with her pitchers of liquors and milk

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

VERSE

Among five score pachyderm

Each canopied and passengered

F E

Sit the duke and the duchess' luscious young girls

Within sight of the baronness

Seething spite for this live largesse

By her side sits the baron

Her barrenness barbs her

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

INSTRUMENTAL

(gtr)

Em F#m/A

e||02|3---0---3-2-0-3-2-0-|2-------------02|

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

G||--|--------------------|----------------|

D||--|--------------------|----------------|

A||--|--------------------|----------------|

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

Em F#m/A

e||3---0---3-2-0-3-2-0-|2-------------23|

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

G||--------------------|----------------|

D||--------------------|----------------|

A||--------------------|----------------|

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

CM7 Bb

e||5---3---5-3-2-5-3-2-|6-------------56|

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

G||--------------------|----------------|

D||--------------------|----------------|

A||--------------------|----------------|

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

e||8---------------|----------------||

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

G||----------------|----------------||

D||----------------|----------------||

A||----------------|----------------||

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

VERSE

A phalanx on camelback

Thirty ranks on a forward tack

F# F

Followed close, their shiny bright standards a-waving

While behind in their coach, in fours

Ride the wives of the king of Moors

F# F

And the veiled young virgin, the prince's betrothed

Ab Eb F

And we'll all come praise the infanta

Ab Eb F

And we'll all come praise the infanta

BRIDGE

E F

And as she sits upon her place

E F

Her innocence laid on her face

Bb F

From all atop the parapets blow a multitude of coronets

Bb F

Melodies rhapsodical and fair

And all our hearts afire

The sky ablaze with cannon fire

E F

We all raise our voices to the air

To the air...

VERSE

And above all this falderal

On a bed made of chaparral

F E

She is laid, a coronal placed on her brow

And the babe, all in slumber dreams

Of a place filled with quiet streams

F E

And the lake where her cradle was pulled from the water

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

G D E

And we'll all come praise the infanta

G D E

C G E

G D E

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