Chords for The Decemberists - Grace Cathedral Hill (from Castaways & Cutouts)
Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [G]
Grace Cathedral Hill, [Em] all wrapped in bones of setting sun,
[C] all dust and stone and [G] moribund.
I [D] paid 25 [A] cents to light [D] a little white candle [G]
for a New Year's Day.
[Em] I sat and watched it burn away,
[C] then turned and weaved through slow decay.
We [D] were both a little [A] hungry, so [D] we went to get a hot [G] dog down the Hyde Street Pier.
[Em] The light was light and disappeared.
[C] The air, it stunk of fish and beer.
We [D] heard a Superman trumpet play the National Anthem.
[C] And the world may [G] belong [Em] for
[C] you, but it'll never
[G] belong [Em] to
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] when all the city lights [D] blind your eyes tonight,
are you feeling [C] better
[D] [G]
[Em]
[C] now?
[Cm]
[G] Some way to greet the year, your [Em] eyes all bright and brimmed with tears.
[C] The pilgrims, pilgrim tourettees [G] here, are [D] saying 53 bucks to buy a brand new halo.
[G]
Sweet on a green-eyed girl, [Em] all fiery Irish, crippled pearl,
[C] all brine and piss and vinegar.
I [D] paid 25 cents to light a little white candle.
[C] And the world may
[G] belong [Em] for
[C] you, but it'll never [G]
belong [Em] to
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] when all the city lights [D] blind your eyes tonight,
are you feeling [C] better
[D] [G]
[Em]
[C] now?
[Cm]
[G] La la la [Em] la [G] la [C] la la la [Cm] la la la
[G] la
[Em] la la
[C] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Cm] [G]
Grace Cathedral Hill, [Em] all wrapped in bones of setting sun,
[C] all dust and stone and [G] moribund.
I [D] paid 25 [A] cents to light [D] a little white candle [G]
for a New Year's Day.
[Em] I sat and watched it burn away,
[C] then turned and weaved through slow decay.
We [D] were both a little [A] hungry, so [D] we went to get a hot [G] dog down the Hyde Street Pier.
[Em] The light was light and disappeared.
[C] The air, it stunk of fish and beer.
We [D] heard a Superman trumpet play the National Anthem.
[C] And the world may [G] belong [Em] for
[C] you, but it'll never
[G] belong [Em] to
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] when all the city lights [D] blind your eyes tonight,
are you feeling [C] better
[D] [G]
[Em]
[C] now?
[Cm]
[G] Some way to greet the year, your [Em] eyes all bright and brimmed with tears.
[C] The pilgrims, pilgrim tourettees [G] here, are [D] saying 53 bucks to buy a brand new halo.
[G]
Sweet on a green-eyed girl, [Em] all fiery Irish, crippled pearl,
[C] all brine and piss and vinegar.
I [D] paid 25 cents to light a little white candle.
[C] And the world may
[G] belong [Em] for
[C] you, but it'll never [G]
belong [Em] to
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] when all the city lights [D] blind your eyes tonight,
are you feeling [C] better
[D] [G]
[Em]
[C] now?
[Cm]
[G] La la la [Em] la [G] la [C] la la la [Cm] la la la
[G] la
[Em] la la
[C] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Cm] [G]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Cm
G
C
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Grace _ Cathedral _ Hill, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] all _ _ wrapped in _ bones of setting sun, _ _
[C] all dust and stone and _ _ _ [G] moribund.
I [D] paid 25 _ [A] cents to light [D] a little white _ candle [G] _
_ for a New Year's Day. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I sat and _ watched it _ burn _ away, _
[C] then turned and weaved through _ slow decay.
_ We [D] were both a little [A] hungry, so [D] we went to get a hot [G] dog _ _ down the Hyde Street Pier. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] The light _ was light and _ _ disappeared. _ _
[C] The air, it stunk of fish and beer.
We [D] heard a Superman _ trumpet play the National _ Anthem. _ _
[C] _ _ _ And the world may [G] belong _ _ _ [Em] for _ _
[C] you, _ but it'll never _
[G] belong _ [Em] to _ _ _
[C] you.
_ But on a motorbike, [Cm] _ _ _ when all the city lights [D] blind _ your _ eyes tonight,
_ are you feeling [C] better _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ now? _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Some way to greet the _ year, _ _ _ your [Em] _ _ _ eyes all bright and _ brimmed with tears. _
[C] The _ pilgrims, _ _ pilgrim _ _ tourettees [G] here, are [D] saying 53 _ bucks to buy a brand new halo.
_ [G] _
_ Sweet on a green-eyed _ girl, _ _ _ _ [Em] all _ _ fiery _ _ Irish, _ crippled pearl, _ _
[C] all _ brine and piss and vinegar.
_ _ I [D] paid 25 _ cents to light a little white _ candle. _
[C] _ _ _ And the world may _
[G] belong _ _ [Em] for _ _
[C] you, _ but it'll never [G] _
belong _ _ [Em] to _ _
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] _ _ _ when all the city lights [D] blind _ your _ eyes tonight,
_ are you feeling [C] better _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] now? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ La la _ la [Em] _ _ la _ _ [G] la [C] _ _ _ la la la [Cm] _ _ la la la _
_ [G] la _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ la la _
[C] _ la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Grace _ Cathedral _ Hill, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] all _ _ wrapped in _ bones of setting sun, _ _
[C] all dust and stone and _ _ _ [G] moribund.
I [D] paid 25 _ [A] cents to light [D] a little white _ candle [G] _
_ for a New Year's Day. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I sat and _ watched it _ burn _ away, _
[C] then turned and weaved through _ slow decay.
_ We [D] were both a little [A] hungry, so [D] we went to get a hot [G] dog _ _ down the Hyde Street Pier. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] The light _ was light and _ _ disappeared. _ _
[C] The air, it stunk of fish and beer.
We [D] heard a Superman _ trumpet play the National _ Anthem. _ _
[C] _ _ _ And the world may [G] belong _ _ _ [Em] for _ _
[C] you, _ but it'll never _
[G] belong _ [Em] to _ _ _
[C] you.
_ But on a motorbike, [Cm] _ _ _ when all the city lights [D] blind _ your _ eyes tonight,
_ are you feeling [C] better _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ now? _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Some way to greet the _ year, _ _ _ your [Em] _ _ _ eyes all bright and _ brimmed with tears. _
[C] The _ pilgrims, _ _ pilgrim _ _ tourettees [G] here, are [D] saying 53 _ bucks to buy a brand new halo.
_ [G] _
_ Sweet on a green-eyed _ girl, _ _ _ _ [Em] all _ _ fiery _ _ Irish, _ crippled pearl, _ _
[C] all _ brine and piss and vinegar.
_ _ I [D] paid 25 _ cents to light a little white _ candle. _
[C] _ _ _ And the world may _
[G] belong _ _ [Em] for _ _
[C] you, _ but it'll never [G] _
belong _ _ [Em] to _ _
[C] you.
But on a motorbike, [Cm] _ _ _ when all the city lights [D] blind _ your _ eyes tonight,
_ are you feeling [C] better _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] now? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ La la _ la [Em] _ _ la _ _ [G] la [C] _ _ _ la la la [Cm] _ _ la la la _
_ [G] la _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ la la _
[C] _ la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _