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!
This is variously played by the guitar in the intro
Verse: Am Get the rocks in the box G Get the water right down to your socks GAm This bulkhead's made of fallen brethren bones
Am We all do what we can G We endure our fellow man G And we sing our songs to the headframe's creaks and moans
Chorus: FC And it's one, two, three on the wrong side of the lee G What were you meant for? Am What were you meant for? FC And it's seven, eight, nine, you get your shovel back in line GAm And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again GAm And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again
FILL - Same as intro, but played on fiddle an octave higher
And you won't make a dime On this gray granite mountain mine Of dirt you're made and to dirt you will return
But while we're living here Let's get this little one thing clear There's plenty of men to die; you don't jump your turn
CHORUS
FILL - Fiddle again
ACCORDION SOLO
CHORUS 2x
FIDDLE OUTRO
End on Am
I might come back and transcribe the solos, but not today. Have fun!
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