The Decemberists – The Black Maria (Guitar Live)
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Guitar Live
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Chords
For clarity, I have not notated these ornamentations:
- In the intro, Colin alternates ad lib between Em (022000) and Em7 (020000).
- In most verses, he walks the bass up from Em to G and from Am to C.
- For most C chords, he alternates between C (x32010) and Cadd2 (x30010). Generally, he does this once in the
middle of each verse (C Cadd2 C) and twice at the end (C Cadd2 C Cadd2 xx000x).
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse]
Em There in my memory G Just on periphery Am C Loose-knit like gauze on the centerline Em D C The broke-down cobblestone drive, the Black Maria Em For when it comes for you G Nothing be done for you Am C Write down your name on the bottom line Em D C Shut up your mouth, son: here's the Black Maria
[Chorus]
Am Em The Black Maria comes for us all D C Can't you hear their boots in the hall? Em D C Answer your name when they call the Black Maria Em The Black Maria
[Verse]
Em Where are the neighbors? G The boot-blacking laborers? Am C Windows are dark and the shutters drawn Em D C The only lone souls who roam are all pariahs Em Turn out your lantern light G Set your affairs to right Am C Pull out the prayers that you mumble on Em D C 'Cause everyone is an enemy come the Black Maria
[Chorus]
Am Em The Black Maria comes for us all D C Line the muck with their backs to the wall Em D C It's gone by the time they all fall, the Black Maria Em The Black Maria
[Organ Solo]
Em G Am C
Em D C
[Chorus]
Am Em The Black Maria comes for us all D C Can't you hear their boots in the hall? Em D C Answer your name when they call the Black Maria Em The Black Maria
[Verse]
Em There in my memory G Just on periphery Am C Loose-knit like gauze on the centerline Em D C Cadd2 Em The broke-down cobblestone drive, the Black Maria