Decemberists - June Hymn

artist : the decemberists
song : june hymn
album : the king is dead
tabbed by : don tago
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning : [ capo ii ]

chords used :
eadgbe
Am : 002210
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
D : 000232
Em : 022000
E7 : 020210
G : 320033

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intro : G

verse 1 :
G Em G Em
here’s a hymn to welcome in the day , heralding a summer’s early sway
C C/B Am E7
and all the bulbs are coming in to begin
C C/B Am E7 D
the thrushes bleeding battle with the wrens disrupts my reverie again

verse 2 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
pegging clothing on the line
training jazzmen how to find up the arbor to your door , anymore
standing on the landing with the war you shouldered all the night before

chorus 1 :
C D G C
once upon it , yellow bonnets , garland all along
C D G C
you were waking and day was breaking , a panoply of song
D C G
and summer comes to springville hill

verse 3 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
a barony of ivy in the trees , expanding out its empire by degrees
and all the branches burst to bloom , in the boon
heaven sent this card and all maroon did decorate our living room

chorus 2 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
once upon it , yellow bonnets , garland all along
you were waking , day was breaking , a panoply of song
and summer comes to springville hill

bridge :
C D Em G
and years from now when this old light isn’t ambling anymore
C D Em G
will i bring myself to writ – E – ite – E – ite – ite – E – ite
C D G
i give my best to springville hill

interlude : [ G – Em – G – Em ] , then
[ C – C/B – Am – E7 ] , then
[ C – C/B – Am – E7 – D ]

chorus 3 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
once upon it , yellow bonnets , garland all along
you were waking , day was breaking , a panoply of song
and summer comes to springville hill