Decemberists - A Record Year For Rainfall

capo 4

intro
Em G Cmaj7 B7 Em G

verse 1

Cmaj7 B7 Em
i read in the paper today
G Cmaj7 B7
it’s been a record year for rainfall
Em G
and you were leaning against the bathroom wall
Cmaj7 B7
in your lonely dress
Em G Cmaj7 B7
was your only dress

Em G Cmaj7

Cmaj7 B7
stand accusing
Em
across
G Cmaj7 B7
i got a temper set for tender
Em G
and you were shrugging it off like a feather
Cmaj7 B7
saying “oh . . .
Em G Cmaj7
would you look at this weather”

chorus

Cmaj7 B7 Em
what’s the use of all of this?
G Cmaj7
is to remember you in the entire
B7 Em
as i’m watching it slip away
G Cmaj7
and in the annuls of the empire
B7
did it look this gray
Em G Cmaj7 B7
before the falllllll
Em G Cmaj7 B7
before the falllllll

Em G Cmaj7 B7

Em G

verse 2

Cmaj7 B7 Em
so rake your thumbnail across
G Cmaj7 B7
the stretch of the patina
Em G
revealing a proserpina
Cmaj7 B7
in a low recline
Em G Cmaj7
in a steep decline

chorus

Cmaj7 B7 Em
what’s the use of all of this?
G Cmaj7
is to remember you in the entire
B7 Em
as i’m watching it slip away
G Cmaj7
and in the annuls of the empire
B7
did it look this gray?
does it look so gray?
does it always look so gray
Em G Cmaj7 B7
before the faaaallllll?
Em G Cmaj7 B7
before the faaaallllll?