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
Start Jamming...
[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
[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
A
E
C#
F#m
D
A
E
[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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _