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!
Verse 1: EmG Margaret arrayed the rocks around the hull before it was sinking Em G [or play Riff 1] A million stones, a million bones, a million holes within the chinking AmC And painting rings around your eyes these peppered holes G [or play Riff 2] So filled with crying AmCG A whisper weighed upon the tattered down where you and I were lying
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords) EmG Tell me now, tell me this, A forest's son, a river's daughter Em G [or play Riff 1] A willow on the willow wisp, our ghosts will wander all of the water Am C G [or play Riff 2] So let's be married here today these rushing waves to bare our witness AmCGEmD And we will lie like river stones rolling only where it takes us
Chorus: CAmGEmD But I pulled you and I called you here (Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I?) AmCGEm And I caught you and I brought you here (Didn’t I...... DAmC/BCG These hazards of love, never more will trouble us
Slide and Banjo solo played over these chords: Em-G x2 Am-C-G x2
Verse 3: (use verse 2 chords) Oh Margaret the lapping waves are licking quietly at our ankles another bow another breath this brilliant chills come for the shackle With this long last rush of air we speak our vows and sorry whispers when the waves came crashing down, he closed his eyes and softly kissed her
Chorus: (use above chorus chords) But I pulled you and I called you here, And I caught you and I brought you here These hazards of love, never more will trouble us. And these hazards of love, never more will trouble us.
Outro Riff: G e|------------------------------------3--| B|---------0---------0---------0-----0---| G|-----0h2-------0h2-------0h2------0----| D|---------------------------------0-----| A|--------------------------------2------| E|-3---------3---------3---------3-------|