Chords for Colin Meloy - Down By The Water (Live on KEXP)

_ _ _ _ Hi everyone, my name is Colin Malloy.
I play in a band called The Decemberists. _ _ _
It's nice to be here _ _ _ _ _ [B] and doing [A] this for KEXP, one of my favorite radio stations [N] of all time. _
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_ I'm going to play some songs from a record that we just finished.
_ _ _ Just like literally just finished. _
_ It involves some harmonica playing and _ new gear that I have to put on my head.
Hold on one sec. _
For those of you listening at home, _ _ how's everybody doing?
Are you doing alright?
_ [G] _ _ _ In this little _ pocket of Portland away from home.
_ _ I'm so glad that this is here now.
I feel like I'm safe in New York once again. _ _ _ _ _
_ This _ _ song is called [C] Down by the Water.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Upside down.
Okay, here we go.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [Em] See this [G] ancient river bend.
[D] See where all [C] my follies led.
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag.
_ _ _ _ _ I was just [G] some towhead teen.
[D] Feeling round for fingers to [C] get in between.
[Em] Down by the [D] water and down by the old [Em] main drag. _
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[D] _ Season rubs [Em] me wrong. _
_ _ _ The _ summer [D] _ _ swells [C] on on. _
_ So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up.
But I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] Sweet descent [G]
this travel round.
[D] The pretty little powder [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] _ Rolling in the water and [D] rolling down the [Em] old main drag. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ All dolled [G] up in Gabardine.
The [D] last flashing lead [C] of Pier 19.
[Em] Queen of the water and [D] queen of the old [Em] main drag. _ _
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[D] _ Season rubs [Em] me wrong. _ _
_ _ _ The _ summer [Dm] _ _ swells [C] on on. _ _
_ [G] So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up.
But I [D] would bear it all broken [Em] just [C] to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag. _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Season [D] _ _ rubs [Em] me wrong. _ _
_ _ _ _ The summer [D] _ _ swells [C] on on. _ _
_ [G] So knock [Em] me down, [G] tear me up.
But I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _
_ _ _ _ Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Down by the water [D] and down by the old [Em] main drag.
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_ [N] _ Thank you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thanks very much. _
I hope everybody's having a _ nice