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Great song by Okkervil River from their first album: Don't Fall in Love with Everyone 
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Okkervil River Song
Intro
 A-  F#m-  E-
DAown by Okkervil RF#miver
slow Esilent thick and blDack,
I staAred into the waF#mter,
and the Ewater it stared bDack.
The nAight it fell from taDngles
of the brF#manches on the sDhore
as it hAad on OkkerF#mvil River beDfore.A  
DAown by Okkervil RiF#mver,
cigaErettes and rusty tDires,
we mAade ourselves an aF#mltar,
we lEit our nightly firDes.
And the sAmoke lay thick and sDmothered
all the skuF#mnk cabbage and vDines
where GAods were born and GF#mods lay down tDo die.A  
WEith your hand inside my pocket,
you whiDspered in my earA;
We Ehave come from ugliness
to fiDnd some refuge hAere.
With this bDracken for a blAanket,
where these Dlimbs stick out like bF#mones,
we have fouAnd a place where Ewe can be alDone.A  
AEnd I tried to tell you,
as I kiDssed your hard dry liAps,
aEll the things I dreamed about.
I touchDed your bone white hiAps.
Far awaDy our parents slept iAn
while we Dwatched our fire bF#murn.
They dreamed of notAhing and got nEothing in reDturn.A  
AAnd the water slipped on slF#mowly
past our Ebodies in the weeDds,
pulling pAlastic wrap and rF#mazors
on its cuErrent through the Dreeds.
TAhen I woke up one cold mornDing,
felt an F#mabsence at my bDack,
and I sAearched and stared but oF#mnly the river stared Dback.
                              A                    F#m     D(end 
D)
and I searched and stared but only the river stared back.
Between, "And the water slipped on slowly," to "On it's current through the reeds," use 
one strum per chord, it'll sound like the recording. On the last line also if you like.
The chords are set to the words, listen to the song a couple times and it should be 
easy. Simple as 4 chords, hope this is decent.

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Okkervil River Song

by Okkervil River

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Great song by Okkervil River from their first album: Don't Fall in Love with Everyone

See

Okkervil River Song

Intro

A F#m E

- - -

A F#m

Down by Okkervil River

E D

slow silent thick and black,

A F#m

I stared into the water,

E D

and the water it stared back.

A D

The night it fell from tangles

F#m D

of the branches on the shore

A F#m D A

as it had on Okkervil River before.

A F#m

Down by Okkervil River,

E D

cigarettes and rusty tires,

A F#m

we made ourselves an altar,

E D

we lit our nightly fires.

A D

And the smoke lay thick and smothered

F#m D

all the skunk cabbage and vines

A F#m D A

where Gods were born and Gods lay down to die.

With your hand inside my pocket,

D A

you whispered in my ear;

We have come from ugliness

D A

to find some refuge here.

D A

With this bracken for a blanket,

D F#m

where these limbs stick out like bones,

A E D A

we have found a place where we can be alone.

And I tried to tell you,

D A

as I kissed your hard dry lips,

all the things I dreamed about.

D A

I touched your bone white hips.

D A

Far away our parents slept in

D F#m

while we watched our fire burn.

A E D A

They dreamed of nothing and got nothing in return.

A F#m

And the water slipped on slowly

E D

past our bodies in the weeds,

A F#m

pulling plastic wrap and razors

E D

on its current through the reeds.

A D

Then I woke up one cold morning,

F#m D

felt an absence at my back,

A F#m D

and I searched and stared but only the river stared back.

A F#m D

(end

)

and I searched and stared but only the river stared back.

Between, "And the water slipped on slowly," to "On it's current through the reeds," use

one strum per chord, it'll sound like the recording. On the last line also if you like.

The chords are set to the words, listen to the song a couple times and it should be

easy. Simple as 4 chords, hope this is decent.

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