Down By The Water Chords by The Decemberists

Tempo:
128.45 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

C

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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06 Down By The Water - The Decemberists chords
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[G]
[C] [E]
[C] [E]
See this ancient riverbed, [D] see where all [C] the falling lead
[E] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
I [Em]
was just [G] some so head teen, [D] feeling round for fingers [C] to get in between
[E] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
[Bm]
[Em] The season [D]
rubs [Em] me wrong, [E] the summer [D]
swells [C] are not on
So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all
Broken river, [C] no more cup
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
[Em]
[C] [E]
[C] [E]
[Em] Sweet the [G] sadness travel round, [D] pretty little batter of a [C] seaport town
[Em] Flowing in the water [D] and flowing down the old [E] main bed
[Em] All
[E] up [G] in Gavardine, [D] the last flatulita of [C] year nineteen
[E] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [E] main bed
[Em] The season [D]
rubs [Em] me wrong, the summer [D]
swells [C] are not on
So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all
Broken [C] just to fill my cup, [Em] down [D] by the old [E] main bed
[Em] The
[C] [E]
[C] [G] [E]
[Em] [G]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[E] [Em]
season [D] rubs [E] me wrong, the summer [D]
swells [C] are not on
[G] So knock me [Em] down, tear [G] me up, but I would [D] bear it all
[Bm] Broken just to [C] fill my cup, [E] down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
[Em]
Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
[C] Down by the water [Dm] and down by the old main [E] bed
[Em]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
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To start learning The Decemberists - Down By The Water chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Em, D, C, Em, G, D, C and Em. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 128 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ See this ancient _ _ riverbed, [D] see where all [C] the falling lead
[E] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
I _ [Em] _
_ _ was just [G] some so head teen, [D] feeling round for fingers [C] to get in between
_ [E] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
_ _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] The _ season [D] _ _
rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ _ [E] the summer _ [D] _ _
swells [C] are not on
_ _ So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all
Broken river, [C] no more cup
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] Sweet the [G] sadness travel round, [D] pretty little batter of a [C] seaport town
[Em] Flowing in the water [D] and flowing down the old [E] main bed
_ [Em] All _ _
_ [E] _ _ up [G] in _ Gavardine, [D] the last flatulita of [C] year nineteen
_ [E] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [E] main bed
[Em] The _ _ _ _ season _ [D] _ _
rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ _ _ the summer _ [D] _ _
swells [C] are not _ _ on
So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all
Broken [C] just to fill my cup, [Em] down _ _ [D] by the old [E] main bed
_ [Em] The _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ season _ [D] _ rubs [E] me wrong, _ _ _ _ _ _ the summer _ [D] _ _
swells [C] are not on
_ _ [G] So knock me [Em] down, tear [G] me up, but I would [D] bear it all
[Bm] Broken just to [C] fill my cup, [E] down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
Down by the water [D] and down by the old [E] main bed _ _ _ _ _
[C] Down by the water [Dm] and down by the old main [E] bed _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Colin Meloy who authored this song.

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