“12/17/12” — The Decemberists
Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/24/15.
*D add4 is just the traditional open C chord shifted up two frets:
e--x
B--3
G--0
D--4
A--5
E--x
Intro:
G, quick shift to C X4
Am G
What a gift, what a gift has been given me
C/G D add4
Here with my heart so whole
Am C
While others may be grieving
G C G
To think of their grieving
Am G
And O my boy, don't you know you are dear to me
C/G D add4
You are the breath of life
Am C
And a light upon the water
G C G
A light upon the water
(Harmonica solo – use verse form.)
Am G
And O my love, if you only knew how I longed for you
C/G D add4
How I waste my days
Am C
Wishing you would come around
G C G
Just to have you around
Am G
And what a dear, what a sweet little baby
C/G D add4
This cannonball
Am C
In the bosom of your belly
G C G
It's just a kick in your belly
(Harmonica solo #2)
Am G
And O my god, what a world you have made here
C/G D add4
What a terrible world
Am C
What a beautiful world
G C G
What a world you have made here
C G C G
What a world you have made here
C G C G
What a world you have made here
C G C G
What a world you have made here.