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: F#mG#mAF#mG#mA Come the war, come the avarice F#mG#mAF#mG#mA Come the war, come how? F#mG#mAF#mG#mA Come attrition, come the reek of bones F#mG#mAF#mG#mA Come attrition, come how?
Chorus 1: AEF#mD This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake AEF#mD This is why, this is why we fight AEF#mD And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound AEF#mDF#mG#AF#mG#A This is why, this is why we fight, come how?
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein Right of quiet, right of how Come the arches, come the infant cheek Come the arches of how
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight, come how, come how?
Interlude: [F#m - G#m - A] x4
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight
Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] So come to me, come to me now Lay your arms around me This is why, this is why we fight Come how, come how, come how, come how?