Down By The Water Chords by The Decemberists
Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
E
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] .
[G] [E] .
[C] [Em] [D] .
[E] See [Em] this ancient [G] river bed, [D] see where [C] all my ballings will lay.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
I [Em] .
was just [G] some so-head teen, [D] feelin' round for fingers [C] to get in between.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main [Em] bed .
[D] The season wraps [Em] me round, [E] the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] tear me up, but I [D] would fit all [G] broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em] .
[C] [G] [E] .
[C] [E] [D] .
[Em] Sweet sand [G] nests unravel [D] round the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [Em] old main [E] drag.
[Em] I've [G] been gathered in [D] the last plastic liter [C] of pure 19.
[E] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main [E] drag.
[Em] .
[D] The season wraps [Em] me round, the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
[Em] So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main bed .
[C] [G] [E] .
[C] [Em] [D] .
[Em] [G] .
[D] [C] .
[Em] [D] .
[E] [Em] .
[D] The season wraps [E] me round, [Em] .
the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main bed.
[Em] .
Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main drag.
[Em] Down .
[C] by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main drag .
[Em] .
[N] .
[G] [E] .
[C] [Em] [D] .
[E] See [Em] this ancient [G] river bed, [D] see where [C] all my ballings will lay.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
I [Em] .
was just [G] some so-head teen, [D] feelin' round for fingers [C] to get in between.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main [Em] bed .
[D] The season wraps [Em] me round, [E] the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] tear me up, but I [D] would fit all [G] broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
[Em] .
[C] [G] [E] .
[C] [E] [D] .
[Em] Sweet sand [G] nests unravel [D] round the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [Em] old main [E] drag.
[Em] I've [G] been gathered in [D] the last plastic liter [C] of pure 19.
[E] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main [E] drag.
[Em] .
[D] The season wraps [Em] me round, the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
[Em] So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main bed .
[C] [G] [E] .
[C] [Em] [D] .
[Em] [G] .
[D] [C] .
[Em] [D] .
[E] [Em] .
[D] The season wraps [E] me round, [Em] .
the summer [D] .
swells [C] anon.
So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main bed.
[Em] .
Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main drag.
[Em] Down .
[C] by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main drag .
[Em] .
[N] .
Key:
Em
D
E
C
G
Em
D
E
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [E] See [Em] this ancient [G] river bed, [D] see where [C] all my ballings will lay.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
I [Em] _ _ .
_ _ was just [G] some so-head teen, [D] feelin' round for fingers [C] to get in between.
_ [E] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main _ [Em] bed _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [Em] me round, _ _ _ _ _ [E] the _ summer [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ anon.
_ _ So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] tear me up, but I [D] would fit all [G] broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
_ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ .
_ [Em] Sweet sand [G] nests unravel _ [D] round the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [Em] old main [E] drag.
[Em] I've _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] been gathered in [D] the last plastic liter [C] of pure 19.
_ [E] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main [E] drag.
[Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [Em] me round, _ _ _ _ the _ summer [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ _ anon.
_ [Em] So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] _ Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main bed _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [E] me round, [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ the summer _ [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ anon.
_ _ So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
_ [Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main bed.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main drag.
_ _ [Em] Down _ .
_ [C] _ by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main drag _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [E] See [Em] this ancient [G] river bed, [D] see where [C] all my ballings will lay.
[E] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
I [Em] _ _ .
_ _ was just [G] some so-head teen, [D] feelin' round for fingers [C] to get in between.
_ [E] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main _ [Em] bed _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [Em] me round, _ _ _ _ _ [E] the _ summer [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ anon.
_ _ So [G] knock [E] me down, [G] tear me up, but I [D] would fit all [G] broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main bed.
_ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ .
_ [Em] Sweet sand [G] nests unravel _ [D] round the pretty little batter [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water, [D] rolling down the [Em] old main [E] drag.
[Em] I've _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] been gathered in [D] the last plastic liter [C] of pure 19.
_ [E] Queen of the water, [D] queen of the old [Em] main [E] drag.
[Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [Em] me round, _ _ _ _ the _ summer [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ _ anon.
_ [Em] So knock [E] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
[Em] _ Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main bed _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The season wraps [E] me round, [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ the summer _ [D] _ _ .
swells [C] _ anon.
_ _ So knock [Em] me down, tear [G] me up, but I [D] would fit all broken [C] desert pill markers.
_ [Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the [E] old main bed.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Down by the water, [D] down by the old [E] main drag.
_ _ [Em] Down _ .
_ [C] _ by the [D] water, down by the old [E] main drag _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
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