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!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rake's Song - The Decemberists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Beckett W. Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
G I had entered into a marriage G In the summer of my twenty-first year G And the bells rang for our wedding G Only now do I remember it clear AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright G No more a rake and no more a bachelor G I was wedded and it whetted my thirst G Until her womb started spilling out babies G Only then did I reckon my curse AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright G First came Isaiah with his crinkled little fingers G Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn G Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery G Mercifully taking her mother along AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright G What can one do when one is a widower G Shamefully saddled with three little pests? G All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life G So my burden I began to divest AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright G Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove G Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath G Isaiah fought but was easily bested G Burned his body for incurring my wrath AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright G And that's how I came your humble narrator G To be living so easy and free G Expect that you think that I should be haunted G But it never really bothers me AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright AmCmGmEmGmEm Alright, alright, alright Am