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Five Songs

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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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

This is a compilation of songs published by various different users to create the album
"Five Songs." Enjoy! :)

I have set each song up with a roman numeral, so to find the song that you would like,
hit "control f", or if you have a mac, "command f". Then you type in the numeral of your
song. REMEMBER TO TYPE "." AFTER THE NUMERAL!

I. Oceanside
II. Shiny
III. My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist
IV. Angel, Won't You Call Me?
V. I Don't Mind
VI. Apology Song

I. Oceanside
Tabbed By: Unregistered

E C#m F#m
Sweet Annabelle as seen reclining on an ocean swell as the waves do lather
A E
up to lay her down 'til she's fast and sleeping oh well I guess I'm
C#m F#m
something of a ne'er-do-well who fell asleep at the pealing of the steeple
A E F#m
bell I'm on track and keeping but oh if I could only get you ocean side
A E
To lay your muscles wide it’d be heavenly oh if I could only coax you
F#m A E B7
overboard to leave these lolling shores to get you ocean side
F#m A---Am
Ocean side ocean side oh

SOLO: E-C#m-F#m-A-Am

E C#m
At rising tide you're looking fresher than a July bride
F#m
We're picking up what our mothers always stigmatized.
A E
The field is right for reaping oh well
C#m
I guess I'm something of a neer-do-well
F#m
Even though that's something I could never do well
A E F#m
I'm on track and keeping but oh if I could only get you ocean side to lay
A E F#m
your muscles wide it'd be heavenly oh if I could only coax you overboard
A E B7
To leave these lolling shores to get you ocean side
F#m A--Am--E
Ocean side ocean side

II. Shiny
Tabbed By: TimMobbs

Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Notes: Capo on 2nd Fret

This is a fairly easy song to play,
but uses some rather uncommon chords,
complete with long and weird names.
My advise would be to not be thrown
by the odd chords, but just to learn
the shapes of them, where they fit
into the song and keep at it :)
Here are all the chords used in the
song:

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em D/F
e|--0--| e|--0--| e|-----| e|--0--| e|--2--|
B|--3--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--0--| B|--3--|
G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--4--| G|--0--| G|--2--|
D|--2--| D|--2--| D|--4--| D|--2--| D|--0--|
A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--2--| A|--2--| A|--0--|
E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|--0--| E|--2--|<-- fret this with your thumb

G Am B7 Em9/D D C
e|--3--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--0--|
B|--0--| B|--1--| B|--0--| B|--3--| B|--3--| B|--1--|
G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--|
D|--0--| D|--2--| D|--1--| D|--4--| D|--0--| D|--2--|
A|--2--| A|--0--| A|--2--| A|--5--| A|-----| A|--3--|
E|--3--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----|

~

Introduction:

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em

Verse 1:

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
by the bumper cars, in the pretty twining light,

Cadd9 Cmaj7
i may have gone too far,

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5
i may have gone too much, too long.

Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
i'm a dull and witless boy.

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
in the after bars, think i was sullied by a dream.

Cadd9 Cmaj7
in the killing jar,

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5
you and me at war at arms

Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
all falling in embrace.

Em D/F G Am B7
tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,

Em9/D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
all shiny

Cadd9 Cmaj7
a tawny gypsy girl

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
sleeping blanketed by stars

Cadd9 Cmaj7
'neath the tilt-a-whirl

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm
where we were coyly caught alone

Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em
all fumbling with your blouse

Em D/F G Am B7
tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,

Em9/D
all shiny

D C
and in the rollercoaster din

D C Em
by the parachutes in saddle shoes you break your shin

D C B5 Em B5 Em
but i have never seen two eyes so shiny

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em

Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em

D C
and the sullen beery swine

D C Em
try to tangle you in sullen beery balls of twine

D C B5 Em B5 Em
have they ever seen two eyes so shiny?

Cadd 9 Cmaj7
the boys in denim vests

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em
smoking cigarettes between

Cadd9 Cmaj7
their bootblack fingertips

Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em
sweetly tipsy by the half-light

G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em
the light and the half-light

Em D/F# G Am B7
tell me why you lied

Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7
and what it is you do to keep your eyes,

Em9/D
all shiny, all shiny

The rest of the song is the norman verse chord
sequence "Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 B5 Em B5 Em"
Over Colin singing "All shiny" repeatedly.
The song then finishes with:

Em D/F G Am B7

III. My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist
Tabbed By: mobaxwob

Intro:
Am Am/E Am Am/E (x4)

Am Am/E C D G
My mother was a chinese trapeze artist
Em D
In pre-war Paris
Am D B Em Emadd9 Em
Smuggling bombs for the underground.
Am D
And she met my father
B C
At a fete in Aix-en-Provence.
Cadd9 D
He was disguised as a Russian cadet
Em Emadd9 Em
in the employ of the Axis.
C
And there in the half-light
C
Of the provincial midnight
G
To a lone concertina
G
They drank in cantinas
C D
And toasted to Edith Piaf
Em Emadd9 Em
And the fall of the Reich.

C D Am

Am Am/E C D G
My sister was born in a hovel in Burgundy
Em D
And left for the cattle
Am D B Em Emadd9 Em
But later was found by a communist
Am D
Who'd deserted his ranks
B C
To follow his dream
Cadd9 D Em Emadd9 Em
To start up a punk rock band in South Carolina.
C
I get letters sometimes.
C
They bought a plantation
G
She weeds the tobacco
G
He offends the nation
C D
And they write, "Don't be a stranger, y'hear."
Em Emadd9 Em
"Sincerely, your sister."

C D Am

Am Am/E
So my parents had me
C D G
To the disgust of the prostitutes
Em D
On a bed in a brothel.
Am D B Em Emadd9 Em
Surprisingly raised with tender care
Am D
'Til the money got tight
B C
And they bet me away
Cadd9 D
To a blind brigadier in a game
Em Emadd9 Em
Of high stakes canasta.
C
But he made me a sailor
C
On his brigadier ship fleet.
G
I know every yardarm
G
From main mast to jib sheet.
C D
But sometimes I long to be landlocked
C
And to work in a bakery.
Em C Em
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh

C D Am

IV. Angel, Won't You Call Me?
Tabbed By: Underglow

====
RIFF
====

e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D---------0-|
A---0-2-3---|
E-3---------|

| Intro |

riff D C G
x2

| Verse |

riff |D |C |G
Angel, won't you call me?

riff |D |C |G
Could I be the only?

riff |D |C |G
Though I am a lost cause

riff |D |C |G
Angel, won't you call me?

riff |D |C |G
Waiting for a sweet breeze,

riff |D |C |G
read it in the tea leaves.

riff |D |C |G
Saw them crown you May Queen;

riff |D |C |G
heard you sing the sweetest thing.

|G G/F#

| Chorus |

|Em |C |G C |G G/F#
But I've been so unbridled

|Em |C |G
I fled in the face of my rival

|D Dsus4 D
when I felt his breath

|C |Cm
at the back of my neck

|G G7 |G C |G
Angel, won't you call?

| Intro | x2 (A.k.A. | riff D C G | x4)

| Verse (same chords as first)|

So here I am in corduroy

Catch it in your Polaroid

Thought it was an off night,

caught in such a warm light.

So Angel, won't you call me?

Could I be the only?

Though I am a lost cause,

Angel, won't you call me?

|G G/F#

| Chorus |

|Em |C |G C |G G/F#
But I've been so unbridled

|Em |C |G
I fled in the face of my rival

|D Dsus4 D
when I felt his breath

|C |Cm
at the back of my neck

|G G7| Chorus |

|Em |C |G C |G
But I've been so unbridled

|Em |C |G
I fled in the face of my rival

|D Dsus4 D
when I felt his breath

|C |Cm
at the back of my neck

|G G7
Angel, won't you call?

|G C |G

I hope the timing makes sense - the vertical lines are the start of a measure.
The last "Angel, won't you call?" is twice as long as the first one. But if
you've listened to the song, you already know that!

V. I Don't Mind
Tabbed By: oneshotnothing

drop D tuning
capo on 2nd fret
chords relative to capo

i'm not so sure about these chords, but then i'm not
so sure anyone's ever heard of this song. if you're looking
at this tab you probably have the song, so listen to it.

these are the chords i use and the general strumming pattern.
i'm not sure whether he changes chords on the first beat of
the measure, or on the off beat right before. i wrote the
latter, which is how i play it.

and i have no idea about the bridge. it sounds all right i guess.

intro/verse

e--|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
b--|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-5-|5---5-------5---|----5-----5-5-5-|
g--|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-3-|3---3-------3---|----3-----3-3-0-|
d--|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
a--|0---0-----0-0-x-|x---x-----x-x-x-|x---x-----------|----------x-x-x-|
D--|0---0-----0-0-4-|4---4-----4-4-5-|5---5-----------|----------5-5-5-|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

e--|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
b--|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-5-|5---5-------5---|----5-----5-5-5-|
g--|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-3-|3---3-------3---|----3-----3-3-0-|
d--|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
a--|0---0-----0-0-x-|x---x-----x-x-x-|x---x-----------|----------x-x-x-|
D--|0---0-----0-0-4-|4---4-----4-4-5-|5---5-----------|----------5-5-5-|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

chorus

e--|0-----2---0-----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------0-0-0-|
b--|0-----0---0---0-|2-----3---2---0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g--|0-----0---0---0-|2-----2---2---0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
d--|2---------------|2-----2---2-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
a--|2---------------|0---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D--|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

e--|0-----2---0-----|0-----0---0-----|------0---2-----|----------------|
b--|0-----0---0---0-|2-----3---2---0-|3-----3---3---0-|----------------|
g--|0-----0---0---0-|2-----2---2---0-|2-----2---2---0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d--|2---------------|2-----2---2-----|0-----0---0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
a--|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D--|2---------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

e--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b--|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
g--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
d--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
a--|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

bridge

e--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|------------0---|
b--|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---------------|------------5---|
g--|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|------------3---|
d--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|------------0---|
a--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

e--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|------------0-0-|
b--|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---------------|------------5-5-|
g--|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|------------3-3-|
d--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|------------0-0-|
a--|----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
D--|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

ending

e--|----------------|----5-5---5---0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|0---0-0---0-0-0-|0---|
b--|3-----3---0---0-|0---0-0---0---0-|----3-3---3-3-0-|2---2-2---2-2-2-|3---|
g--|4-----4---4---0-|0---0-0---0---0-|----4-4---4-4-0-|2---2-2---2-2-2-|2---|
d--|4-----4---4---0-|0---0-0---0-----|----0-0---0-0-0-|2---2-2---2-2-2-|0---|
a--|2-----2---2---0-|5---5-5---5-----|----5-5---5-5---|0---0-0---0-0-0-|0---|
D--|----------------|5---5-5---5-----|----5-5---5-5---|----------------|0---|
^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ ^ |^
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1

song structure

intro
verse
chorus
intro
verse
chorus
intro
bridge
verse
chorus
ending

VI. Apology Song
Tabbed By: Unregistered

Verse 1:

E A B E

I'm really sorry Steven

Ab C# A

But your bicycle's been stolen

E

I was watchin it for you

F# A

'Til you came back in the fall

F# A

Guess I didn't do such a good job after all

Verse 2:

E A B E

I was feeling really sorry Steven

Ab C# A

And I spent all morning grieving

E

And everybody's saying

F# A

That you'll take the news gracefully

F# A

Somehow I don't think I'll be getting off that easily

Chorus 1:

C# A

I meant her no harm

E Ab

When I left her unlocked Outside the Orange Street Food Farm

C# A

I was just running in

E Eb

Didn't think I'd be that long

C# A
I came out, she was gone

E Ab
And all that was there was some bored old dog

C# A E

Leashed up to the place where your bicycle had been

F# B

Guess we'll never see poor Madeleine again

Verse 3 (match verse 1 for chords):

Let this be consolation, Steven
That all the while you were in England
I treated her with care and respect
And have her lots of love
And I was usually pretty good 'bout locking her up

Chorus 2 (match chorus 2 for chords):
Where has she gone?
Well, I bet she's on the bottom of a Frenchtown pond
Rudely abused on some hescher's joyride
So I wrote you this song
In the hopes that you'd forgive me
Even though it was wrong
Being so careless with a thing so great
And taking your poor Madeleine away, away

=================
END OF FIVE SONGS
=================
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