Decemberists – The King Is Dead chords
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This is a compilation of tabs from various users to form a perfect album tab. All credit will be properly given to each user that contributed to towards the album's tabs/chords. REMEMBER ALL CREDIT IS GIVEN (I only tweak to clean up! This could not have been done without you!) Artist: The Decemberists Album: The King Is Dead Tracks: 1. Don't Carry It All (Tuning: EADGBE) 2. Calamity Song (Tuning: EADGBE) 3. Rise To Me (Tuning: EADGBE) 4. Rox In The Box (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2) 5. January Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2) 6. Down By The Water (Tuning: EADGBE) 7. All Arise! (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2) 8. June Hymn (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2) 9. This Is Why We Fight (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2) 10.Dear Avery (Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Don't Carry It All Tuning: EADGBE Tabbed By: RandMcNallyG G G Em DHere we come to a turning of the season.G G G Em DWitness to the arc toward the sun.G G G Em DA neighbors blessed burden within reason.G G G Becomes a burden born of all and one.Em D CAnd nobody, nobody knows.C C GLet the oath fall from our shoulders.C C Em (D)Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.C C GWe are all our hands and holders.Bm CBeneath this bold and brilliant sun.CThis I swear to all.G G G Em DMonument to build beneath the arbors.Upon a blimp that towers toward the trees. Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard. Lay it's head on summer's freckled knees.Em D CAnd nobody, nobody knows.C C GLet the oath fall from our shoulders.C C Em (D)Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.C C GWe are all our hands and holders.Bm CBeneath this bold and brilliant sun.C G Em DThis I swear to all......and this I swear to all.Bm CBare a wreath of trillium and ivy.Bm EmLaid upon the body of the boy.Bm CLazy will the love come from it's hiding.Am DAnd return this quiet searcher to the soil.G G G Em DSo raise a glass to turnings of the season.And watch it as it arcs towards the sun. And you must bare your neighbors burden within reason. And your labors will be borne when all is done.Em D CAnd nobody, nobody knows.C C GLet the oath fall from our shoulders.C C Em (D)Don't carry it all, don't carry it all.C C GWe are all our hands and holders.Bm CBeneath this bold and brilliant sun.C G Em DThis I swear to all......and this I swear to all.And this I swear to all... And this I swear to all... To all, to all, to all... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Calamity Song Tuning: EADGBE Tabbed By: CrackedCan Verse; Repeats a bunch of times. Play along with the song to get the rhythm.e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2------2----2-2-4-2----2----2-2-----2-------|D|-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0--0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-2h4---2-0---|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2----2----5----4-2-0|A|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0----0----0-0-0|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|Chorus; its just G and D repeating. Probably not perfect.e|-------3---------3------------3-------------------------------------------|B|------------0---------0------------0--(0)---------------------------------|G|--------------0---------0------------0------------------------------------|D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|-------0----2------------0----2-------------------------------------------|B|-----3----------(3)----3----------(3)-------------------------------------|G|---2-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|D|-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|The very ende|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3|G|-2----2-2-4-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2----2-2-4-2----2--------------------2|D|-0----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-2h4---2-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----2----4----5-7---0|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lyrics: Had a dream You and me and the war of the end times And I believe California succumbed to the fault line We heaved relief As scores of innocents died And the Andalusian tribes Setting the lay of Nebraska alight 'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel Petty greed Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab You know what I mean On the road It's well advised that you follow your own bag In the year of the chewable Ambien tab And the Panamanian child Stands at the Dowager Empress's side And all that remains is the arms of the angel And all that remains is the arms of the angels And you've receded into loam And they're picking at your bones Will call cold We'll come home Quiet now Will we gather to conjure the rain down? Will we now Build a civilization below ground? And I'll be crowned the community kick-it-around And the Andalusian tribes Setting the lay of Nebraska alight 'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels 'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Rise To Me Tuning: EADGBE Tabbed By: {LLC}Jaroom Am:002210 Bm:224432 C: 032010 D: 000232 Em:022000 G: 320003INTRO Lick to G chord 2X:e----------------------------------3B--3---10-10-10---7-7-7---5-5-5----3G--2---9--11-9----7-9-7---5-7-5-0--0 D--0---0--0--0----0-0-0---0-0-0----0A----------------------------------2E----------------------------------3C Am Bm CBig mountain, wide river, there's an ancient portC Bm D CThese tree trunks, these stream beds, leave our bellies fullG D C GThey sing out, "I am gonna stand my ground"D C GYou rise to me and I'll blow you downEm C D D C GI am gonna stand my ground, you rise to me and I'll blow you down[Interlude same as intro] Hey Henry, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes [use verse chords] This distance between us can seem a mountain size But boy, you are gonna stand your ground [use chorus chords] They rise to you, you blow them down Let me see you stand your ground, they rise to you, you blow them down [Instrumental: intro once, C, Am, Bm, C, C, Bm, D, C, G, intro once] My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway [use verse chords] Two cold climbs, come springtime, so let me hear you say My love, I am gonna stand my ground [use chorus chords] They rise to me, and I'll blow them down I am gonna stand my ground, they rise me and I'll blow them downD C G D C G Cause I am gonna stand my ground, you rise me, and I'll blow you down[G,D, intro once] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Rox In The box Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2 Tabbed By: DonTago Intro: [Am - C - Em - Am] x2 Verse 1:Am C GWe get the rocks in the box, get the water right down to your socksEm AmThis bulkheads built of fallen brethren bonesAm C GWe all do what we can, we endure our fellow manEm AmAnd we sing our songs to the headframes, creeps and bonesChorus 1:F CAnd it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the leeG AmWhat we meant for, what we meant forF CAnd its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in lineG AmAnd if you ever make it to ten you won't make it againG AmAnd if you ever make it to ten you won't make it againInterlude: [Am - C - Em - Am] x2 Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] And you won't make it time on this gray ground of mountain mine Of dirt your made and of dirt you will return So while were living here, let's get this other one thing clear There's plenty of men to die, you don't jump your turn Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee What we meant for, what we meant for And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again Interlude: [Am - C - Em - Am] x2, then [Am - G - Em - C] x2 Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee What we meant for, whatever your meant for And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. January Hymn Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2 Tabbed By: Primotiv86 EADGBe C :032010 Csus2:030010 Csus4:033010 F :033210 actually an Fm7 G :320030 Gsus2:300030 G6 :322000 G7 :323003 Intro: C Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 G x3 Verse 1:C F G C Csus2 C Csus4 On a winter's Sunday I goF G C Csus2 C Csus4To clear away the snowF G C Csus2 C Csus4 F GAnd green the ground belowC F G C Csus2 C Csus4April all an ocean awayF G C Csus2 C Csus4 Is this the better way to spend the day?F G C Csus2 C Csus4 F GKeeping the winter at bayChorus 1:F G C FWhat were the words I meant to say before you left?Am F G G7 G6 GWhen I could see your breath lead where you were going toC F G C Csus2 C Csus4Maybe I should just let it beF G C Csus2 C Csus4And maybe it will all come back to meF G CSing: O, Janu--ary, OC Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 x2 Verse 2:C F G C Csus2 C Csus4 How I lived a childhood in snowF G C Csus2 C Csus4 And all my teens in towF G C Csus2 C Csus4 F GStuffed in strata of clothesC F G C Csus2 C Csus4 Pale the winter days after darkF G C Csus2 C Csus4Wandering the gray memorial parkF G C Csus2 C Csus4 F GA fleeting beating of heartsChorus 2:F G C FWhat were the words I meant to say before she left?Am F G G7 G6 GWhen I could see her breath lead where she was going toC F G C Csus2 C Csus4Maybe I should just let it beF G C Csus2 C Csus4And maybe it will all come back to meF G F G C Sing: O, Janu-, O Janu--ary, OC Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 G x4 End on C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Down By The Water Tuning: EADGBE Tabbed By: Chris_Parker INTRO C | Em | C | Em / D / | VERSEEm GSee this ancient riverbedD CSee where all the follies ledEm D EmDown by the water, (and) down by the old main dragEm GI was just some towhead teenD CFeelin' 'round for fingers to get in-betweenEm D Em Down by the water, down by the old main dragPRECHORUSEm D EmThe season rubs me wrongEm D CThe summer swells anonCHORUSEm GSo knock me down, tear me upD CBut I would bear it all broken just to fill my cupEm D Em Down by the water and down by the old main dragBREAK C | Em | C | Em / D / | VERSEEm GSweet decsend this rabble 'roundD Cthe pretty little patter of a seaport townEm D Em Rolling in the water and rolling down the old main dragEm GAll dolled up in gabardineD CThe lash-flashing Leda of pier nineteenEm D Em Queen of the water and queen of the old main dragPRECHORUSEm D Em The season rubs me wrongEm D CThe summer swells anonCHORUSEm GSo knock me down, tear me upD CBut I would bear it all broken just to fill my cupEm D Em Down by the water and down by the old main dragBREAK/SOLOS C | Em | C | Em D | Em | G | D | C | Em | D PRECHORUSEm D EmThe season rubs me wrongEm D CThe summer swells anonCHORUSEm GSo knock me down, tear me upD CBut I would bear it all broken just to fill my cupEm D EmDown by the water and down by the old main dragOUTRO/CODAEm D EmDown by the water and down by the old main dragEm D Em Down by the water and down by the old main drag(There's a ritardando in the last line, you'll hear it) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. All Arise! Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2 Tabbed By: DonTago Intro: G Verse 1:GBaby wants a new spin, baby wants a broken heartGI hear you found a lynch pin to keep it all falling apartC GBut you keep on rolling, you keep on rollingGBetter find a way, better kick it from your big brown eyesGIf it tightens up when you fall at the fifteenth tryC G C G Like a ship at ocean, like a ship at ocean, like a ship at ocean, like a ship at seaChorus 1:D C GYou spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dryC G D GFrom keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonightVerse 2: [use verse 1 chords] So the dollar-shop shoppers broke a lock and they knocked you down Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around You keep on stealing, you keep on stealing, you keep on stealing There's nothing left to steal Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] You spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dry From keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonight Just be mine tonight, just be mine tonight ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. June Hymn Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2 Tabbed By: DonTago & Bensulley Intro: G Verse 1:G D* Em G D* EmHere's the hymn to welcome in the day, heralding a summer's early swayC C/B Am C/BAnd all the bulbs all coming in to beginC C/B Am G/Am D*The thrushes bleating battle with the wrens disrupts my reverie againVerse 2: [Use verse 1 chords] Pegging clothing on the line Training jasmine how to vine up the arbor to your door, and more You're standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before Chorus 1:C D* G C And once upon it, the yellow bonnets, garland all the lawnAm D* G CAnd you were waking and day was breaking, a panoply of songD C/G GAnd summer comes to Springville HillVerse 3: [use verse 1 chords] A barony of ivy in the trees, expanding out its empire by degrees And all the branches burst to bloom, in the boom Heaven sent this cardinal maroon to decorate our living room Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song And summer comes to Springville Hill Bridge:C D* Em CAnd years from now when this old light isn't ambling anymoreAm D/F# G D* Em Will I bring myself to writ-e-ite-e-ite-ite-e-iteC D* GI give my best to Springville HillInterlude: [G - Em - G - Em], then [C - C/B - Am - G/Am], then [C - C/B - Am - G/Am - D/F#] Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song And summer comes to Springville Hill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. This Is Why We Fight Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2 Tabbed By: AgusBegue Chords Used: G: 320033 C: x32010 D: xx0232 Em: 022000 Em7:022033 Em7/F#:2x2033 Intro: [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 Verse 1:Em C Em C Come the war, come the avariceEm C Em C Come the war, come how?Em C Em C Come attrition, come the reek of bonesEm C Em C Come attrition, come how?Chorus 1:G D Em C This is why, why we fight, why we lie awakeG D C This is why, this is why we fightG D Em C And when we die, we will die, with our arms unboundG D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G This is why, this is why we fight, come how?Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein Right of quiet, right of how Come the arches, come the infant cheek Come the arches of how Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight, come how, come how? Interlude: [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] So come to me, come to me now Lay your arms around me This is why, this is why we fight Come how, come how, come how, come how? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.Dear Avery Tuning: DADGBE CAPO 3 Tabbed By: Phalex Chords: Dsus2: 000230 Gm: 000333 or (sometimes 000330) D: 000232 A: 002220 G: 55500- Em: 222000 Bm: -24430 Intro: Dsus2 Gm Dsus2 Gm Verse:Dsus2 GmDear Avery, I think of you onlyDsus2 GmWere you waving? Were you dead on the vine?Dsus2 GmOh Avery, I think of you lonelyDsus2 GmBut I could just grab you by the nape of your neckChorus:A G DThere are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbsA G DYou're still far and away the boy you've ever beenA G DSo you bend back and shake at the frame Of the frame you madeBm A GBut don't you shake aloneEm APlease Avery-y-y-y, come homeDsus2 Gm Dsus2 GmVerse (Dsus2 Gm):Headstrong, you and your long armsListing lazily on the cusp of your teens But you were my Avery and when you needed saving I could just grab you by the nape of your neck Chorus: There are times life will rattle your bones And will bend your limbs You're still far and away the boy you've ever been So you bend back and shake at the frame Of the frame you made But don't you shake alone Please Avery, come homeBm A G(Don't you shake alone!)Em APlease Avery-y-y-y, come homeDsus2 Gm (repeat to end) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- END!!!!!