The Decemberists – Odalisque (Guitar)

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Badd9 is a (partially) barred B major played with the C# on the high string (9th fret). It looks like this:
e|--9-------------|
B|--7-------------|
G|--8-------------|
D|--9-------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Strum that chord very slowly, accenting the C#.
D#m G# B Badd9
They've come to find you, Odalisque

D#m G# B Badd9
As the light dies horribly

A#m A#m D#m G#
On a fire escape you walk

A#m A#m D#m G# B Badd9
All rare and resolved to drop
D#m G# B Badd9
D#m G# B Badd9
And when they find you, Odalisque

D#m G# B Badd9
They will rend you, terribly

A#m A#m D#m G#
Stitch from stitch 'til all

A#m A#m D#m G# B Badd9
Your linen limbs will fall
G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 x2
G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 B B
Lazy lady had a baby girl

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
And a sweet it made

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 B B
Raised on pradies, peanut shells and dirt

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
In a railroad cul-de-sac

C# D#
And what do we do with ten baby shoes

B C#m
A kit bag full of marbles and a broken billiard cue?

B
What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 x2
What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 B B
Fifteen stitches will mend those britches right

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
And them rip them down again

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 B B
Sapling switches will rend those rags alright

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5 / G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
What a sweet sound it makes

C# D#
And what we do with ten dirty Jews

B C#m
A thirty-ought full of rock salt and a warm afternoon?

B
What do we do?

A#5
What do we do?

A#5
Lay your belly under mine

A#5                     B A#5
Naked under me, under me

A#5
Such a filthy dimming shine

A#5                      B                  A#5
The way you kick and scream, kick and scream
A#5 A#5 / A5 A#5 A#5 A#5 / A5 G#5 A#5
C# D#
And what do we with ten baby shoes

B C#m
A kit bag full of marbles and broken billiard cue?

B
What do we do?

G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
What do we do?
G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5
G#5 G#5 G#5 B5 C#5  / G#5 G#5 B B
Lazy lady had a baby girl

G#m
And a sweet sound it made