The Decemberists – Till The Waters All Long Gone (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/23/15.
*On the recording, the Em is played in the following manner:
e--3
B--5
G--4
D--2
Intro:
Em Bm
e------3-5—5b7--7b5p3--------------------------------------
B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7--5-3--5/7--5-3---
G----------------------------2/4-------------------------4-
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Em Bm
e------3-5—5b7--7b5p3----------------------5-----5-------------------------|
B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7----5/7--7-5/3/2----3p2-----------|
G----------------------------2/4--------------------------4------4p2-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------4p3p2-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Bm
They came down from the mountain
Em Bm
They’d strayed too long from the fountain
Em
And all the while
Em Bm
All the while they longed for us
Bm Em
But I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
D A Em
Till the water's all long gone(Intro)
Em Bm And you, my sweet flower Em Bm And how you grew more sweet by the hour Em And loathe was I Em Bm Loathe was I to lose you Bm Em My tender rose Bm Em My limber rose Bm Em Bm My slender loping daughter Bm Em My tender rose Bm Em My slender rose Bm Em Bm My limber loping daughter D A Em But my daughter’s long, long gone
(Intro)
*Fingerpick the first two lines, strum after:
Em Bm They came down from the mountain Em Bm They'd strayed too long from the fountain Em Bm O my girl, o my love I've lost you Bm Em But I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em No I won't betray Bm Em Bm No I won't betray our water D A Em Till the water's all long gone
Intro X4 (with some variation on the tab)