I didn't write this out, I just didn't see it on here.
Tab author: "EvilTwin" from http://www.decemberists.com/orate
[Intro]
E Esus4 E
[Verse]
E G#
Take it down while you lie
A Am
it's been so long since I saw you there
E G# C#m
and I will no longer be your whipping boy
F#7
it's taking me a long time
A
and it's taking me a long time
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E G#
And you should know how the heart
A Am
is made of the sum of the lover's parts
E G# C#m
but me, I cannot allow this thing to disappear
F#7
or lose it in the sunshine
A
or lose it in the sunlight
[Chorus]
E C#m
And I came to tell you (Ah........)
A B
what I told you now you know
E C#m
this precious burden (Ah........)
A B
on our shoulders let it go
E E7
and it took a long time (it took a long time)
A Am E
you were picking up what you should have left behind
F#7 A E Esus4 E
and that's bound to make a mess o'me
[Solo]
E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A
[Verse]
E G#
So would you call or would you write
A Am
can't be harder than it is tonight
E G# C#m
and I'm staring blankly at this paper moon
F#7
shining at the slack jaw
A
and it's shining at the slack jaw
E G#
So send for me to your side
A Am
there's no stronger love than a love denied
EG# C#m
and I wear my heart upon my tennis shoes
F#7
the laces always untied
A
and I'm standing on the upside
[Chorus]
E C#m
And I came to tell you (Ah........)
A B
what I told you now you know
E C#m
this precious burden (Ah........)
A B
on our shoulders let it go
E E7
and it took a long time (it took a long time)
A Am E
you were picking up what you should have left behind
F#7 A E Esus4 E
and that's bound to make a mess o'me
[Solo]
E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A
[Chorus]
E C#m
And I came to tell you (Ah........)
A B
what I told you now you know
E C#m
this precious burden (Ah........)
A B
on our shoulders let it go
E E7
and it took a long time (it took a long time)
A Am E
you were picking up what you should have left behind
F#7 A E Esus4 E
and that's bound to make a mess o'me