Decemberists - Bandit Queen

the bandit queen

capo on 5th fret . this is how colin plays it live . there are little walk ups and downs
here and there between G/F#/E . not hard to figure out .

G G7
as the sun is sinking low ,

C Cm
and the evening’s tucked in tow ,

G Em D ( D7 )
on the horizon , my true love i see – E – E – E – eee .

G G7
she ain’t fancy , she ain’t fine

C Cm
while her fingers number only nine

G Em C D
she’s the belle of the ball of the insurgency .

[ chorus ]

G Em
she’s my bandit queen , laying beneath the moon

C D
in a bandit cave , a blanket laid for two

G Em
if i could find a way to your hideaway by the sea

C D7 G
o bandit queen , steal away to me .

Em
somewhere on a mountain , by a starry water fountain

G G/F#
in an alcove hid by some trees

Em
amidst a pile of treasure , reclining at her leisure ,

C D
my ladylove sniffs at the breeze .

C
and sitting up , she adjusts her turban

G
and takes another swig from a bottle of bourbon

A7 D ( off )
and listening to the whistling of the train in station

( no chord )
odds are it will never reach its destination .

G Em
’cause the bandit queen , astride her steed will ride
C D G
oh , let me be the one to lay within your theivin’ arms tonight .

[ instrumental ]

[ chorus ]