Severed Chords by The Decemberists

Tempo:
136 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

Am

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - Severed chords
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[E]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[E] I lie like [D] a whisper I
[E] [Am] lie with [E] the lights out
And it won't take me long just [Am] to [D] find you
[Am]
[E] [D]
[C] I lie to [Em] whisper Don't you [D] get clever
[Am]
I [C] lie to [Em] whisper Gonna leave you [D] all shattered
Gonna leave you [E] all shattered
[D] I [Em] alone won't let [D] me answer I
[A] alone will [E] make Ron cry
[Em]
But in order to root out [D] the cancer It's
[A] got to be kept from [E] the sun
[C] I lie
[Em]
Don't you [D] get clever
Don't you [Am] get clever
I [C] lie to [Em] whisper Gonna leave you [D] all shattered
[C#m] Gonna leave you [Em] all shattered
[G] [Am]
[E]
I [G] [A] [Am]
[Em]
was born into [D] a jackal
I
[Am] was born [Em] in a white house Gonna smother you all till [D] I choke you
[Bm]
[A] Gonna [Am] smother [Em] you all till you kick ass
I [C] lie
[Em]
Don't you [D] get clever
Don't you [Am] get clever
[A] I [C] lie [Em] Gonna leave you [D] all shattered
Gonna [Em]
leave you all [E] shattered
[G] [A] [Am]
[Em]
[G] [A] [Am]
[Em]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
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To learn The Decemberists - Severed chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, C, Em, D, A, E and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 68 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 136. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ lie like [D] a whisper _ _ I _
_ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ lie with [E] the lights out _ _ _
_ _ _ And it won't take me long just [Am] to [D] find you _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] I _ _ _ lie to [Em] whisper _ _ _ _ Don't you [D] get clever _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [C] _ _ _ lie _ to [Em] _ whisper _ Gonna leave you [D] all _ shattered
Gonna leave you [E] all _ shattered _ _
[D] I [Em] _ _ _ _ alone won't let [D] me answer _ I _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ alone will [E] make Ron cry
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ But in order to root out [D] the cancer _ _ It's _
_ [A] _ _ _ got to be kept from [E] the sun _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ I lie _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you [D] get clever _ _ _ _
Don't you [Am] get clever
_ _ _ I _ [C] _ _ _ _ lie to _ [Em] whisper _ _ Gonna leave you [D] all shattered
_ [C#m] Gonna leave you [Em] all _ shattered _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was born into [D] a jackal
_ I _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ was born [Em] in a white house _ _ _ _ _ _ Gonna smother you all till [D] I choke you
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ Gonna [Am] smother [Em] you all till you kick _ _ ass _
I [C] _ _ _ lie _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you [D] get clever
_ _ _ Don't you [Am] get clever
_ _ [A] _ I _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ lie _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Gonna leave you [D] all shattered
_ Gonna [Em]
leave you all [E] shattered _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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