[ Предположительная тональность: G ] I. A singer addresses his audience II. Calvary Captain III. Philomena IV. Make you Better V. Lake Song VI. Till the Water's all long gone VII. The Wrong Year VIII. Carolina Low IX. Better Not wake the Baby X. Anti-Summersong XI. Easy Come, Easy Go XII. Mistral XIII. 12/17/12 XIV. A Beginning Song This is an awesome album from the Decemberists that I have attempted to grab the best tabs I could find and put them together in a nice concise place for you! ^_^ .I'm sure everyone knows this, but if you want to go to any particular song, just ctrl-f using the roman numeral attached to it. (be sure to include the .) and it'll take you right to it. :) Enjoy and buy the record! I. The Singer Addresses His Audience from "What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World" Released January 20th, 2015 Originally tabbed by RandMcNally @ Ultimate-Guitar.com Feel free to send comments or questions to: carmenbondrajr at gmail dot com Standard Tuning E E B A We know, we know, we belong to ya E B A G We know you built your life around us A E Would we change, we had to change some B E B A We know, we know, we belong to ya E B A G We know you threw your arms around us A And the hopes we wouldn't change E But we had to change some G A E You know, to belong to you E|--0-2-4-5--| A(barre) C#m We're aware that you cut your hair B A In a style that our drummer wore E In a video E|--0-2-3-4--| G# C#m But with fame came a mounting claim B For the evermore You know F#m So when your bridal processional A Is a televised confessional E C#m To the benefits of Axe shampoo B You know we did it for you We did it all for you E B A Cause we know, we know, we belong to ya E B A G We know you built your life around us A E And would we change, we had to change some G A E You know, to belong to you (x4) G A E To belong, to belong, to belong (x5) During this jam part the lead electric comes in and plays a quick E|--3---5---4---0--| before playing the standard G A E barre chords until the finish. II. Calvary Captain[INTRO] F G Em Am F G Em Am [VERSE] F G Em Am I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart F G Em Am I am the common collector, I am imprinted upon your stars [INTERLUDE] F G Em Am [VERSE] F G Em Am And when you shine, shine your eyes, looking lost, looking bright F G Wheel away on the light brigade F And if only for a second (only for a second) G And if only for a time (only for a time) F And if only for a second (only for a second) G And if only for a time, we'll be alive [CHORUS] F G Em Am We'll be alive, oh oh oh oh oh F G Em Am [VERSE] F G Em Am I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart F G Em Am I am the common collector, I am imprinted upon your stars [INTERLUDE] F G Em Am [VERSE] F G Em Am There is a world, there is a time, lookin' calm, lookin' kind F And if only for a second (only for a second) G And if only for a time (only for a time) F And if only for a second (only for a second) G And if only for a time, we'll be alive [CHORUS] F G Em Am We'll be alive, oh oh oh oh oh F G Em Am [OUTRO] F G Em Am I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart F G Em Am I am the common collector, I am imprinted upon your stars just repeat F G Em Am until it fades out III. Philomena You can use D7 instead of D during the verse, it'll sound nice. :) G Em Am D x5 Em D [Verse 1:] G Em Am D Oh, Philomena, you in a tawdry-gown G Em Am D Lean to your window, let slip a ribbon down G Em Am D A cure to your boredom, if only you'll let me go Em D Down, down down G Em Am D Long sunny days can lead to lazy vices G Em Am D Boys all at idle, left to their own devices G Em Am D Open up your linen lap and let me go Em D Down, down down [Chorus:] B Em Am D All I ever wanted in the world was just to live to see a naked girl B Em C D But I found I've quickly bored, I wanted more, I wanted more [Verse 2:] G Em Am D So I'll be your candle and I'll be your statuette G Em Am D G I'll be your lash and loop of leatherette, and oh Em Am D Philomena, if only you'll let me go Em D Down, down down G Em Am D x3 Em D [Chorus:] B Em Am D All I ever wanted in the world was just to live to see a naked girl B Em C D But I found I've quickly bored, I wanted more, oh so much more [Verse 2:] G Em Am D So I'll be your candle and I'll be your statuette G Em Am D G I'll be your lash and loop of leatherette, and oh Em Am D Philomena, if only you'll let me go Em D Down, down down Em D Go down, down down Em D Go down G Go down IV. Make you Better This is largely based on the video of Colin playing in New York, less so on the recording. Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 e|---7------10-------3---------------| B|---7------10-------3---------------| G|---6------9--------2---------------| D|---0------0--------0---------------| A|---X------X--------X---------------| E|---7------10-------3---------------| INTRO: Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 (x2) VERSE: Bm9 Dsus2 I want you, thin fingers; Gsus2 I wanted you, thin fingernails. Bm9 Dsus2 And when you bend backwards Gsus2 I wanted you, I needed you Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 Oh-oh to make me better Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 VERSE: I loved you in spring time I lost you when summer came. And when you pulled backwards I wanted you, I needed you Oh-oh, to make me better. Oh-oh to make me better. CHORUS: A G D But we're not so starry-eyed anymore G D A G A Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters G D And won't it all just come around to make you G D A Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her G But it'd make you better. Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 It'd make you better. VERSE: I sung you your twinges I suffered you your tattletales. And when you broke sideways I wanted you, I needed you Oh-oh, to make me better. Oh-oh, to make be better. CHORUS: But we're not so starry-eyed anymore Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters And won't it all just come around to make you Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her And it'd make you better. Bm G D A And it'd make you better. Bm G D A Did it make you better? INSTRUMENTAL: Bm G D A (x2) BRIDGE: Bm G D A And all I wanted was a sliver to call mine. Bm G D And all I wanted was a shimmer in your shine A G A To make me bright CHORUS: Cause we're not so starry-eyed anymore Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters And won't it all just come around to make you Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her And it'd make you better. And it'd make you better. OUTRO: Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 Bm9 Dsus2 Gsus2 Dsus2 Gsus2 Bm9 V. Lake Song Intro: D Em Down by the lake We were overturning pebbles D And upending all the animals alight Em And I took a drag From your cigarette and pinched it 'Tween my finger and my thumb D Till it died Em D And the sun burned low on the radio Em Say that you will Say you will or will you won't Or you whatever you prevaricate D Your whole life, don't you? Em This much I can say: I would've waited till the oceans Fell Away and all the sunken cities D Would reveal themselves to you Em But you won't, will you? D Because you never do Em And the sun burned through D Sweet as honeydew Bm And I A G Seventeen and terminally fey F#m Em I wrote it down and threw it all away G Never gave a thought to what I'd paid Bm And you A G Sibylline, reclining in your pew F#m Em You tattered me, you tethered me to you G The things you would and wouldn't do D To tell the truth I never had a clue Em D Em Now we arise To curse those young suburban villains D And their ill-begotten children from the lawn Em Come to me now And on this station wagon window Set the ghost of your two footprints D That they might haunt me when you're gone Em And when the light broke dawn D You were forever gone Em But I remember you, you were full D You were full and sweet as honeydew Bm And I A G Seventeen and terminally fey F#m Em I wrote it down and threw it all away G And never gave a thought to what I paid Bm A G And you all sibylline, reclining in your pew F#m Em You tattered me, you tethered me to you G The things you would and wouldn't do D You noticed how I never had a clue Never had a clue You were full and sweet as honeydew You were full and sweet as honeydew VI. "Till The Water's All Long Gone" - The Decemberists Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/23/15. Time: 3/4 *On the recording, the Em is played in the following manner: e--3 B--5 G--4 D--2 Intro: Em Bm e------3-5-5b7--7b5p3-----------------------------------------| B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7--5-3--5/7--5-3------| G----------------------------2/4-------------------------4----| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| Em Bm e------3-5-5b7--7b5p3----------------------5-----5-----------------------------| B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7----5/7--7-5/3/2----3p2---------------| G----------------------------2/4--------------------------4------4p2-----------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------4p3p2-----| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Em Bm They came down from the mountain Em Bm They'd strayed too long from the fountain Em And all the while Em Bm All the while they longed for us Bm Em But I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water D A Em Till the water's all long gone (Intro) Em Bm And you, my sweet flower Em Bm And how you grew more sweet by the hour Em And loathe was I Em Bm Loathe was I to lose you Bm Em My tender rose Bm Em My limber rose Bm Em Bm My slender loping daughter Bm Em My tender rose Bm Em My slender rose Bm Em Bm My limber loping daughter D A Em But my daughter's long, long gone (Intro) *Fingerpick the first two lines, strum after: Em Bm They came down from the mountain Em Bm They'd strayed too long from the fountain Em Bm O my girl, o my love I've lost you Bm Em But I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water D A Em Till the water's all long gone Intro X4 (with some variation on the tab) VII. The Wrong Year G D Em C7M x2 [Verse:] G D Gray Jean was a river child Em C7M G D Em C7M Born down by the river wild G D Said hey, what ya wanna be? Em C7M Nobody's gonna intervene G D Em C7M [Chorus:] D C7M And she wants you but you won't do D C7M And it won't leave you alone D C7M And the rain falls on the wrong year D C7M D G D Em C7M And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone G D Em C7M [Verse 2:] G D Could be that he's into you Em C7M G D Em C7M Could be that the opposite's true G D Struck down as a summer child Em C7M Ten steps just to run a mile G D Em C7M [Chorus:] D C7M And he wants you but you won't do D C7M And it won't leave you alone D C7M And the rain falls on the wrong year D C7M D G D Em And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone C7M G D Em C7M It won't leave you alone [Bridge:] Bm Am Your spirit's weiling Bm Am Flesh is getting bored Bm Am C Speaker's blaring out some long forgotten chord D G Some missbegotten long forgotten chord D Em C7M G D Em C7M [Verse 3:] G D Sing me some ?mandolin? (if anyone know what he says here, please write it in the comment section) Em C7M G D Em C7M And I'll sleep all the winter long G D Till then I can only be, Em C7M nobody's gonna intervene G D Em C7M [Chorus:] D C7M And she wants you but you won't do D C7M And it won't leave you alone D C7M And the rain falls on the wrong year D C7M D G D Em And it won't leave you alone, it won't leave you alone C7M G D Em It won't leave you alone C7M G D Em C7M It won't leave you alone G D Em C7M VIII. Artist: The Decemberists Song: Carolina Low Tabbed by: N.H. I heard Colin play this song on NPR and had to learn it. He said he had written it that morning, so this song is only two days old at this point. It's an easy song to learn just from listening, so this tab is for beginners looking to play. I can't quite figure out his picking pattern, but I got all the notes of the melody. He doesn't play these exactly while singing, but it is the melody he sings to. I left out the bass notes, but I just play the low D at every pause. The lyrics are just a guess at what he is singing, so some of them may be wrong, and they will probably change if it is ever recorded for an album. Tuning: DADGBE - Drop D E ---------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------| G -------0--2-----------------0----------| D -0--3----------------0-3---------0-----| A ---------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------| I am a boy from the high country E ---------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------| G --------------0------------------------| D ----0-3------------2-----------2h3---0-| A -----------------------------------3---| D ---------------------------------------| And I got a little low for the offering That's the gist of the song. Here it is without the lyrics. Might make it easier to see the melody. E -----------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------| G -----0-2--------0-----------0------------------| D -0-3--------0-3---0-----0-3---2--------2h3---0-| A -------------------------------------------3---| D -----------------------------------------------| He also walks down the low D string sometimes in the interludes between lyric like this: A -3--------| D ----3-2-0-| And he also may do it at the last line of every stanza, as opposed to: A -2h3---0-| D -----3---| I am a boy From the high country And I got a little low For the offering Come down from the mountains Bow to the sea Carolina low - to cradle thee Gonna take you up Gonna take you around Oh, your poor little pant legs Dragging down Did you crack your lip? Did you skin your knee? Carolina low - to carry thee What is sealed with a handshake Is spoiled with a kiss Got an ugly little mouth, boy To come to this I'm bound for the hilltops Gonna make it bleed Carolina low - to carry thee I am a boy From the high country And I got a little low For the offering And I got a little low For the offering And I got a little low For the offering IX. Better not Wake the Baby I play this in D standard tuning, so 2 steps down. Since it's all based around Em, it's really easy to play a basic melody between strums since those top 3 strings will be open anyways. --------- Em A5 Em A5 D Em Em Kick a hole in the hallway A5 While singing like a painted lady Em Use your skull like a cannonball Em A5 D Em But it better not wake the baby Chorus D Em How long will this go on? D Em A5 How long, indeed? Em You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone Em A5 D Em But it better not wake the baby Em Make your moan of your lot in life A5 Split your mind half crazy Em Gouge your eyes with a butter knife Em A5 D Em But it better not wake the baby Chorus Em Drown yourself in crocodile tears A5 Curse the gods what made 'ye Em Pine away for your better years Em A5 D Em But it better not wake the baby Chorus x2 X. XI. Anti-summersong G C Here now, long gone G D Three freaks and a bed are gone Em C Went to the river but the river got dry G D And all the good people were hanging around G C Too little, too late G D Everybody gotta medicate Em C Through the winter when the winter comes down G D And all the city comes to hanging ground C G I'm not going on D G Just to sing another summer song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves HARMONICA SOLO C G D G C G D G C G I'm not going on D G Just to sing another summer song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves C G I'm not going on D Em D C Just to sing another singalong suicide song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves D G So, don't everybody follow over themselves D C Don't everybody follow over themselves G C Here now, long gone G D Three freaks and a bed are gone Em C Went to the river but the river got dry G D And all the good people were hanging around G C Too little, too late G D Everybody gotta medicate Em C Through the winter when the winter comes down G D And all the city comes to hanging ground C G I'm not going on D G Just to sing another summer song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves HARMONICA SOLO C G D G C G D G C G I'm not going on D G Just to sing another summer song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves C G I'm not going on D Em D C Just to sing another singalong suicide song C G So long, farewell D G Don't everybody follow over themselves D G So, don't everybody follow over themselves D C Don't everybody follow over themselves XII. Easy Come, Easy Go Intro notes--- B A G F# Intro-- Em Am Em Am Em D Em x2 Em Am Em Limber-Jack, he landed on his back Am Em D Em Was betting on the netting when the rigging went slack Em Am Em Was a moonless-night, the stars all lending light Am Em D Em She's leering in the mirror when the rodent broke right Em Em/G A Cause you never really know A A/G Em When the whistle's gonna blow Em Em/G A You never really know B7 Easy come and easy go Em Am Em He was a stand-up gent, but no one knew his bent Am Em D Em And all the little bones that he hid in his vent Em Am Em She was the come-on queen, jewel on the scene Am Em D Em They found her in the shower she'd been gone for seven weeks Em Em/G A Cause you never really know (no you never really know) A A/G Em When the whistle's gonna blow Em Em/G A You never really know (no you never really know) B7 Easy come and easy go Instrumental--- Verse prog... 1x Em Em/G A Cause you never really know (no you never really know) A A/G Em When the whistle's gonna blow Em Em/G A You never really know (no you never-ever know) B7 Easy come and easy go Em Am Em Oh, Limber-Jack, his name is on the plaque Am Em D Em His mother is another that will never get him back XIII. "Mistral" - The Decemberists Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/24/15. *Dadd4 is just the traditional open C chord shifted up two frets: e--x B--3 G--0 D--4 A--5 E--x Intro: C G D Em C G D C G D Em Am C Dadd4 C Em So we already wrecked the rental car G Em And I've already lost my way C Em My feet entombed in this tourist bar Am C For a day, anyway C Em So lay me down on the cobblestones G Em And unfurl this aching jib C Em The streets all built on ancient bones Am C And the crib of the ribs C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away C G Won't the mistral D Blow away C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away Am C Dadd4 Won't it blow, won't it blow, won't it blow C Em So it's me and you and the baby boy G Em And a fourth to share the weight C Em We're eking out a little joy Am C From what awaits back in the States, aay C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away C G Won't the mistral D Blow away C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away Am C Dadd4 Won't it blow, won't it blow, won't it blow (Honky-tonk piano, guitar solos) C Em G Em C Em Am C C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away C G Won't the mistral D Blow away C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away Am C Dadd4 Won't it blow, won't it blow, won't it blow Fade out: C G Won't the mistral D Em Blow it all away C G Won't the mistral D Blow away ... XIII. "12/17/12" - The Decemberists Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/24/15. *D add4 is just the traditional open C chord shifted up two frets: e--x B--3 G--0 D--4 A--5 E--x Intro: G, quick shift to C X4 Am G What a gift, what a gift has been given me C/G D add4 Here with my heart so whole Am C While others may be grieving G C G To think of their grieving Am G And O my boy, don't you know you are dear to me C/G D add4 You are the breath of life Am C And a light upon the water G C G A light upon the water (Harmonica solo - use verse form.) Am G And O my love, if you only knew how I longed for you C/G D add4 How I waste my days Am C Wishing you would come around G C G Just to have you around Am G And what a dear, what a sweet little baby C/G D add4 This cannonball Am C In the bosom of your belly G C G It's just a kick in your belly (Harmonica solo #2) Am G And O my god, what a world you have made here C/G D add4 What a terrible world Am C What a beautiful world G C G What a world you have made here C G C G What a world you have made here C G C G What a world you have made here C G C G What a world you have made here. XIV. A Beginning Song G D x2 G D G Let's commence to coordinate our signs D G Get them square to lights D G D Get them square to lights G D G Condescend the calmest riot in your mind D G Find yourself in time D G D Find yourself in time [Chorus:] C G D C G D I am waiting, should I be waiting? C G D C And I am wanting, should I be wanting? D C D G And all around me, all around me G,D X2 [Verse 2:] G D G Document the world inside your skin D G Tender of your lips D G D The tender of your lips G D G Doc commence to care each brick of heart D G The sensor on your heart D G C D Starting with your heart light up [Chorus:] C G D C G D I am waiting, should I be waiting? C G D C And I am wanting, should I be wanting? D C D G And all around me, all around me D G All around me X3 [Bridge:] C G D C G D I am waiting, should I be waiting? C G D C G D And I am wanting, should I be wanting? C G D C D C I am hopeful, should I be hopeful all around me D C D C X2 All around me [Verse 3:] C D C D It's it sunlight, it's it shadow C D C D It's the quiet, it's the word C D It's the beating heart C D C D It's the ocean... It's the boy C D It's you, my sweet love Oh, my love And the light, bright light And the light, bright light Bright light, bright light It's all around me It's all around me It's all around me