The Decemberists – As I Rise (Guitar Intro Tab)

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I think these chord shapes sound good with this song, but I cannot say for certain that's what he's using throughout the song. The original recording is very muddy and I can't find any live versions. G 355433 D x5777x C x3555x [Intro]
e|------3-|-------5---3----|-----5----------|-3-------3------|-7----3--5---3--|-5------|
B|--3h5---|-------3------5-|-3---3------3h5-|----3-5-----3-5-|----------------|--------|
G|--------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
OR this - less jumping around on the high e string
e|------3-|-------5---3----|-----5----------|-3-------3------|-7-------5------|-5------|
B|--3h5---|-------3------5-|-3---3------3h5-|----3-5-----3-5-|------8------8--|--------|
G|--------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
I think I'm hearing the open D string sound on some of the downstrokes - real subtle like. You can ignore this though, sounds OK as shown above.
e|------3-|-------5---3----|-----5----------|-3-------3------|-7----3--5---3--|-5------|
B|--3h5---|-------3------5-|-3---3------3h5-|----3-5-----3-5-|----------------|--------|
G|--------|--0----0--------|-----0---0------|---0------0-----|----------------|--------|
D|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
D C VERSE 1 G I have come a few miles. I got blisters on my slippered feet D C As I rise, as I ri-ise. VERSE 2 G California's ok. But I think I might stay in the shade D C For a while, for a whi-ile. G G D C VERSE 3 G Ladybird, ladybird You're the prettiest song I heard D C In a while, in a whi-ile. OUTRO G La da dah dah dah, la di dah dah dah la la, D C la la laaaaa, la dah dah-ah G G C D ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************