The Decemberists - Rusalka rusalka wild rushes

^DmRusalka, Rusalka your ^Bbarms out of water Your ^C9hair like an alien ^Gbloom ^DmDark-eyed Rusalka, your ^Bbbrow tressed in flowers ^C9Pale in a liminal moon ^{G Dm}And all that you ^Bbare is a ^C9star on the ^Gwater ^{G F E}

When ^Dmfirst I went swimming, I ^Bbheeded no warning And ^C9dared breach your rippling pool ^G As ^DmI lulled and lingered, the ^Bbring slipped my finger And ^C9drifted down the deepening cool ^G And ^Dmall that I ^Bbwant is to ^C9fall in your ^Gshallows ^{G F E}

And ^Dmnow we are wed, the ^Bbwater our bed And ^C9bank to bank property lake ^G And ^Dmyou are my wild-eyed ru^Bbsalka, my river bride ^C9Drag me down, take me away ^G And ^Dmhere we will ^Bblie, you and ^C9I, 'neath the ^Gcold, dark ^Dmsky

Bew^Dare the wild rushes, my ^C9mother told ^Dme That g^Drow on the banks side al^C9ong the salt s^Dea But^C9 I being yo^Dung, I h^C9eeded her n^Done So ^Dto the wild rushes the w^C9ind carried ^Dme

The ^Dsummer was here and the ^C9sun it was ^Dhigh And ^Dto the wild rushes I ^C9came by and ^Dby And ^C9there took my ^Dseat and ^C9dipped in my ^Dfeet And ^Dthrough the wild rushes, a ^C9voice sweetly ^Dcried: ^GAhhh ^D

Come ^Ddown, my little darling, come ^C9closer to ^Dme The ^Dwater is warm; it is ^C9salty and ^Dfree I ^C9long for your ^Dtouch but I ^C9won't ask too ^Dmuch And ^DI, being foolish, walked ^C9in to my ^Dknees

Come ^Ddown, little darling, and ^C9lay at my ^Dbreast Oh ^Dcome a little closer and ^C9I'll do the ^Drest I ^C9waited so ^Dlong for a ^C9lover to ^Dcome And ^DI, being foolish, walked ^C9in to my ^Dchest ^GAhhh ^{D G}Ahhh ^D

Come^D down, my little darling, oh^C9 farther come^D in For ^Ddeeper the water, the ^C9sweeter the ^Dsin My ^C9lily lies ^Dhere, if you'd ^C9only draw ^Dnear And ^DI, being foolish, went ^C9in to my ^Dchin

Oh ^Dcome, my little darling, do you ^C9feel my cool ^Dbreath? Do you ^Dfeel my arms around you so ^C9warm and so ^Dwet? ^C9Swept from my ^Dfeet, she ^C9pulled me ^Dbeneath And ^Din the wild rushes, I ^Cwent to my ^Gdeath