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A Bower Scene

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Song: A Bower Scene
Tuning: Drop D - DADGBe
Chords Used:
   DADGBe
Bb:-133--
C: -355--
D: 000---
F: 333---
G: 555---
Intro:
Start with: D (alone), then jump in with--->
Riff 1:
e|--D--5----3----0--------|
B|-------------------3---|
G|--5----5----5----5-----| then,
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Riff 2:
e|--D--5----7----8----7---|
B|-----------------------|
G|--5----7----9----7-----| 
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Verse 1 chords:                                          
                               F                    G  D(with Riff 1)   
  “Thou unconsolable daughter,”   said the sister
                                       F                   G  D(with Riff 1)   
  “When wilt though trouble the water,”   said the sister 
                                Bb                 C   D   G   D     A   D   G   D     A  D(with Riff 1)   
   And what irascible black bart    is the father 
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
And when young Margaret's waistline grew wider 
the fruit of her amorous entwine inside her 
And so our heroine withdraws to the Tiaga

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A Bower Scene

by The Decemberists

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Chords in this song · guitar

Song: A Bower Scene

Tuning: Drop D - DADGBe

Chords Used:

DADGBe

Bb:-133--

C: -355--

D: 000---

F: 333---

G: 555---

Intro:

Start with: D (alone), then jump in with--->

Riff 1:

e|----5----3----0--------|

B|-------------------3---|

G|--5----5----5----5-----| then,

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

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

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

Riff 2:

e|----5----7----8----7---|

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

G|--5----7----9----7-----|

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

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

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

Verse 1 chords:

F G D

(with Riff 1)

“Thou unconsolable daughter,” said the sister

F G D

(with Riff 1)

“When wilt though trouble the water,” said the sister

Bb C D G D A D G D A D

(with Riff 1)

And what irascible black bart is the father

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)

And when young Margaret's waistline grew wider

the fruit of her amorous entwine inside her

And so our heroine withdraws to the Tiaga

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