Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The Tain
Song:The Tain, Part III
Tabbed by Findragon
Chords used:
Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0
Cadd9: X 3 2 0 3 0
D: X X 0 2 3 2
G#: 4 6 6 5 4 4
F#: 2 4 4 3 2 2
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Intro:
Em7 - Cadd9 - D - Cadd9
Verse:
Em7 Cadd9
soldier: they settled dust in your hair
D Cadd9
to watch you shake and shout it out.
Em7 Cadd9
with our armaments bared
D Cadd9
we shed our bags and travel alls.
Em7 Cadd9
from the lee of the wall
D Cadd9
he comes in the chang and the chariot
Em7 Cadd9
and all his eunuchs in thrall
D Cadd9
can scarce lift his line and lariat.
Chorus:
B
here com loose his hounds
A
to blow me down.
E E A A E
chorus of waifs: blow me down.
B
soldier: on this stretch of ground
A
i'll lay me down.
G#
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
F#
soldier: to sleep.
Interlude: Em7 - Cadd9 – D - Cadd9
Verse:
Em7 Cadd9
chaplain: and now stricken with pangs
D Cadd9
that tear at our backs like thistle down
Em7 Cadd9
the mirror's soft silver tain
D Cadd9
reflects our last and birthing hour
Chorus:
B
soldier: here come loose his hounds
A
to blow me down.
E E A A E
chorus of waifs: blow me down.
B
soldier: on this stretch of ground
A
i'll lay me down.
G#
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
F#
soldier: to sleep.