The Decemberists – The Rakes Song (Guitar Live)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Proper chord voicings:
G Em7 Am C/G
e|-----3-------3-------0-------0-------|
B|-----3-------3-------1-------1-------|
G|-----0-------x-------2-------0-------|
D|-----0-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-----2-------2-------0-------3-------|
E|-----3-------0---------------3-------|[Intro]
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 1]
G Em7 G Em7 G I had entered into a marriage Em7 G Em7 In the summer of my twenty-first year G Em7 G Em7 G And the bells rang for our wedding Em7 G Em7 Only now do I remember it clear
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 2]
G Em7 G Em7 No more a rake and no more a bachelor G Em7 G Em7 I was wedded and it whetted my thirst G Em7 G Em7 G Until her womb start spilling out babies Em7 G Em7 Only then did I reckon my curse
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 3]
G Em7 G Em7 First came Isaiah with his crinkled little fingers G Em7 G Em7 Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn G Em7 G Em7 Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery G Em7 G Em7 Mercifully taking her mother a-long
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 4]
G Em7 G Em7 What can one do when one is a widower G Em7 G Em7 Shamefully saddled with three little pests G Em7 G Em7 All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life G Em7 G Em7 So my burden I began to divest
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Break]
(Strum calmly for this part)
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 5]
G Em7 G Em7 Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove G Em7 G Em7 Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath G Em7 G Em7 Isaiah fought but was easily bested G Em7 G Em7 Burned his body for incurring my wrath
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
G Em7 G Em7 And that's how I came your humble narrator G Em7 G Em7 To be living so easy and free G Em7 G Em7 Expect that you think that I should be haunted G Em7 G Em7 But it never really bothers me
[Chorus]
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
G Em7 G Em7
Am C/G Alright, alright, alright
[Outro]
G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7
(End on Em7)