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Down by the Water
The Decemberists
| Chord Guide | |||
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32 1 C: x32010 |
12
Em: 022000 |
132
D: xx0232 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
| Strum Guide | |
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Main Strum: > > D U D U D U D U > = accent 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
“Anon”
strum
D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro: / C - - - / Em - - - / C - - - / Em - D - /
Em G
See this ancient riverbed
D C
See where all the follies led
Em D Em (2)
Down by the water, down by the old main drag
Em G
I was just some towhead teen
D C
Feelin' 'round for fingers to get in-between
Em D Em (2)
Down by the water, down by the old main drag
Pre-Chorus:
Em D Em (2)
The season rubs me wrong
Em D C (2 w/anon strum)
The summer swells anon
Chorus:
Em G
So knock me down, tear me up
D C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em D Em (2)
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Repeat Intro
Em G
Sweet descend this rabble 'round
D C
the pretty little patter of a seaport town
Em D Em (2)
Rolling in the water and rolling down the old main drag
Em G
All dolled-up in gabardine
D C
The lash-flashing Leda of pier nineteen
Em D Em (2)
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Solo:
/ C - - - / Em - - - / C - - - / Em - D - /
/ Em - - - / G - - - / D - - - / C - - - /
/ Em - - - / D - - - / Em - - - / - - - - /
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Em D Em (2)
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Em D Em (2)
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
w/ritard:
Em (hold) D (hold) Em (hold)
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
