16 Military Wives by The Decemberists, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

16 Military Wives

Biography:

The Decemberists son una banda estadounidense de indie pop, formada en Portland, Oregon. Su nombre deriva de la "Rebelión Decembrista" de 1825 en Rusia, y la temática de sus canciones normalmente trata de historias y personajes ficticios, normalmente mezclado a hechos históricos y siempre manteniendo una línea narrativa.

Actualmente, The Decemberists esta formado por:

Colin Meloy (vocalista, guitarra)
Chris Funk (guitarra, multi-instrumentalista)

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The other chord set on Ultimate-Guitar is a little off.
Here are the correct chords:

Artist: The Decemberists
Song: Sixteen Military Wives
Album: Picaresque

Standard tuning. No capo.
Here's the chords required for the song:

E G A B C#m D

e ---0----3----0----2----4----2---
B ---0----0----2----4----5----3---
G ---1----0----2----4----6----2---
D ---2----0----2----4----6----0---
A ---2----2----0----2----4----x---
E ---0----3----x----x----4----x---

Lyrics and chords:

[Intro]
E, E, E, E

E G
Sixteen military wives
A E
Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes
E G
Staring at the natural tan
A E
Of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands
A B
Seventeen company men
C#m D A
Out of which only twelve will make it back again
E G
Seargeant sent a letter to five
A E
Military wives, his tears drip down to ten little eyes

B
Cheer them on to their rivals
A E A E B
Cause America can, and America can't say no
A E A E B
And America does, if America says it's so
B
It's so
F#m A
And the anchorperson on TV goes
E
La de da de da

E G
Fifteen celebrity mimes
A E
Leaving their fifteen sorted wretched checkered lives
E G
Will they find the solution in time
A E
Using their fifteen pristine moderate liberal minds
A B
Eighteen academy chairs
C#m D A
Out of which only seven really even care
E G
Doling out a garment to five
A E
Celebrity mimes, they're humbly taken by surprise

B
Cheer them on to their rivals
A E A E B
Cause America can, and America can't say no
A E A E B
And America does, if America says it's so
B
It's so
F#m A
And the anchorperson on TV goes
E
La de da de da de di de di de da
E
La de da de da de di de di de da

[Bridge]
E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E

A B
Fourteen cannibal kings
C#m D A
Wondering blindly what the dinner bell will bring
E G
Fifteen celebrity mimes
A E
Served on a leafy bed of sixteen military wives

B
Cheer them on to their rivals
A E A E B
Cause America can, and America can't say no
A E A E B
And America does, if America says it's so
B
It's so
F#m A
And the anchorperson on TV goes
E
La de da de da de di de di de da
E
La de da de da de di de di de da
E
La de da de da de di de di de da
E
De da de da de di de di de da
E
De da de da de di de di de da

[Outro]
E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E

Well, that's it. Special thanks to Dan Quinn.
Enjoy! Tabbed by Jeff H.