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E . watson – the decemberists
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tabbed by : daysleeper_05

tuning : standard

from the “long live the king” ep .

letters with slashes in front of them signify the change of the bass note of the
preceding chord . ( on the low E and a strings ) hearing the song will help it make sense .

three fills are repeated throughout the song :

fill 1 ( intro ) :
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 3/5 – 5 – 5 – 53 – – 0 – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

fill 2 ( verse fill ) :
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 2 – – 0h2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

fill 3 ( chorus fill ) :
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – 0h2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro :
( fill 1 ) x4

verse 1 :
Em A G
the air all painted pallid grey , the storm was comin’ in

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
folks were lining out in all directions

Em A G
me an holt and henry short were pitchin’ on the skiff ,

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
trying to make it home before the night

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
and the grey waves were rollin’ ,

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
bold the brave , brave ocean

G Em ( fill 1 ) x2
and rolled us suckers in

verse 2 :

Em A G
well i don’t keep to goings on , i tend to stick with kin

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
but watson had it in from the beginning

Em A G
he built that house on chatham bend , a whitewashed knotted pine

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
ninety acres furrowed for the cane

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
and he drove it down from georgia

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
his dad a martyred soldier

G Em ( fill 1 ) /G
in the war between the states

chorus :

A G Dsus2 /D /C /B
lord , bring down the flood

A G Dsus2
wash away the blood

/C /B Em
and drown these everglades

/C /B Em
and put us in our place

Bm/B /F# /B /F# C
( fill 3 )
we layed edgar watson in his grave

G Em ( fill 1 ) x4
we layed him in his grave

verse 3 :

Em A G
till i’m dust i’ll never know why he came ashore

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
with all those killers gathered on the shorelines

Em A G
kicking holes in ugly mud , with trigger fingers pinched

Dsus2 /C /B Em ( fill 2 )
a brace of rifles bristled in the wind

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
and we towed his body northbound

Bm/B /F# /B /F# A
and buried him all face down

G Em ( fill 1 ) /G
with a good view into hell

chorus :

A G Dsus2 /D /C /B
lord , bring down the flood

A G Dsus2
wash away the blood

/C /B Em
and drown these everglades

/C /B Em
and put us in our place

Bm/B /F# /B /F# C
( fill 3 )
we layed edgar watson in his grave

G Em ( fill 1 )
we layed him in his grave

Em Em ( fill 1 )
we layed him in his grave

Em ( fill 1 ) x3 Em
we layed him in his gra____ve

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