Down By The Water - The Decemberists (Lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

C

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Down By The Water - The Decemberists (Lyrics) chords
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[Eb] [G]
[C] [G] [E]
[C] [Em] [D]
[E] See this [G] ancient riverbed, [D] see where all [C] the follies led.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em]
I was just [G] some toehead [D] teen, feeling round for fingers [C] to get in between.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [G] old [E] main [Em] bed.
[D] The season wrapped [Em] me right, [D] stompers, swells, [C] and I'm
So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] take me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em]
[C] [G] [E]
[C] [E] [D]
[Em] See this [G] endless travel round, [D] the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [E] old main bed.
[Em]
[E] [G] I've been gabbered [D] in the last flash of legal, [C] pure 19.
[Em] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main bed.
[D] The season wrapped [Em] me right, [D] stompers, swells, [C] and I'm
[G] So knock [E] me down, [G] take me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main bed.
[C] [G] [E]
[C] [Em] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[E] [Em]
[D] The season wrapped [E] me right, [Em]
[D] stompers, swells, [C] and I'm
So knock [Em] me down, take [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em] Water
[D] down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em]
[C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Decemberists - Down By The Water chords, practice playing E, Em, D, C, Em, G and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 61 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 124 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Minor.

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] See this [G] ancient _ riverbed, [D] see where all [C] the follies led.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ I was just [G] some toehead [D] teen, feeling round for fingers [C] to get in between.
_ [Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [G] old [E] main [Em] bed. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wrapped [Em] me right, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] stompers, _ swells, [C] and I'm
_ _ So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] take me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] See this [G] endless travel round, [D] the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] _ Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [E] old main bed.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] I've been gabbered [D] in the last flash of legal, [C] pure 19.
_ [Em] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main bed. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wrapped [Em] me right, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] stompers, _ swells, [C] and I'm
_ _ _ [G] So knock [E] me down, [G] take me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main bed. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wrapped [E] me right, [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] stompers, _ swells, [C] and I'm
_ _ So knock [Em] me down, take [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to feel my touch.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em] _ Water _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main bed. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Colin Meloy.

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