Chords for The Decemberists - The Soldiering Life (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
132.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

C#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - The Soldiering Life (Official Music Video) chords
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[D] Ambling madly all over [C#m] the town, the call to arms, you liken [D] to a whisper, I liken [C#] to a lady.
[D] You were a brick man, a [C#] bowery tough, so rough, they called [D] you hot.
Hold [C#] out of your pens, or
[A] get
you
[G#] crushed.
I'd rather [F#] I'd lose [F#m] my limbs than let you come [E] to arms.
[A]
Upon [G#] the scene, doll, the [F#] bullets may sink [F#m] your skin and the [E] mortars may fall.
[A]
I never [E] felt so much like
[F#m] that tonight.
[B] [D]
Skating [A] in the bay,
our [E] rifles blazing west.
[G]
[D]
[Gm] Baby Rose Bradley of [C#m] Regiment 5 in proud array, [D] standing by the bathing soldiers [C#] and the ship.
[D] We laid on the mattress and [C#] tumbled to sleep, our eyes aligned, swaddled [D] in our tippy, [A] cradled in [C#] our dungarees.
[A]
My [G#] brother in arms, a [F#m] lover at ease.
I'd [E] rather I'd lose my limbs than let you
[A]
come to arms.
Upon [G#] the scene, doll, the [F#] bullets may sink your [F#m] skin and the [E] mortars may [A] fall.
[E]
[F#m] I [D] never felt so much [A]
[E]
like
[G] that
[D]
tonight.
[A]
[Bm] [E] Skating in the bay, our rifles blazing west.
[G]
[D] Baby Rose Bradley of Regiment 5 in proud array,
[A]
[E]
[G]
[D] standing by the bathing soldiers and the ship.
We [A] laid [E]
on the mattress and tumbled to [G]
sleep, our eyes aligned, swaddled in our dungarees.
[D] I never felt so much like
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To start learning The Decemberists - The Soldering Life chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, G, D, A, E, A, G#, F#, F#m, Bm and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 66 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 132 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ Ambling madly all over [C#m] the town, the call to arms, you liken [D] to a whisper, _ _ _ I liken [C#] to a lady. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ You were a brick man, a [C#] bowery tough, so rough, they called [D] you hot. _ _ _ _
_ Hold [C#] out of your pens, _ or_
[A] _get _ _ _
you_
_ [G#] _crushed. _ _ _ _
_ I'd rather [F#] I'd lose [F#m] my limbs than let you come [E] to _ arms.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Upon [G#] the scene, _ doll, _ the [F#] bullets may sink [F#m] your skin and the [E] mortars may fall.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ I never [E] felt so much _ _ like_
[F#m] _that tonight. _
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Skating [A] in the bay, _
our [E] rifles blazing _ west.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Baby Rose Bradley of [C#m] Regiment 5 in proud array, [D] standing by the bathing _ _ _ soldiers [C#] and the ship. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ We laid on the mattress and [C#] tumbled to sleep, our eyes aligned, swaddled [D] in our tippy, _ _ _ _ [A] cradled in [C#] our _ _ _ dungarees.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ My [G#] brother in arms, _ _ _ a [F#m] lover at ease.
I'd _ _ _ [E] rather I'd lose my limbs than let you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
come to arms.
_ Upon [G#] the scene, _ _ _ doll, the [F#] bullets may sink your [F#m] skin and the [E] mortars may _ _ _ _ _ [A] fall. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] I _ _ _ _ _ [D] never _ _ felt so much _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ like_
[G] _that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
tonight.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] [E] Skating _ in the bay, our rifles blazing west. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Baby _ Rose Bradley of Regiment 5 in proud array, _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] standing by the bathing soldiers and the ship.
_ _ We _ [A] laid _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
on the mattress and tumbled _ _ _ to [G] _
sleep, our eyes aligned, swaddled in our dungarees.
_ _ [D] I never felt so much _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
like_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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