The Decemberists – January Hymn (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2
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Chords

There are really only three parts to this song. Very simple and very beautiful. This is used for both intro and verses. BE SURE TO RECOGNIZE THE OPEN G STRING AS
INTRO PROGRESSION:
   C          Csus4             G
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-----3-3-----3-3----------------|
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-----3-3-----3-3----------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0---0-0-----0-0----------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3---------------------0--------------|
A-3-----------------------------------0h2--------------------|
E-------------------------------3----------------------------|
REPEAT TO END OF INTRO

VERSE PROGRESSION:
   C          Csus4                 G
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|
VERSES HAVE A VERSE PROGRESSION WITH EACH LINE, FOLLOWED BY AN INTRO PROGRESSION AFTER EACH STANZA
EXAMPLE FOR STANZA 1
On      a win___ter's Sun       day   I____   go,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|

                     To clear a_way_____  the snow,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|

                      & green the ground_ below,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|

e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-----3-3-----3-3----------------|[I.P., BECAUSE BREAK B/T STANZAS]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-----3-3-----3-3----------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0---0-0-----0-0----------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3---------------------0--------------|
A-3-----------------------------------0h2--------------------|
E-------------------------------3----------------------------|
April all an ocean away, [V.P.] Is this a better way to spend the day [V.P.] Keeping the winter at bay? [V.P.] [I.P.] PRE-CHORUS F G C F What were the words I mean to say before you left? _F Am F When I could see your breath lead where you were go-
PRE-CHORAL TRANSITION
-ing   to
e---3--3-3-----0--0-0-----0--0-0---0-0---0-0--------------|
B---3--3-3-----1--1-1-----1--1-1---1-1---1-1--------------|
G---0--0-0-----2--2-2-----0--0-0---0-0---0-0--------------|
D-----------3----------2---------0------------------------|
A--------------------------------------2------------------|
E-3-------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
  May  be I     should ju_______st  let it    be,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|

                      & maybe it will all come back to me,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|
[the words were too big to match with the tab there, sorry]

                           F         G
                    Seeing Oh___ Janu___ary, oh
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----(1)-------(3)----------|
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----(1)-------(3)----------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----(2)-------(0)----------|
D-------0-2-----3-----0---(3)-------(0)----------|
A-3-----------------------(3)-------(2)----------|
E-------------------------(1)-------(3)----------|
[INTRO PROGRESSION] x2 VERSE 2 How I lived a childhood in snow, [V.P.] and all my teens in tow, [V.P] stuffed in strata of clothes, [V.P.] >[I.P.] Hail the winter days after dark, [V.P.] Wandering the gray memorial park, [V.P.] A fleeting beating of hearts, [V.P.] >[I.P.] PRE-CHORUS F G C F What were the words I mean to say before she left? _F Am F G When I could see your breath lead where she was go-
PRE-CHORAL TRANSITION
-ing   to
e---3--3-3-----0--0-0-----0--0-0---0-0---0-0--------------|
B---3--3-3-----1--1-1-----1--1-1---1-1---1-1--------------|
G---0--0-0-----2--2-2-----0--0-0---0-0---0-0--------------|
D-----------3----------2---------0------------------------|
A--------------------------------------2------------------|
E-3-------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
  May  be I     should ju_______st  let it    be,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|

                      & maybe it will all come back to me,
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3--------------------|[V.P.]
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--------------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0--------------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3-----3---------------0--------------|
A-3---------------------------------------0h2----------------|
E-----------------------------------3------------------------|
[again, words too big to match with tab]

                           F         G       F         G
                    Seeing Oh___ Janu______, Oh___ Janu___ary, oh
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----(1)-------(3)-----(1)-------(3)----------|
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----(1)-------(3)-----(1)-------(3)----------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----(2)-------(0)-----(2)-------(0)----------|
D-------0-2-----3-----0---(3)-------(0)-----(3)-------(0)----------|
A-3-----------------------(3)-------(2)-----(3)-------(2)----------|
E-------------------------(1)-------(3)-----(1)-------(3)----------|

OUTRO
e---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-0-----3-3-----3-3----------------|
B---1-1-----1-1---1-1---1-1-1-----3-3-----3-3----------------|
G---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-0---0-0-----0-0----------------|
D-------0-2-----3-------3---------------------0--------------|
A-3-----------------------------------0h2--------------------|
E-------------------------------3----------------------------|

[INTRO PROGRESSION] to fade out.
Little drunk while doing this, but you should get the idea. *Drunkness corrected by Mr. Connell :)