Chords for The Decemberists - "Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)" [Alternate Take with Alela Diane]
Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
A
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Em]
[C] [E]
[C] High-carb, tree [Am]-chunk, candy [C]-bayonetta, sweetheart left [Am] behind
[C] Far from the hills [Am] and the seas, wild [C] Carolinas, that's where my [Am] true love lies
[C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha
[C] Look for me [Am] when the sun bright swallows [C] sings upon the birch [Am] bough high
[C] But you are in the ground [Am] with the wolves and the weeble [C]-wallah chew on your bone [Am] so dry
[C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha
But [A] when the sun bright through no more woods [G] and bough [A] creep
Then will [C] you make a [A] grave for I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
Then
[C]
[Am]
[A] [C] When I was a girl all [Am] the hills of Oconee made [C] a scene to have [Am] me in
[C] There at the fair when our eyes caught Carolinas got [C] my heart right [Am] pierced by a pin
Ha [C] ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha
But did you see [Am] all the dead of Manassas [C] saw the bellies and the bones [Am] and the bile
[C] No I lingered here [Am] with the blankets baring [C] and my own belly big [Am] with chal
[C]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[C]
[Am] [A] Oh, when [C] the sun [A] breaks, shoot no [C] more bullets in battle,
[A] When will [C] you make a [A] grave, for I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home then, I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home then.
[F] Stems and bones and stone [G] walls too, keep me from [F] you,
Skin to skin, cause all [E] too few, [G] to keep me from [C] you,
[Am]
[C] [A]
[C] Oh my love, [Am] though our bodies may be parted, [D] though our skin may not touch [Am] skin,
[C] Look [G] for me with [Am] the sun bright sparrow, I [C] will come on the breath of [Am] the wind.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [A] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [E]
[C] High-carb, tree [Am]-chunk, candy [C]-bayonetta, sweetheart left [Am] behind
[C] Far from the hills [Am] and the seas, wild [C] Carolinas, that's where my [Am] true love lies
[C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha
[C] Look for me [Am] when the sun bright swallows [C] sings upon the birch [Am] bough high
[C] But you are in the ground [Am] with the wolves and the weeble [C]-wallah chew on your bone [Am] so dry
[C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha
But [A] when the sun bright through no more woods [G] and bough [A] creep
Then will [C] you make a [A] grave for I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
Then
[C]
[Am]
[A] [C] When I was a girl all [Am] the hills of Oconee made [C] a scene to have [Am] me in
[C] There at the fair when our eyes caught Carolinas got [C] my heart right [Am] pierced by a pin
Ha [C] ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha
But did you see [Am] all the dead of Manassas [C] saw the bellies and the bones [Am] and the bile
[C] No I lingered here [Am] with the blankets baring [C] and my own belly big [Am] with chal
[C]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[C]
[Am] [A] Oh, when [C] the sun [A] breaks, shoot no [C] more bullets in battle,
[A] When will [C] you make a [A] grave, for I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home then, I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home then.
[F] Stems and bones and stone [G] walls too, keep me from [F] you,
Skin to skin, cause all [E] too few, [G] to keep me from [C] you,
[Am]
[C] [A]
[C] Oh my love, [Am] though our bodies may be parted, [D] though our skin may not touch [Am] skin,
[C] Look [G] for me with [Am] the sun bright sparrow, I [C] will come on the breath of [Am] the wind.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [A] [Am]
[C] [Am]
Key:
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Am
A
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F
C
Am
A
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] High-carb, tree [Am]-chunk, candy [C]-bayonetta, sweetheart left [Am] _ behind
_ [C] Far from the hills [Am] and the seas, wild [C] Carolinas, that's where my [Am] true love lies
_ [C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha _
_ [C] Look for me [Am] when the sun bright swallows [C] sings upon the birch [Am] bough high
[C] But you are in the ground [Am] with the wolves and the weeble [C]-wallah chew on your bone [Am] so dry _
_ [C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha _ ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha
But _ [A] _ _ when the sun bright _ through no more woods [G] and bough [A] creep
Then will [C] you make a [A] grave for I will [F] be home then
_ I will [G] be home then
I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
_ _ Then
[C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] When I was a girl all [Am] the hills of Oconee made [C] a scene to have [Am] me in
_ _ [C] There at the fair when our eyes caught Carolinas got [C] my heart right [Am] pierced by a pin
Ha [C] ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha _ [C] ha ha
But did you see [Am] all the dead of Manassas [C] saw the bellies and the bones [Am] and the bile
_ [C] No I lingered here [Am] with the blankets baring [C] and my own belly big [Am] with chal
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, when [C] the sun _ [A] breaks, shoot no [C] more bullets in battle,
[A] When will [C] you make a [A] grave, for I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home _ then, I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home _ then. _
_ [F] _ _ _ Stems and bones and stone [G] walls too, _ keep me from [F] you,
_ Skin to skin, cause all [E] too few, [G] to keep me from [C] you,
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] Oh my love, [Am] though our bodies may be parted, [D] though our skin may not touch [Am] skin, _
_ [C] Look [G] for me with [Am] the sun bright sparrow, I [C] will come on the breath of [Am] the wind.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] High-carb, tree [Am]-chunk, candy [C]-bayonetta, sweetheart left [Am] _ behind
_ [C] Far from the hills [Am] and the seas, wild [C] Carolinas, that's where my [Am] true love lies
_ [C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha _
_ [C] Look for me [Am] when the sun bright swallows [C] sings upon the birch [Am] bough high
[C] But you are in the ground [Am] with the wolves and the weeble [C]-wallah chew on your bone [Am] so dry _
_ [C] Ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha _ ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha
But _ [A] _ _ when the sun bright _ through no more woods [G] and bough [A] creep
Then will [C] you make a [A] grave for I will [F] be home then
_ I will [G] be home then
I will [F] be home then
I will [G] be home then
_ _ Then
[C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] When I was a girl all [Am] the hills of Oconee made [C] a scene to have [Am] me in
_ _ [C] There at the fair when our eyes caught Carolinas got [C] my heart right [Am] pierced by a pin
Ha [C] ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha [C] ha ha ha [Am] ha ha ha ha ha _ [C] ha ha
But did you see [Am] all the dead of Manassas [C] saw the bellies and the bones [Am] and the bile
_ [C] No I lingered here [Am] with the blankets baring [C] and my own belly big [Am] with chal
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, when [C] the sun _ [A] breaks, shoot no [C] more bullets in battle,
[A] When will [C] you make a [A] grave, for I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home _ then, I will [F] be home then,
I will [G] be home _ then. _
_ [F] _ _ _ Stems and bones and stone [G] walls too, _ keep me from [F] you,
_ Skin to skin, cause all [E] too few, [G] to keep me from [C] you,
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] Oh my love, [Am] though our bodies may be parted, [D] though our skin may not touch [Am] skin, _
_ [C] Look [G] for me with [Am] the sun bright sparrow, I [C] will come on the breath of [Am] the wind.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _