The King Is Dead Chords by Decemberists | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

GHere we come to a Gturning of the Gseason. Em D

GWitness to the Garc toward the Gsun. Em D

GA neighbors blessed Gburden within Greason. Em D

GBecomes a burden Gborn of all and Gone.

And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.

CLet the oath fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.

CDon't carry it allC, don't carry it Emall. D

CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.

BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.

CThis I swear to all.

GMonument to buGild beneath the Garbors. Em D

Upon a blimp that towers toward the trees.

Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard.

Lay it's head on summer's freckled knees.

And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.

CLet the oath fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.

CDon't carry it allC, don't carry it Emall. D

CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.

BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.

CThis I swear to Gall......and this IEm swear to alDl.

BmBare a wreath of trillium and ivy. C

BmLaid upon the body of the boy. Em

BmLazy will the love come from it's hidiCng.

AmAnd return this quiet searcher to the Dsoil.

GSo raise a glaGss to turnings oGf the season. Em D

And watch it as it arcs towards the sun.

And you must bare your neighbors burden within reason.

And your labors will be borne when all is done.

And Emnobody, Dnobody Cknows.

CLet the oath fall Cfrom our Gshoulders.

CDon't carry it allC, don't carry it Emall. D

CWe are all our Chands and Gholders.

BmBeneath this bold and brilliant Csun.

CThis I swear to Gall......and this IEm swear to alDl.

And this I swear to all...

To all, to all, to all...

Verse

Repeats a bunch of times. Play along with the song to get the rhythm.

Chorus

its just G and D repeating. Probably not perfect.

The very end

Lyrics:

Had a dream

You and me and the war of the end times

And I believe

California succumbed to the fault line

We heaved relief

As scores of innocents died

And the Andalusian tribes

Setting the lay of Nebraska alight

'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel

Petty greed

Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab

You know what I mean

On the road

It's well advised that you follow your own bag

In the year of the chewable Ambien tab

And the Panamanian child

Stands at the Dowager Empress's side

And all that remains is the arms of the angel

And all that remains is the arms of the angels

And you've receded into loam

And they're picking at your bones

Will call cold

We'll come home

Quiet now

Will we gather to conjure the rain down?

Will we now

Build a civilization below ground?

And I'll be crowned the community kick-it-around

And the Andalusian tribes

Setting the lay of Nebraska alight

'Til all that remains is the arms of the angels

CBig mountain,Am wide river, Bmthere's an ancient Cport

CThese tree trunks,Bm these stream beds, Dleave our bellies fCull

They sing oGut, "DI am gonna Cstand my grouGnd"

You Drise to me and IC'll blow you dGown

EmI am gonna Cstand my Dground, yoDu rise to me and I'Cll blow youG down

[Interlude same as intro]

Hey Henry, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes [use verse chords]

This distance between us can seem a mountain size

But boy, you are gonna stand your ground [use chorus chords]

They rise to you, you blow them down

Let me see you stand your ground, they rise to you, you blow them down

Instrumental

intro once, C, Am, Bm, C, C, Bm, D, C, G, intro once]

My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway [use verse chords]

Two cold climbs, come springtime, so let me hear you say

My love, I am gonna stand my ground [use chorus chords]

They rise to me, and I'll blow them down

I am gonna stand my ground, they rise me and I'll blow them down

DCause I am gonna sCtand my gGround, you rDise me, and I'll bClow you downG

[G,D, intro once]

Intro

[Am - C - Em - Am] x2

Verse 1

We get the Amrocks in the box, get the Cwater right down to your Gsocks

This Embulkheads built of fallen brethren Ambones

We all Amdo what we can, we enCdure our fellow Gman

And we Emsing our songs to the headframes, creeps and Ambones

Chorus 1

And it's Fone, two, three, of the Cwrong side of the lee

What we Gmeant for, what we Ammeant for

And its Fseven, eight, nine, you get your Cshuffle back in line

And Gif you ever make it to ten you won't make it Amagain

Interlude

[Am - C - Em - Am] x2

Verse 2

[use verse 1 chords]

And you won't make it time on this gray ground of mountain mine

Of dirt your made and of dirt you will return

So while were living here, let's get this other one thing clear

There's plenty of men to die, you don't jump your turn

Chorus 2

[use chorus 1 chords]

And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee

What we meant for, what we meant for

And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line

And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again

Interlude

[Am - C - Em - Am] x2, then

[Am - G - Em - C] x2

Chorus 3

[use chorus 1 chords]

And it's one, two, three, of the wrong side of the lee

What we meant for, whatever your meant for

And its seven, eight, nine, you get your shuffle back in line

And if you ever make it to ten you won't make it again

F :033210 actually an Fm7

Intro

C Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 G x3

Verse 1

COn a winter's SFundGay I gCo Csus2 C Csus4

To cFlear awGay the sCnowCsus2 C Csus4

And gFreen the gGround bCeloCsus2w C Csus4 F G

CApril all an oFceaGn awaCy Csus2 C Csus4

Is tFhis the better wGay to spend the dCay?Csus2 C Csus4

FKeeping the Gwinter at CbaCsus2y C Csus4 F G

Chorus 1

FWhat were the woGrds I meant to saCy before you leFft?

WhenAm I could see your brFeath lead where you were GgoiG7ng tG6o G

CMaybe I should jFust lGet it bCe Csus2 C Csus4

And mFaybe it will aGll come back to mCe Csus2 C Csus4

Sing: FO, JanGu--ary, CO

C Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 x2

Verse 2

CHow I lived a cFhildhGood in snCowCsus2 C Csus4

And aFll my tGeens in CtowCsus2 C Csus4

StuffFed in straGta of cloCtheCsus2s C Csus4 F G

CPale the winFter dGays after daCrk Csus2 C Csus4

FWandering the grGay memorial paCrk Csus2 C Csus4

A fFleeting beGating of heCartCsus2s C Csus4 F G

Chorus 2

FWhat were the woGrds I meant to sCay before she lFeft?

WhenAm I could see her breFath lead where she was goGingG7 to G6 G

CMaybe I should jFust lGet it bCe Csus2 C Csus4

And mFaybe it will aGll come back to mCe Csus2 C Csus4

Sing: FO, JaGnu-, FO JanGu--ary, CO

C Csus2 C Csus4 Fm7 G Gsus2 G x4 End on C

Intro

C Em C Em D

Verse

EmSee this ancient Griverbed

DSee where all the Cfollies led

EmDown by the water, (and) dDown by the old mainEm drag

EmI was just someG towhead teen

DFeelin' 'round for fingeCrs to get in-between

EmDown by the water, doDwn by the old mainEm drag

Prechorus

EmThe season Drubs me Emwrong

EmThe summerD swellsC anon

Chorus

EmSo knock me down,G tear me up

DBut I would bear it all broken justC to fill my cup

EmDown by the water andD down by the old mEmain drag

Break

C Em C Em D

Verse

EmSweet decsend this Grabble 'round

the Dpretty little patter ofC a seaport town

EmRolling in the water and rDolling down the old maiEmn drag

EmAll dolled up inG gabardine

DThe lash-flashing Leda of Cpier nineteen

EmQueen of the water andD queen of the old mEmain drag

Prechorus

EmThe seasonD rubs me Emwrong

EmThe summerD swellsC anon

Chorus

EmSo knock me down,G tear me up

DBut I would bear it all broken justC to fill my cup

EmDown by the water andD down by the old mEmain drag

BREAK/SOLOS

C Em C Em D

Em G D C Em D

Prechorus

EmThe seasonD rubs me Emwrong

EmThe summerD swellsC anon

Chorus

EmSo knock me down,G tear me up

DBut I would bear it all broken justC to fill my cup

EmDown by the water andD down by the old mEmain drag

OUTRO/CODA

EmDown by the water andD down by the old mEmain drag

(There's a ritardando in the last line, you'll hear it)

Intro

Verse 1

GBaby wants a new spin, baby wants a broken heart

GI hear you found a lynch pin to keep it all falling apart

But you keep on rColling, you keep on Grolling

GBetter find a way, better kick it from your big brown eyes

GIf it tightens up when you fall at the fifteenth try

Like a ship at Cocean, like a ship at Gocean, like a ship at Cocean, like a ship at Gsea

Chorus 1

DYou spit thick and you cross your heart but the Cculverts all run Gdry

From Ckeeping shotguns Gshy all Daround me, just be mine Gtonight

Verse 2

[use verse 1 chords]

So the dollar-shop shoppers broke a lock and they knocked you down

Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around

You keep on stealing, you keep on stealing, you keep on stealing

There's nothing left to steal

Chorus 2

[use chorus 1 chords]

You spit thick and you cross your heart but the culverts all run dry

From keeping shotguns shy all around me, just be mine tonight

Just be mine tonight, just be mine tonight

Intro

Verse 1

GHere's the hymn to Dwelcome in the Emday, Gheralding a Dsummer's early Emsway

And all the bulbs all coming Cin C/Bto begin Am C/B

The Cthrushes bleating C/Bbattle with the Amwrens disrupts my GreAmverie aDgain

Verse 2

[Use verse 1 chords]

Pegging clothing on the line

Training jasmine how to vine up the arbor to your door, and more

You're standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before

Chorus 1

CAnd once upon it, Dthe yellow bonnets, gGarland all the lCawn

AmAnd you were waking Dand day was breaking, Ga panoply of soCng

DAnd summer comes to C/GSpringville GHill

Verse 3

[use verse 1 chords]

A barony of ivy in the trees, expanding out its empire by degrees

And all the branches burst to bloom, in the boom

Heaven sent this cardinal maroon to decorate our living room

Chorus 2

[use chorus 1 chords]

Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along

You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song

And summer comes to Springville Hill

Bridge

CAnd years from nDow when this old lEmight isn't aCmbling anymore

Am D/F♯ G D Em

Will I bring myself to writ-E-ite-E-ite-ite-E-ite

CI give my best to DSpringville HGill

Interlude

[G - Em - G - Em], then

[C - C/B - Am - G/Am], then

[C - C/B - Am - G/Am - D/F♯]

Chorus 3

[use chorus 1 chords]

Once upon it, yellow bonnets, garland all along

You were waking, day was breaking, a panoply of song

And summer comes to Springville Hill

Chords Used:

Intro

[Em7 - Em7/F♯ - G] x4

Verse 1

Em Come theC war, Em come theC avarice

Em Come theC war, come Emhow? C

Em Come attCritionEm, come Cthe reek of bones

Em Come attCrition, comEme how? C

Chorus 1

G This is why,D why we fiEmght, why weC lie awake

G This is why,D this is why Cwe fight

G And when we Ddie, we wEmill die, Cwith our arms unbound

G This is why,D this is whyC we fight, Em7comeEm7/F♯ how? G Em7 Em7 F♯ G

Verse 2

[use verse 1 chords]

Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein

Right of quiet, right of how

Come the arches, come the infant cheek

Come the arches of how

Chorus 2

[use chorus 1 chords]

This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake

This is why, this is why we fight

And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound

This is why, this is why we fight, come how, come how?

Interlude

[Em7 - Em7/F♯ - G] x4

Chorus 3

[use chorus 1 chords]

This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake

This is why, this is why we fight

And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound

This is why, this is why we fight

Chorus 4

[use chorus 1 chords]

So come to me, come to me now

Lay your arms around me

This is why, this is why we fight

Come how, come how, come how, come how?

Chords:

Gm: 000333 or (sometimes 000330)

G: 55500-

Intro

Dsus2 Gm

Verse

Dear Dsus2Avery, I think of you onlyGm

Were you Dsus2waving? Were you dead on the vine?Gm

Oh AvDsus2ery, I think of you lonelyGm

But I could justDsus2 grab you by the nape of your neckGm

Chorus

There arAe times life wilGl rattle your bones and Dwill bend your limbs

You're still Afar and away the Gboy you've ever bDeen

So you Abend back and Gshake at the fDrame Of the frame you made

But Bmdon't you shake aAlone G

Please EmAvery-y-y-Ay, come home

Dsus2 Gm

Verse

Dsus2 Gm):

Headstrong, you and your long arms

Listing lazily on the cusp of your teens

But you were my Avery and when you needed saving

I could just grab you by the nape of your neck

Chorus

There are times life will rattle your bones

And will bend your limbs

You're still far and away the boy you've ever been

So you bend back and shake at the frame

Of the frame you made

But don't you shake alone

Please Avery, come home

Bm(Don't you Ashake aGlone!)

Please EmAvery-y-y-Ay, come home

Dsus2 Gm

END!!!!!