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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. WATSON - The Decemberists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Daysleeper_05 Tuning:Standard From the "Long Live the King" EP. Letters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the BASS NOTE of the preceding chord. (on the low E and A strings) Hearing the song will help it make sense. Three fills are repeated throughout the song: fill 1(intro): e|------0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| B|------0---0-----3/5-5-5-5\3--0-----| G|------0---0------------------------| D|------2---2------------------------| A|------2---2------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------| fill 2 (verse fill): e|------0-----------0----------------| B|------0-----------0----------------| G|------0-----------0----------------| D|------2-----------2----------------| A|------2--0h2------2----------------| E|--0------------0-------------------| fill 3 (chorus fill): -------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----------0h2---0---------0--------| D|----0h2---------------0h2----------| A|----------------------------3------| E|-----------------------------------| Intro: (Fill 1) x4 Verse 1:
The Emair all painted pallid grey, the Astorm was comin' in G Dsus2 /C /B Em (fill 2) Folks were lining out in all directions
EmMe an Holt and Henry Short were Apitchin' on the skiff, G Dsus2 /C /B Em (fill 2) Trying to make it home before the night
Bm/B /F# /B /F# A And the grey waves were rollin', Bm/B /F# /B /F# A Bold the brave, brave ocean G Em (Fill 1)x2 And rolled us suckers in Verse 2:
WellEm I don't keep to goings on, I tAend to stick with kin G Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2) But Watson had it in from the beginning
He Embuilt that house on Chatham bend, a Awhitewashed knotted pine G Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2) Ninety acres furrowed for the cane
Bm/B /F# /B /F# A And he drove it down from Georgia Bm/B /F# /B /F# A His dad a martyred soldier G Em (Fill 1) /G In the war between the States Chorus: A G Dsus2 /D /C /B Lord, bring down the flood
WAash away theG blooDsus2d /C /B Em And drown these everglades
/C /B Em And put us in our place Bm/B /F# /B /F# C (Fill 3) We layed Edgar Watson in his grave G Em (Fill 1)x4 We layed him in his grave Verse 3:
EmTill I'm dust I'll never know Awhy he came ashore G Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2) With all those killers gathered on the shorelines
EmKicking holes in ugly mud, with Atrigger fingers pincGhed Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2) A brace of rifles bristled in the wind
Bm/B /F# /B /F# A And we towed his body northbound Bm/B /F# /B /F# A And buried him all face down G Em (Fill 1) /G With a good view into hell Chorus: A G Dsus2 /D /C /B Lord, bring down the flood
WAash away theG blooDsus2d /C /B Em And drown these everglades
/C /B Em And put us in our place Bm/B /F# /B /F# C (Fill 3) We layed Edgar Watson in his grave G Em (Fill 1) We layed him in his grave Em Em (Fill 1) We layed him in his grave Em (Fill 1)x3 Em We layed him in his gra____ve End