Villagers - Cecilia And Her Selfhood

( capo 4 , standard tuning )

newly recorded version of their popular live song , listen to it here :
:xr – kox34wgk

i’m pretty sure the chords are 100% accurate , but i don’t know the correct
names . the exact guitar melody that plays through the entire song is A
slightly simplified version of what conor plays . listen to the song for
timing . kind of a weird song structure with different chord patterns all
over the place . beautiful song though . oh and first tab so go easy ; )

these are some of of the less obvious chords .

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intro ( no instruments )

in the center of the city was a statue and her twin
and together they watched over everything
oh , they saw me when i stumbled and they watched you help me stand
i’d swear cecilia and her sister had it all planned
tabbed by : brandon peralta [ tabster9000 ]
email : michaeljamesblake@hotmail . com

then one morning i was walking , from my window to your door
well i nearly hit the ground with what i saw
cecilia had been broken , while her sister had been spared
and the vandals had scattered the pieces everywhere

this is the kind of finger pick to do throughout the song
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Am
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verse A ( guitar enters here , strum once for the first verse ) :

Fm C Am Fm
and i knew it made me wonder what kind of twisted mind
C Am Fm
would ever hurt her , so thoughtless and unkind
C Am Fm7
but a monster so cruel can’t be that hard to find

Fm
boys

verse B :

C
so i started wearing warpaint and i gathered all my friends
Am C
for cecilia we’d be hunters ’till the end
she was built for a perfect picture , but she came to represent
Am C
though i guess i never understood exactly what it meant

verse A :

Fm C Am Fm
oh i know cecilia and her sister were just statues made of stone
C Am Fm
but i still missed her and now her sister’s all alone
C
no that just won’t do!
Am Fm7
so let’s raid the vandal’s homes

Fm
boys

verse C :

C
so we ventured out at sunrise
Am
with our torches and our spears
C
and our shotguns and our fears
Am
and our carefully hidden tears
C
for cecilia , cecilia

verse A :

Fm C
now i’m thinking of the moment
Am Fm
when we can look them in the eye
C Am Fm
and make them sorry , ’cause tonight they’re gonna die
C
yeah , we’ll shoot them up dead!
Am Fm7
leave their bodies where they lie

Fm
boys

verse D :

C
so now we’re following the pieces of cecilia to the door
Am C
every shattered limb repeatedly reminding us of what we’re searching for
and the sleepers have woken for now they have an aim
Am C
yes they’re quite aware of the cold hard fact that the city’s loss could be their gain

verse A :

Fm C
they are dreaming of , the feeling of!
Am Fm C Am Fm
a trophy in their arms , a hero’s welcome , claiming women with their charms
C Am Fm7
oh i’m sorry if i hurt you , you know i swear i meant no harm

Fm
baby

verse E :

C Em7 Am Cm7
so the trail , it keeps on turning as we wander through the streets
Fm C Em7 Fm
i keep looking at , the pieces of cecilia at my feet

C
but the strangest thing occurs to me
when i stop to look around
Am C
oh i’d swear we are returning to the center of the town!

verse A ( strum once for last verse . ) :

Fm C
yes we’re back here , where we started
Am Fm C
where cecilia used to stand , but her sister looks different
Am Fm
please , tell me boys , if you can?
C
is that a smile on her face?
Am Fm7
is that a hammer in her hand?