Decemberists - Picaresque
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This is a collaboration of tabs by different users to form the album Picaresque.
All credit is properly given.
I only add chords to finish the songs, and correct the capo a little.
Without these users, this tab would be nothing.
I have set the songs all up with a roman numeral,
so all that you have to do to find the song that you want is hit control
(or command on macs) F. Note: remember to type . after the number when
searching it.
I. The Infanta
II. We Both Go down Together
III. Eli, The Barrow Boy
IV. The Sporting Life
V. The Bagman's Gambit
VI. From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)
VII. 16 Military Wives
VIII. The Engine Driver
IX. On the Bus Mall
X. The Mariner's Revenge Song
XI. Of Angels and Angles
I. The Infanta
Tabbed By: Unregistered
Here she Ecomes in her palanquin on the back of an elephant
On a Fbed made of linen and sequins and Esilk
All astride on her father's line with the king and his concubines
And her Fnurse with her pitchers of liquors and Emilk
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
Among Efive score pachyderm each canopied and passengered
Sit the Fduke and the duchess's luscious young Egirls
Within sight of the baronness seething spite for this live largesse
On her Fside sits the baron, her barrenness Ebarbs her
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
(Interlude:)
Em D
Em D
Am Bb F
A Fphalanx on camel back, thirty ranks on a forward tack
Followed F#close, their shiny bright standards are Fwaving
While behind in their coach in fours ride the wives of the king of bores
And the F#veiled young virgin, the prince's Fbetrothed
And we'll Aball come Ebpraise the Finfanta
And we'll Aball come Ebpraise the Finfanta
EAnd as she sits upon her Fplace
EHer innocence laid on her Fface
BbFrom all atop the parapets blow a Fmultitude of coronets
BbMelodies rhapsodical and Ffair
BbAnd all our hearts afire, the Fsky ablaze with cannonfire
We Eall raise our voices to the Fair
To the Eair
And Eabove all this folderol on a bed made of chaparral
She is Flaid, a coronal placed on her Ebrow
And the babe all in slumber dreams of a place filled with quiet streams
And a Flake where her cradle was pulled from the Ewater
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta
End:
G D E
G D E
G D E
II. We Both Go Down Together
Tabbed By: Unregistered
(Am riff:)
--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|
--1--1--0h1--0h1--1--0--|
--2--2--2-2--2-2--2--0--|
--2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2--|
--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--2--|
---------------------0--|
Intro:
Am riff
Am riff
AmHere on these cliffs of Dover
EmSo high you can't see over
AmAnd while your head is spinning
EmHold tight, it's just beginning
Am riff
Am riff
AmYou come from parents wanton
EmA childhood rough and rotten
AmI come from wealth and beauty
EmUntouched by Gwork or duty
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
E Am riff
We both go down together
Am riff
AmI found you a tattooed tramp
EmA dirty daughter from the labor camps
AmI laid you down in the grass of a clearing
EmYou wept but your Gsoul was willing
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
We Eboth go down toFgether
And my parents will never conAmsent to this love
FAnd I hold your Ghand E
AmMeet me on my vast veranda
EmMy sweet untouched Miranda
AmAnd while the seagulls are crying
EmWe fall but our Gsouls are flying
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G
And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove
We Eboth go down Amtogether
III. Eli, The Barrow Boy
Tabbed By: gabrielhp
CAPO 4
INTRO
Am Am Then repeat if you want
e|----0------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
G|----2--================>-----2--------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|----0------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------0---3---------------------------------------------|
Strum for first 3 beats then do second part, you can throw the second
part in before each verse or even before each Am , wherever you see fit
AmEli, the barrow boy
Of the oCld town
AmSells coal and marigolds
As he cCries out
AGll down the Amday
AmBelow the tamaracks
He is crCying:
AmCorn cobs and candle wax
for theC buying
GAll down the Amday
?F??Would I could afford to buy my love Ca fine robe
MFade of gold and silk Arabian Amthread
FBut she is dead and gone and lying in Ca pine grove
And GI must push my barrow all theAm day
And GI must push my barrow all theAm day”
AmEli, the barrow boy
WAmhen they found him
AmDressed all in corduroy
He had dCrowned in
ThGe river down the Amway
AmThey laid his body down
in a Cchurchyard
AmBut still when the moon is out
With his Cpush cart
HeG calls down the Amday
?F??Would I could afford to buy my love Ca fine gown
MFade of gold and silk Arabian Amthread
FBut I am dead and gone and lying in a Cchurch ground
And Gstill I push my barrow all thAme day
SGtill I push my barrow all the Amday”
IV. The Sporting Life
Tabbed By:Hankjwimbleton
Gmaj7I fell on the playing field
Emthe work of an errant heel
Cadd9the din of the crowd and the loud commotion
Amwent deafening silence Dsus2and stopped emotion
Gmaj7the season was almost done
Emwe managed it 12 to 1
Cadd9so far I had known no humiliation
Amin front of my friends aDsus2nd close relations
Cmaj7There's my father looking Gmaj7on
Cmaj7and there's my girlfriend arm in Gmaj7arm
Emwith the captain of the other team
Cadd9and all of this is clear to me
Dsus2they condescend and fix on me a Cadd9frown
Amhow they Dsus2love
Gmaj7the sporting life
Gmaj7And father had had such hopes
Emfor a son who would take the ropes
Cadd9and fulfill all his old athletic aspirations
Ambut apparently Dsus2now there's some complications
Gmaj7but while I am lying here
Emtrying to fight the tears
Cadd9I'll prove to the crowd that I come out stronger
Amthough I think I might Dsus2lie here a little longer
Cmaj7There's my coach he's looking Gmaj7down
Cmaj7the disappointment in his knitted Gmaj7brow
EmI should've known he thinks again
Cadd9I never should have put him in
Dsus2he turns and loads the Cadd9lemonade away
Amand breathes in Dsus2deep
Gmaj7the sporting life
Emthe sporting life
Cadd9the sporting life
Gmaj7how he loves...
Bridge/Bass Solo:
Gmaj7 Em Cadd9 Gmaj7
Cmaj7There's my father looking Gmaj7on
Cmaj7and there's my girlfriend arm in Gmaj7arm
Emwith the captain of the other team
Cadd9and all of this is clear to me
Dsus2they condescend and fix on me a Cadd9frown
Amhow they Dsus2love
Gmaj7the sporting life
Emthe sporting life
Cadd9the sporting life
Gmaj7how they love...
Outro:
Gmaj7 Em Cadd9 Gmaj7
Gmaj7 Em Cadd9 Gmaj7
EADGBE
Gmaj7:354433
Em: 022000
Cadd9:x32030
Am: 577555
Dsus2:x57755
Cmaj7:x32000 or 332000
V. Bagman's Gambit
Tabbed By: Upnorth97
For the verse, strum each chord once.
INTRO
(E5/C Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
VERSE 1
E5/COn theCadd9 lam Cadd9
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
From the law
On the steps Cadd9of Cadd9
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
The capital
You shot a Cadd9plaincCadd9lothes
Cmaj7Cop onCmaj7 the
Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Ten o' clock
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7 Am Esus4 Dsus2
Esus4And I sAmaw momenEsus4tarilyAm Esus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4
Esus4They fAmlasEsus4hed a Dsus2photogAmrapEsus4h, It couldn't be yE5/Cou
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*
Esus4You'd bAmeen abusEsus4ed so AmhorEsus4ribly Dsus2 Am Esus4
Esus4 Am Esus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4 (E5/C
But you were there in some anonymous room
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
VERSE 2
E5/CAnd I Cadd9recallCadd9 that
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Fall
I was wCadd9orkingCadd9 for the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Government
And in a Cadd9bathroCadd9om Cmaj7stall Cmaj7
Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Off the national mall
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7 Am Esus4 Dsus2
Esus4How we Amkissed sEsus4o sweeAmtlyEsus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4
Esus4How coAmuldEsus4 I refDsus2use a AmfavEsus4or or twoE5/C
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*
Esus4And forAm a trystEsus4 in thAme gEsus4reenerDsus2y Am Esus4
Esus4 Am Esus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4 (E5/C
I gave you documents and microfilm too
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
CHORUS
GAnd from my ten floor tenement
Where once our bodies Amlay
How I longed to hear you Csay
Cm"No they'll never catcGh me now
CmNo they'll never catch me
AmNo they cannot catch me Fnow
We Ewill escape someFhow
FmSomehow, oh"
(E5/C Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
VERSE 3
E5/CIt wasCadd9 late Cadd9
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
One night
E5/CI was Cadd9awokenCadd9 by the
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Telephone
I heard a sCadd9tranglCadd9ed
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Cry on the end of the line
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7 Am Esus4 Dsus2
Esus4PurloinAmed in PeEsus4trograAmd Esus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4
Esus4They wAmereEsus4 suspiDsus2cious Amof Esus4where your loyalties laE5/Cy
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*
Esus4So I paAmid off aEsus4 bureaAmucrEsus4at Dsus2 Am Esus4
Esus4 Am Esus4 Dsus2 Am Esus4 (E5/C
To convince your captors there to secret you away
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
CHORUS
GAnd at the gate of the embassy
Our hands met through the Ambars
As your whisper stilled my Cheart
Cm"No they'll never catcGh me now
CmNo they'll never catch me
AmNo they cannot catch me Fnow
We Ewill escape someFhow
FmSomehow, oh"
BRIDGE
C B C B G
GAnd I dreamt one night
You were there in F#form
Hands Gheld high
In uniF#form
GOh
F#Oh
(E5/C Cadd9 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*)x2
OUTRO
E5/CIt wasCadd9 ten Cadd9
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
Years on
E5/CWhen yCadd9ou resCadd9urfaced
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C
In a motorcar
And with Cadd9the waCadd9ve of aCmaj7n arm Cmaj7
Cmaj7* Cmaj7* E5/C* E5/C* Cmaj7* Cmaj7*
You were there and gone
VI. From My own True Love (Lost At Sea)
Tabbed By: TimMobbs
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Capo 3rd fret
For real beginners, i have written out the
tablature of the chords, with a few of the
from the first line of each verse to keep
you on track, it also gives you an idea of the
as well. for guitarists who already know
their chords, go straight to the bottom for the
list with the lyrics :)
Enjoy!
Intro:
e|-0-0--|
B|-1-1--|
G|-2-2--|
D|-2-2--|
A|-0-0--|
E|------|
Verse Riff A:
e|------0-0---0-0----0-0----0--3-|
B|------1-1---1-1----1-1----1--3-|
G|------2-2---2-2----2-2----2--0-| Repeat Riff A once more
D|------2-2---2-2----2-2----2--0-|
A|----0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0----0--2-|
E|-----------0------------0---3--|
Verse Riff B:
Four|Score|Ye--ars...| 1st Time Bar
e|-------|0-0--|----0-0---|--0-0--0-0--3-3--0-0--0-0---0-0-|---0--3-----|
B|-------|1-1--|----1-1---|--1-1--1-1--2-2--1-1--1-1---1-0-|---1--3-----|
G|-------|2-2--|----2-2---|--2-2--2-2--3-3--2-2--2-1---2-2-|---2--0-----|
D|-------|2-2--|----2-2---|--2-2--2-2--0-0--2-2--2-2---2-2-|---2--0-----|
A|---0---|0-0--|----0-0---|-0-----0-0------0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---0--2-----|
E|-------|-----|0---------|------0--------------0----------|-0---3------|
Play riff B twice, but on the second time around, instead of playing the 1st time bar,
the second time bar, which is just below here, and then go into the chorus.
2nd Time Bar:
e|---0-------|
B|---0-------|
G|---0-------|
D|---2-------|
A|---2-------|
E|-0---2-----|
Chorus Riff A
Mister| Postma--n | 1st Time Bar (chorus)
e|---3---3-|-----3---3-|---3-3---3-3---0-0---0-0-|---0---0------------|
B|---3---3-|-----3---3-|---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1-|---1---0------------|
G|---0---0-|-----0---0-|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2-|---2---0------------|
D|---0---0-|-----0---0-|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2-|---2---2------------|
A|---2---2-|-----2---2-|---2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-----2------------|
E|-3-3---3-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------0-----|-----0---2----------|
Play the Chorus Riff A, then the 1st Time bar (Chorus), play the Chorus Riff A once
but instead of playing the second Time Bar (chorus) play the 2nd Time Bar (chorus)and go
chorus riff B.
2nd Time Bar (chorus
e|---1-1---1-1---1-1----1-1--|
B|---1-1---1-1---1-1----1-1--|
G|---2-2---2-2---2-2----2-2--|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-3----3-3--|
A|---3-3---3-3---3-3----3-3--|
E|-1-----1-----1------1------|
Chorus Riff B
own| true| love| |Lost| at|sea| (lost|at|
e|----|-0-0-|---0-|-0---0-0---0-0-|----|-3-|3--|---3-3---3-3-|----|--|
B|----|-1-1-|---1-|-1---1-1---1-1-|----|-3-|3--|---3-3---3-3-|----|--|
G|----|-2-2-|---2-|-2---2-2---2-2-|----|-0-|0--|---0-0---0-0-|----|--|
D|----|-2-2-|---2-|-2---2-2---2-2-|----|-0-|0--|---0-0---0-0-|----|--|
A|-0--|-0-0-|---0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-|----|-2-|2--|---2-2---2-2-|----|3-|
E|----|-----|-0---|---------0-----|-3--|-3-|3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--|--|
The rest of the song is the following:
Verse Riff A
1st Time Bar
Verse Riff A
2nd Time Bar
Chorus Riff A
1st Time Bar (chorus)
Chorus Riff B
2nd Time Bar (chorus)
Finish off by repeating the Verse Riff A, and the 1st Time Bar as many times as you
and finishing on on Am chord (the chord in the intro)
Chords:
Am Am/E Am Am/E
Four scorAme yearAm/Es, livinAmg downAm/E in this Drain swept town.
Am Am/E Am Am/E
Sea salt AmtearsAm/E, swimminAmg rounAm/Ed as the Drain comes down.
GMister Postman, do you have a Amletter for Am/Eme?
GMister Postman, do you have a Amletter for Am/Eme? FA letter for me?
Am Am/E G G C
AmFrom my own true love, lost at sea. (lost at sea)
The rest of the song is a repeat of what
is already there, it shouldn't take too much
effort to figure out :)
VII. 16 Military Wives
Tabbed By: GuitarJKH
Standard tuning. No capo.
Here's the chords required for the song:
E G A B C# D
e ---0----3----0----2----4----2---
B ---0----0----2----4----5----3---
G ---1----0----2----4----6----2---
D ---2----0----2----4----6----0---
A ---2----2----0----2----4----x---
E ---0----3----x----x----4----x---
Lyrics and chords:
Intro: E, E, E, E
E Sixteen military Gwives
Thirty-two Asoftly focused brightly colored Eeyes
E Staring at the natural Gtan
Of thirty-two Agently clenching wrinkled little Ehands
A Seventeen company Bmen
Out of which C#only twelve will Dmake it back Aagain
E Seargeant sent a letter to Gfive
Military Awives, his tears drip down to ten little Eeyes
B Cheer them on to their rivals
Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno
And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso
BIt's so
( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )
And the anchorperson on TV goes
ELa de da de da
E Fifteen celebrity Gmimes
Leaving their Afifteen sorted wretched checkered Elives
E Will they find the solution in Gtime
Using their Afifteen pristine moderate liberal Eminds
A Eighteen academy Bchairs
Out of which C#only seven Dreally even Acare
E Doling out a garment to Gfive
Celebrity Amimes, they're humbly taken by surEprise
B Cheer them on to their rivals
Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno
And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso
BIt's so
( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )
And the anchorperson on TV goes
ELa de da de da de di de di de da
ELa de da de da de di de di de da
Bridge: E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E
A Fourteen cannibal Bkings
Wondering C#blindly what the Ddinner bell will Abring
E Fifteen celebrity Gmimes
Served on a Aleafy bed of sixteen military Ewives
B Cheer them on to their rivals
Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno
And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso
BIt's so
( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )
And the anchorperson on TV goes
ELa de da de da de di de di de da
ELa de da de da de di de di de da
ELa de da de da de di de di de da
EDe da de da de di de di de da
EDe da de da de di de di de da
Outro: E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E, E, G, A, E
Well, that's it. Special thanks to Dan Quinn.
Enjoy! Tabbed by Jeff H.
VIII. The Engine Driver
Tabbed By: joho
Intro:
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-- (x2)
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--
E|-------------------
Cmaj7I'm an engine EmdriBmver
Cmaj7On a long run, Gon a Dlong run
Cmaj7Would I were beEmside Bmher
Cmaj7She's a long one, Gsuch a Dlong one
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
Cmaj7I'm a county EmlineBmman
Cmaj7On the highline, Gon the Dhighline
Cmaj7So will be my EmgrandBmson
Cmaj7There are powerlines Gin our Dbloodlines
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions
I am the Cheart that you call Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes
My FboEnes
My bones
(Interlude:)
Cmaj7 Em Bm Cmaj7 G D
Cmaj7 Em Bm Cmaj7 G D
Cmaj7I'm a money EmlenBmder
Cmaj7I have fortunes Gupon Dfortunes
Cmaj7Take my hand for EmtenBmder
Cmaj7I am tortured Gever Dtortured
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go Em Bm
GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions
I am the Cheart that you call Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my Gbones
Bm
I Am A writer
I am Emall that you have Chome, Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes
My FboEnes
My bones
Cmaj7(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go
Cmaj7(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet meCmaj7 go
IX. On the Bus Mall
Tabbed By: wolfey89
Tuning: Standard
Guitar 1: Acoustic 12-String
Guitar 2: Electric with some kind of sustain pedal
Intro:
Guitar 1
Cmaj7 G (x2) then guitar 2 comes in
Guitar 2:
Cmaj7e|-12h14p12-12---10h12p10-10---7h9p7-7-----1G2p10p9-10-7-----|
B|-------------------------------------8--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
*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.
InCmaj7 matching blue raincoats, our shoes were our showboats
we Gkicked around
From Cmaj7stairway to station, we made a sensation
with the Ggadabout crowd
And Cmaj7oh what a bargain, we're two easy targets
For the Gold men at the off-tracks
Who've Cmaj7paid in palaver and crumpled old dollars
Which we Gsquirreled away
In our Emrat-trap hotel by the Amfreeway Asus2 Am
C Cmaj7-C G
And we slept in Sundays
Your Cmaj7parents were anxious, your cool was contagious
At the Gold school
You Cmaj7left without leaving a note for your grieving
Sweet Gmother while your brother was so cruel
And Cmaj7here in the alleys your spirits were rallied
As you Glearned quick to make a fast buck
In Cmaj7bathrooms and ballrooms, on dumpsters and heirlooms
We Gbit our tongues
Sucked our Emlips into our lungs 'til we were Amfalling
Such was our Ccalling
And Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a family C
But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou
So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills away C
We're Amkings among runaways Cm
On the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall
Intro x2
Cmaj7Among all the urchins and old chinese merchants
Of the Gold town
We Cmaj7reigned at the pool hall with one iron cue ball
And we Gnever let the bastards get us down
And we Cmaj7laughed off the quick tricks, the old men with limp dicks
On the Gcolonnades of the waterfront park
As Cmaj7four in the morning came on cold and boring
We Ghuddled close
In the Embus stop enclosure Amenfolding Asus2 Am
C Cmaj7-C
Our hands tightly holding
But Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a family C
But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou
So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills away C
We're Amkings among runaways Cm
On the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall (At this point, Guitar 2 comes in with Intro riff)
CmDown on the Gbus mall
DOhCmaj7hhh G Cmaj7 G
Chords Used:
[EADGBe]
Cmaj7 [x32000]
G [320033]
C [x32010]
Em [022000]
Am [x02210]
Asus2 [x02200]
D [xx0232]
Cm [x35543] or [x3x043]
h=hammer on
p=pull off
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X. The Mariner's Revenge Song
Tabbed By: Unregistered
(Start with an Am intro, the strum is easy)
AmWe are two Mariners, our ship's sole survivors, in this belly of a Ewhale
EIt's ribs our ceiling beams, it's guts our carpeting, I guess we have some time
to Amkill. You may not remember me, I was a child of three, and you a lad of
Eeighteen. But I remember you, and I will relate to you, how our histories
interweAmave.
FmAt the time you were a rake and a rastaboAmut. SFmpending all your money on the
whores and hEounds. FmOh-Eoh
AmYou had a charming air, all cheap and debonair, my widowed mother found so
Esweet. And so she took you in, her sheets still warm with him, now filled
with filth and fowl Amdisease.
FmAs time wore on you proved a debt-ridden drunken Ammess. FmLeaving my mother a
poor consumptive wEretch. FmOh-Eoh
AmAnd then you disappeared. Your gambling arrears, the only thing you left
Ebehind. And then the magistrate, reclaimed our small estate, and my poor
mother lost her Ammind.
FmThen one day in spring my dear, sweet mother dAmied. BFmut before she did I took
her hand as she dying cEried, FmOh-Eoh,
&Fmquot;Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and breakAm his fingers to splinters,
drag him to a hole until he Fmwakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his
Egrave, Fmoh-Eoh." (Little Am fill right here)
AmIt took me fifteen years to swallow all my tears, among the urchins in the
Estreet. And then a priory, took pity and hired me to keep their vestry nice
and nAmeat.
Fm (c-ish) Am(c-ish) Fm(c-ish)
But never once in the employ of these holy men, did I ever once turn my mind
E(c-ish) Fm E
from the thought of revenge. Oh-oh.
Am(harsh double strum for this part)
One night I overheard, the prior exchanging words with a penetant whaler from
E(smooth) E(harsh double strum)
the sea. The captain of his ship, who matched you toe to tip, was known for a
Am(smooth)
wanton cruelty.
FmThe following day I shipped to sea with the Amprivateer. And in the whistle of
the wind I could almost Ehear, Fmoh-Eoh.
&Fmquot;Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break Amhis fingers to splinters,
drag him to a whole until he Fmwakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his
Egrave.
CThere is one thing I must Gsay to you, Cas you sail across the Gsea. AAmlways your
mother will watch Emover you, Fmas you avenge this wicked dEeed.
Middle section: Am-E-Fm-E
AmAnd then one fateful night, we had you in our sights, after 20 months at Esea.
Your starboard flank abeam, I was getting my muskets clean, when came this
rumbling from bAmeneath.
Fm(c-ish) Am(c-ish) Fm(c-ish)
The ocean shook, the sky went black and the captain quailed. And before us
E (candenza) Fm E
grew the angry jaws of a giant whale, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
AmDon't know how I survived, the crew all was chewed alive, I must have slipped
between his Eteeth. But oh what providence, what divine intelligence, that you
should survive as well as Amme.
FmIt gives my heart great joy to see your eyes fill with Amfear. FmSo lean in close
and I will whisper the last words you'll Ehear, Fmoh-Eoh
(Solo at end,all on high E)
E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7x2
E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-5-7-8--12(hold)-10-8-7-5-8-7
(repeat until end of song, get faster and faster each time)
Hope you enjoyed!
XI. Of Angels and Angles
Tabbed By:
standard tuning. this sound best if you play the whole lot with your thumb to give it
breathy sound.
beautiful track and a perfect closer for a really stellar album. magical as it is, the
actually quite simple.
INTRO:
e
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------0---0-------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0--------0---2-----------0-------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0--------2---0-----------0---------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2--------2---------------3-----------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3--------0--------------------------3--------|
"There are angels..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"There's a ticking..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"...Still of day..."
e|------------------------------------------------0h2------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------3-----3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---2---------2--------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---0-------------0------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2--------------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3----------------------------|
"and Darling..."
e|------------------------------------------------0h2------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------3-----3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---2---------2--------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---0-------------0------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2--------------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3----------------------------|
"Away..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"There's a tough word..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"There's a swallow..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"...on your open palm today..."
e|------------------------------------------------0h2------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------3-----3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---2---------2--------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---0-------------0------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2--------------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3----------------------------|
"and Darling..."
e|------------------------------------------------0h2------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------3-----3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---2---------2--------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---0-------------0------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2--------------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3----------------------------|
"Away..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
"There are angels..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---0-------0---0-------0------------------------3-0--------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0---------0---2------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------0----------0---------2---0--------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2---------2--------------------|
E|---------3-----------3------------3---------0----------------------|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--2-------|
A|--3--2----|
E|-----3----|
enjoy!
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