Decemberists - The Island Come And See

2 . the island : come and see/the landlord’s daughter/you’ll feel not the drowning

intro

Em

verse 1

there’s an island hidden in the sound
lapping currents lay your boat aground
G
affix your barb and bayonet
A A#
the curlews carve their arabesques
Em
and sorrow fills the silence all around
come and see

verse 2

there’s a harbor lost within the reeds
a jetty caught in over – hanging trees
G
among the bones of cormorants
A A#
no boot – mark here nor fingerprint
Em
the rivers roll down to a soundless sea
come and see
G G/F# Em
come and see

chorus

D C
the tides all come and go witnessed by no waking eye
Em D C
the willows mark the wind
Em D C
and all we know for sure amidst this fading light
Em D C
we’ll not go home again
B7 C
come and see
B7 C D Em
come and see

verse 3

in the lowlands , nestled in the heath
a briar – cradle rocks its babe to sleep
G
its contents watched by sycora
x A A#
and patagon in paralla
x Em
a foretold rumbling sounds below the deep
come and see
G G/F# Em
come and see

chorus

D C
the tides all come and go witnessed by no waking eye
Em D C
the willows mark the wind
Em D C
and all we know for sure amidst this fading light
Em D C
we’ll not go home again
B7 C
come and see
B7 C D Am
come and see

* the landlords daughter *

Am D Am D Am D Am D
Am D Am D
as i was A – ramble down by the water
Am D Am D Am D Am D
i spied in sable the landlord’s daughter
Am D Am D
i produced my pistol , then my saber
Am D Am D
said , “make no whistle or thou will be murdered!”

Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D
la – ha – ha la – ha
Am D Am D
she cursed , she shivered , she cried for mercy
Am D Am D
“my gold and silver if thou will release me!”

G A# F G# D# A#m A

Dm A# Dm A#
i’ll take no gold , miss . i’ll take no silver .
Dm A# Dm A#
but i’ll take those sweet lips and thou will deliver!

Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D
la – ha – ha la – ha

Dm C F G Am

* you’ll feel not the drowning *

intro

Am Asus2

verse 1

Am C
i will dress your eyelids
Am C
with dimes upon your eyes
Am C
lay you close to water
Am C
green your grave will rise

chorus

G
go to sleep now , little ugly
Am
go to sleep now , you little fool
G
forty winking in the belfry
F G
you’ll not feel the drowning
F G G#+
you’ll not feel the drowning

verse 2

Am C
forget you once had sweethearts
Am C
they’ve forgotten you
Am C
think you not on parents
Am C
they’ve forgotten too

chorus

G
go to sleep now , little ugly
Am
go to sleep now , you little fool
G
forty winking in the belfry
F G
you’ll not feel the drowning
F G G#+
you’ll not feel the drowning

verse 3/outro

Am C
hear you now the captain
Am C
heave his sorrowed cry
Am C
the weight upon your eyelids
Am C
is dimes laid on your eyes