Аккорды The Decemberists - The Rake's Song

NORMAL TUNING

INTRO

 (G  Em) x4

VERSE 1

G     Em      G      Em
I had entered into a marriage
G      Em           G            Em
In the summer of my twenty-first year
G       Em         G       Em
And the bells rang for our wedding
G    Em       G           Em
Only now do I remember it clear

CHORUS

  Am       C
Alright, alright, alright

(G  Em) x2

VERSE 2

G         Em       G         Em
No more a rake and no more a bachelor
G     Em            G          Em
I was wedded and it whetted my thirst
G         Em         G            Em
Until her womb start spilling out babies
G         Em    G         Em
Only then did I reckon my curse

CHORUS

  Am       C             G  Em  G  Em
Alright, alright, alright
  Am       C
Alright, alright, alright

(G  Em) x4

VERSE 3

G          Em              G               Em
First came Isaiah with his crinkled little fingers
G         Em                 G             Em
Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn
G       Em   G          Em
Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery
G          Em         G      Em
Mercifully taking her mother along

CHORUS

  Am        C
Alright, alright, alright

(G  Em) x2

VERSE 4

G            Em      G       Em
What can one do when one is widower
G           Em           G           Em
Shamefully saddled with three little pests
G          Em              G          Em
All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life
So my burden I began to divest

CHORUS

  Am       C             G  Em  G  Em
Alright, alright, alright
  Am       C
Alright, alright, alright

VERSE 5

G           Em           G           Em
Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove
G        Em             G             Em
Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath
G      Em             G      Em
Isaiah fought but was easily bested
G          Em       G            Em
Burned his body for incurring my wrath

CHORUS

  Am       C
Alright, alright, alright

(G E)x2 

VERSE 6

G                Em           G      Em
And that's how I became your humble narrator
G     Em         G       Em
To be living so easy and free
G                Em        G          Em
Expect that you think that I should be haunted
G      Em           G       Em
But it never really bothers me  

CHORUS

   Am       C             G  Em  G  Em
Alright, alright, alright
  Am       C
Alright, alright, alright

G Em G Em Em Em