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The Tain

Decemberists

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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

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