Okkervil River - Okkervil River Song

great song by okkervil river from their first album : don’t fall in love with everyone
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okkervil river song

intro

A – Fm – E –

A Fm
down by okkervil river
E D
slow silent thick and black ,
A Fm
i stared into the water ,
E D
and the water it stared back .
A D
the night it fell from tangles
Fm D
of the branches on the shore
A Fm D A
as it had on okkervil river before .

A Fm
down by okkervil river ,
E D
cigarettes and rusty tires ,
A Fm
we made ourselves an altar ,
E D
we lit our nightly fires .
A D
and the smoke lay thick and smothered
Fm D
all the skunk cabbage and vines
A Fm D A
where gods were born and gods lay down to die .

E
with your hand inside my pocket ,
D A
you whispered in my ear;
E
we have come from ugliness
D A
to find some refuge here .
D A
with this bracken for a blanket ,
D Fm
where these limbs stick out like bones ,
A E D A
we have found a place where we can be alone .

E
and i tried to tell you ,
D A
as i kissed your hard dry lips ,
E
all the things i dreamed about .
D A
i touched your bone white hips .
D A
far away our parents slept in
D Fm
while we watched our fire burn .
A E D A
they dreamed of nothing and got nothing in return .

A Fm
and the water slipped on slowly
E D
past our bodies in the weeds ,
A Fm
pulling plastic wrap and razors
E D
on its current through the reeds .
A D
then i woke up one cold morning ,
Fm D
felt an absence at my back ,
A Fm D
and i searched and stared but only the river stared back .
A Fm D ( end
D )
and i searched and stared but only the river stared back .

between , “and the water slipped on slowly , ” to “on it’s current through the reeds , ” use
one strum per chord , it’ll sound like the recording . on the last line also if you like .

the chords are set to the words , listen to the song a couple times and it should be
easy . simple as 4 chords , hope this is decent .
chords by thad catranis