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Odalisque

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 1Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Badd9 is a (partially) barred B major played with the C# on the high 
string (9th fret). It looks like this:
e|--9-------------|
B|--7-------------|
G|--8-------------|
D|--9-------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Strum that chord very slowly, accenting the C#.
D#mTheyG#'ve BcBadd9ome to find you, Odalisque
D#mAs tG#he BliBadd9ght dies horribly
A#mOn a A#mfirD#me esG#cape you walk
A#mAll A#mrare D#mand G#reBsoBadd9lved to drop
D#m G# B Badd9
D#mAnd G#wheBn Badd9they find you, Odalisque
D#mThey G#wiBll Badd9rend you, terribly
A#mStitA#mch fD#mrom G#stitch 'til all
A#mYour A#mlinD#men lG#imbBs Badd9will fall
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5x2
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   B  B  
Lazy lady had a baby girl
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   G#5   B5  C#5  
And a sweet it made
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   B  B  
Raised on pradies, peanut shells and dirt
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   G#5   B5  C#5  
In a railroad cul-de-sac
C#And D#what do we do with ten baby shoes
BA C#mkit bag full of marbles and a broken billiard cue?
BWhat do we do?
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5x2
What do we do?
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   B  B  
Fifteen stitches will mend those britches right
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   G#5   B5  C#5  
And them rip them down again
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   B  B  
Sapling switches will rend those rags alright
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5   C#5/  G#5   G#5   G#5   B5  C#5  
What a sweet sound it makes
C#And D#what we do with ten dirty Jews
BA C#mthirty-ought full of rock salt and a warm afternoon?
BWhat do we do?
A#5What do we do?
A#5Lay your belly under mine
A#5Naked under me, under meB  A#5  
A#5Such a filthy dimming shine
A#5The way you kick and screBam, kick and screamA#5  
 A#5   A#5/  A5  A#5  
 A#5   A#5/  A5    G#5  A#5  
C#And D#what do we with ten baby shoes
BA C#mkit bag full of marbles and broken billiard cue?
BWhat do we do?
G#5What G#5do G#5we dB5o?C#5  
G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
 G#5   G#5   G#5   B5    C#5/  G#5   G#5   B  B  
Lazy lady had a baby girl
G#mAnd a sweet sound it made

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Odalisque

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

Badd9

A#m

G#5

C#5

C#m

A#5

G#m

Badd9 is a (partially) barred B major played with the C# on the high

string (9th fret). It looks like this:

e|--9-------------|

B|--7-------------|

G|--8-------------|

D|--9-------------|

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

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

Strum that chord very slowly, accenting the C#.

D#m G# B Badd9

They've come to find you, Odalisque

D#m G# B Badd9

As the light dies horribly

A#m A#m D#m G#

On a fire escape you walk

A#m A#m D#m G# B Badd9

All rare and resolved to drop

D#m G# B Badd9

And when they find you, Odalisque

D#m G# B Badd9

They will rend you, terribly

A#m A#m D#m G#

Stitch from stitch 'til all

A#m A#m D#m G# B Badd9

Your linen limbs will fall

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 B B

Lazy lady had a baby girl

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

And a sweet it made

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 B B

Raised on pradies, peanut shells and dirt

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

In a railroad cul-de-sac

C# D#

And what do we do with ten baby shoes

B C#m

A kit bag full of marbles and a broken billiard cue?

What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 B B

Fifteen stitches will mend those britches right

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

And them rip them down again

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 B B

Sapling switches will rend those rags alright

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

What a sweet sound it makes

C# D#

And what we do with ten dirty Jews

B C#m

A thirty-ought full of rock salt and a warm afternoon?

What do we do?

A#5

What do we do?

A#5

Lay your belly under mine

A#5 B A#5

Naked under me, under me

A#5

Such a filthy dimming shine

A#5 B A#5

The way you kick and scream, kick and scream

A#5 A#5 A5 A#5

A#5 A#5 A5 G#5 A#5

C# D#

And what do we with ten baby shoes

B C#m

A kit bag full of marbles and broken billiard cue?

What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 G#5 G#5 B B

Lazy lady had a baby girl

G#m

And a sweet sound it made

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