The Decemberists - Down by the water
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: "Down By The Water"
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The King Is Dead (Down By The Water Release) - 2010/2011
Em |0-2-2-0-0-0|
G |3-2-0-0-0-3|
D |x-x-0-2-3-2| or D/F# |2-x-0-2-3-2|
C |x-3-2-0-1-0| or C/G |3-3-2-0-1-0|
(Note on the intro, I made it like a lead sheet you'd see in a jazz band:
The upward line is a bar line, the slashes are the same chords based on
rhythm/spacing. The Em is played in the same rhythm as the chords before it,
but the D major chord is played as two staccato quarter notes; you'll hear
it in the song)
Harmonica in a key of G plays during the [Intro] and during [Break]:
Harmonica tabs:
7 6 -6 -6 6 5 6 5 -4
[Intro]
| C | Em | C | Em / | D / |
[Verse]
EmSee this ancient Griverbed
DSee where all the Cfollies led
EmDown by the water, (and) dDown by the old mainEm drag
EmI was just someG towhead teen
DFeelin' 'round for fingeCrs to get in-between
EmDown by the water, doDwn by the old mainEm drag
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe season Drubs me Emwrong
EmThe summerD swellsC anon
[Chorus]
So knock me dEmown, tear me Gup
But I would Dbear it all broken just to Cfill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old main Emdrag
[Break]
| C | Em | C | Em / | D / |
Harmonica tabs:
7 6 -6 -6 6 5 6 5 -4
[Verse]
EmSweet descend this Grabble 'round
the Dpretty little patter ofC a seaport town
EmRolling in the water and rDolling down the old maiEmn drag
EmAll dolled up inG gabardine
DThe lash-flashing Leda of Cpier nineteen
EmQueen of the water andD queen of the old mEmain drag
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe seasonD rubs me Emwrong
EmThe summerD swellsC anon
[Chorus]
So knock me dEmown, tear me Gup
But I would Dbear it all broken just to Cfill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old main Emdrag
[Break/Solos]
| C | Em | C | Em D |
| Em | G | D | C | Em | D
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe seasonD rubs me Emwrong
EmThe summerD swellsC anon
[Chorus]
So knock me dEmown, tear me Gup
But I would Dbear it all broken just to Cfill my cup
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old main Emdrag
[Outro/Coda]
EmDown by the water and Ddown by the old main Emdrag
CDown by the water and Ddown by the old main Emdrag
(There's a ritardando in the last line, you'll hear it)