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)
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
*Note: at the point where the chord is Cmaj7-C, strum the Cmaj7 chord once then hammer on the 1 on the B string immediately. Basically, you'll be strumming the C chord, then lift of the B string C for one strum, then hold it again. If you listen to the song, you can kind of tell.
Cmaj7 In matching blue raincoats, our shoes were our showboats G we kicked around Cmaj7 From stairway to station, we made a sensation G with the gadabout crowd Cmaj7 And oh what a bargain, we're two easy targets G For the old men at the off-tracks Cmaj7 Who've paid in palaver and crumpled old dollars G Which we squirreled away EmAmAsus2Am In our rat-trap hotel by the freeway CCmaj7-CG And we slept in Sundays
Cmaj7 Your parents were anxious, your cool was contagious G At the old school Cmaj7 You left without leaving a note for your grieving G Sweet mother while your brother was so cruel Cmaj7 And here in the alleys your spirits were rallied G As you learned quick to make a fast buck Cmaj7 In bathrooms and ballrooms, on dumpsters and heirlooms G We bit our tongues EmAm Sucked our lips into our lungs 'til we were falling C Such was our calling
EmDAmC And here in our hollow we fused like a family EmDC But I will not mourn for you EmDAmC So take up your makeup and pocket your pills away AmCm We're kings among runaways G On the bus mall CmG We're down on the bus mall
Intro x2
Cmaj7 Among all the urchins and old chinese merchants G Of the old town Cmaj7 We reigned at the pool hall with one iron cue ball G And we never let the bastards get us down Cmaj7 And we laughed off the quick tricks, the old men with limp dicks G On the colonnades of the waterfront park Cmaj7 As four in the morning came on cold and boring G We huddled close EmAmAsus2Am In the bus stop enclosure enfolding CCmaj7-C Our hands tightly holding
EmDAmC But here in our hollow we fused like a family EmDC But I will not mourn for you EmDAmC So take up your makeup and pocket your pills away AmCm We're kings among runaways G On the bus mall CmG We're down on the bus mall CmG We're down on the bus mall (At this point, Guitar 2 comes in with Intro riff) CmG Down on the bus mall DCmaj7GCmaj7G Ohhhh
Chords Used: [EADGBe] Cmaj7 [x32000] G [320033] C [x32010] Em [022000] Am [x02210] Asus2 [x02200] D [xx0232] Cm [x35543] or [x3x043]