To learn The Decemberists - Down by the Water chords with lyrics, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence: E, Em, D, C, Em, G, D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 61 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 124. With the song's key of G, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.
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_ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ G _ E _ _ _ . _ C _ _ _ Em _ _ _ D _ . _ E See Em this ancient G river bed, D see where C all my ballings will lay. E Down by the water, D down by the old E main bed. I Em _ _ . _ _ was just G some so-head teen, D feelin' round for fingers C to get in between. _ E Down by the water, D down by the E old main _ Em bed _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ D The season wraps Em me round, _ _ _ _ _ E the _ summer D _ _ . swells C _ anon. _ _ So G knock E me down, G tear me up, but I D would fit all G broken C desert pill markers. Em Down by the water, D down by the old E main bed. _ Em _ _ _ . _ C _ _ _ G _ E _ _ _ . _ C _ _ _ _ E _ _ D _ . _ Em Sweet sand G nests unravel _ D round the pretty little batter C of a seaport town. Em Rolling in the water, D rolling down the Em old main E drag. Em I've _ _ _ _ _ _ G been gathered in D the last plastic liter C of pure 19. _ E Queen of the water, D queen of the old Em main E drag. Em _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ D The season wraps Em me round, _ _ _ _ the _ summer D _ _ . swells C _ _ anon. _ Em So knock E me down, tear G me up, but I D would fit all broken C desert pill markers. Em _ Down by the water, D down by the old Em main bed _ _ _ _ _ . _ C _ _ _ G _ E _ _ _ . _ C _ _ _ Em _ _ _ D _ . _ Em _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ . _ D _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ . _ Em _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ . _ E _ _ Em _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ D The season wraps E me round, Em _ _ _ _ . _ the summer _ D _ _ . swells C _ anon. _ _ So knock Em me down, tear G me up, but I D would fit all broken C desert pill markers. _ Em Down by the water, D down by the E old main bed. Em _ _ _ _ _ . _ Down by the water, D down by the old E main drag. _ _ Em Down _ . _ C _ by the D water, down by the old E main drag _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ Em _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ .
guitar
Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Song BPM123.6
Song KeyEm
Tempo
100% ➙ 124BPM
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2727211813
Em
D
E
C
G
Em
+0
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Count in 1,2,3
Dynamic BPM
050100200
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