The Tain by Decemberists The Tain - The Decemberists Part I e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| Riff 1 A|------2-1h2p1----------2-5-6-7--| E|--0-3----------3-0--3-----------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------2-0-2--| Riff 2 A|-------2-1h2p1---------0-2----------| E|--0-3-----------3p0--3-----0--------| Intro: Riff 1 x2 Verse: Riff 1 x2 Riff 2 x1 Riff 1 x1 (end riff second time you play low E) Verse: (electric) Verse: (acoustic) Verse: (electric) Part II Intro Riff: (the chord changes are subtle, but there) Em D Em D Em D Em [F# G] (sometimes the F# and G are left out) Intro Riff x4 Verse: Intro Riff x2 Damn your ankles And eyes wide C D From your fingernails to your ponytails too. Intro Riff x1 Intro Riff x2 King of the insects and the M-5 over C D Em D Em D Charlemagne in a motorcade too. F G Em D Em D Baby needs a new prize F G Intro Riff Baby needs a new and shiny prize. Chorus: E C In this place called heavenly E C You were born here. E C This place called heavenly E C You were born here. D You were born here. Intro Riff x 2 Verse: (with different lyrics) Chorus: C You were born here Part III Verse: Em C D C Verse x7 Chorus: B Here come loose the hounds A E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A G# I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) F# To sleep Verse x4 Chorus: B Here come loose the hounds A E E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A E E A A A I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) B Here come loose the hounds A E E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A G# I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) F# To sleep Tabbed by A. Mike Forgette www.TAB6.com