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)
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!
GD/F#EmGD/F#Em Here's a hymn to welcome in the day, heralding a summer's early sway CC/BAmG/Am And all the bulbs are coming in to begin CC/BAmG/AmD/F# The thrushes bleeding battle with the wrens disrupts my reverie again
[Verse 2] (Use verse 1 chords)
Pegging clothing on the line Training jasmine how to vine up the arbor to you door, anymore Standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before
[Chorus 1]
CD/F#GC Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along CD/F#GC You were waking and day was breaking, a panoply of song DC/GG And summer comes to Springville Hill
[Verse 3] (use verse 1 chords)
A barony of ivy in the trees, expanding out its empire by degrees And all the branches burst to bloom, in the boon Heaven sent this Cardinal marooned to decorate our living room
[Chorus 2] (use chorus 1 chords)
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song And summer comes to Springville Hill
[Bridge]
CD/F#EmC And years from now when this old light isn't ambling anymore CD/F#GD/F#Em Will I bring myself to writ-Will I bring myself to writ-e-ite-e-ite-ite-e-ite CD/F#G I give my best to Springville Hill
[Interlude]
[G - Em - G - Em], then [C - C/B - Am - G/Am], then [C - C/B - Am - G/Am - D/F#]
[Chorus 3] (use chorus 1 chords)
Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song And summer comes to Springville Hill