Chords for Eli the Barrow Boy | The Longest Johns (The Decemberists Cover)
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
A
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
Eli the barrel boy [D] of the old town
[Bm] sells coal and marigolds [D] and he cries out [A] all down [Bm] the day.
[Bm]
Below the tamaracks he [D] is crying,
[Bm] corn cobs and candle wax [D] for the buying [A] all down [Bm] the day.
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
Eli the barrel boy [D] of the old town
[Bm] sells coal and marigolds [D] and he cries out [A] all down [Bm] the day.
[Bm]
Below the tamaracks he [D] is crying,
[Bm] corn cobs and candle wax [D] for the buying [A] all down [Bm] the day.
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Bm
D
A
G
F#
Bm
D
A
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eli the barrel boy [D] of the old town _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ sells coal and marigolds [D] and he cries out [A] all down [Bm] the _ day.
_ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Below the tamaracks he [D] is crying, _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ corn cobs and candle wax [D] for the _ buying [A] all down [Bm] the day.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Would I could afford to buy [D] my lover fine robe _ _ _
_ [G] made of gold and silk [A]
Arabian [Bm] thread _ _ _ _ _
[G] but she is dead and gone and lying [D] in a pine grove. _ _
_ [A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eli the barrel boy [D] when they found him _ _ dressed [Bm] _ _ all in corduroy.
[D] He had drowned in [F#m] the river [B]
down [Bm] the way.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They lay his body down [D] in a _ churchyard _ but _ [Bm] _ _ still when the moon is out [D] with his bushcar
[A] he calls down [Bm] the _ day.
_ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Would I could afford to buy [D] my lover _ fine gown _ _ _
_ [G] made of gold and silk [E]
Arabian [Bm] thread _ _ _ _ _
[G] but I am dead and gone [D] and lying in a church ground. _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I must push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I must push my barrel _ all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eli the barrel boy [D] of the old town _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ sells coal and marigolds [D] and he cries out [A] all down [Bm] the _ day.
_ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Below the tamaracks he [D] is crying, _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ corn cobs and candle wax [D] for the _ buying [A] all down [Bm] the day.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Would I could afford to buy [D] my lover fine robe _ _ _
_ [G] made of gold and silk [A]
Arabian [Bm] thread _ _ _ _ _
[G] but she is dead and gone and lying [D] in a pine grove. _ _
_ [A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eli the barrel boy [D] when they found him _ _ dressed [Bm] _ _ all in corduroy.
[D] He had drowned in [F#m] the river [B]
down [Bm] the way.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They lay his body down [D] in a _ churchyard _ but _ [Bm] _ _ still when the moon is out [D] with his bushcar
[A] he calls down [Bm] the _ day.
_ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Would I could afford to buy [D] my lover _ fine gown _ _ _
_ [G] made of gold and silk [E]
Arabian [Bm] thread _ _ _ _ _
[G] but I am dead and gone [D] and lying in a church ground. _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Still I push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I must push my barrel all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I must push my barrel _ all the [Bm] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _