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Leslie Anne Levine

Decemberists
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 The Intro is a little confusing, if you want to get it right. The chords are
 basically...
 
 You can play this and still sound good. But if you want to be perfect, then you should
 know that the guitarist also, after the Asus2, plays all open strings once, and an Em
 chord once, then repeats the whole thing. The second time he does this, he doesn't play
 the Em chord, and just goes right to E.
 This is kind of what it looks like. Listen to the song to get the rhythm perfectly.
  (* the v^v is to show downstrokes and upstrokes, if you were to continually move your
 hand up and down,even when not playing a note. I use it as a timing measurement.)
Em
e|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
B|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
G|1---1-11-11-1111|00000000-2222000| then repeat, with a few subtle changes.
D|2---2-22-22-2222|22222222-2222002|
A|2---2-22-22-2222|33333333-0000002|
E|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
 * v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^ v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^
 Please note: I left an open E string in the bass for the whole time because it is
 actually there. it's not a typo. this is reflected in the chords below as well.
 That's also the guitar part for most of the whole song.
 Here's the rest of the song:
My  name is Leslie Anne Levine
My  mother birthed me down a dry  ravine
My  mother birthed me far  too soon
Born  at nine and dead at noon
Fifteen  years gone now, I still wander this parapet
 And shake my rattle bone
Fifteen  years gone now, I still cling to the petticoats
 Of the girl  who died  with me
 On the roofs above the streets
 The only love I've known's a chimney sweep
 Lost and lodged inside a flue
 Back in 1842
 Fifteen years gone now, I still wail from these catacombs
 And curse my mother's name
 Fifteen years gone now, still a wastrel mesallied
 Has brought this fate on me
 My name is Leslie Anne Levine
 I've no one left to mourn for me
 My body lies inside its grave
 In a ditch not far away
 Fifteen years gone now, I still wander this parapet
 And shake my rattle bone
 Fifteen years gone now, I still cling to the petticoats
 Of the girl who died with me
 Chords:
 That's pretty much it. A great song by a great band. Email me if you have questions,
 comments, corrections, complaints, etc.
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 |  hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | ~ vibrato
 | + harmonic
 | x Mute note

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Readable chord sheet for Leslie Anne Levine by Decemberists

The Intro is a little confusing, if you want to get it right. The chords are
basically...

  [E]   [Cmaj7]   [Asus2]

You can play this and still sound good. But if you want to be perfect, then you should
know that the guitarist also, after the Asus2, plays all open strings once, and an Em
chord once, then repeats the whole thing. The second time he does this, he doesn't play
the Em chord, and just goes right to E.

This is kind of what it looks like. Listen to the song to get the rhythm perfectly.

 (* the v^v is to show downstrokes and upstrokes, if you were to continually move your
hand up and down,even when not playing a note. I use it as a timing measurement.)

  [E]               [Cmaj7]    [Asus2]  [Em]
e|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
B|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
G|1---1-11-11-1111|00000000-2222000| then repeat, with a few subtle changes.
D|2---2-22-22-2222|22222222-2222002|
A|2---2-22-22-2222|33333333-0000002|
E|0---0-00-00-0000|00000000-0000000|
* v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^ v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^

Please note: I left an open E string in the bass for the whole time because it is
actually there. it's not a typo. this is reflected in the chords below as well.

That's also the guitar part for most of the whole song.

Here's the rest of the song:

[E]My name is Leslie Anne Levine[Cmaj7]         [Asus2]
[E]My mother birthed me down a [Cmaj7]dry ravin[Asus2]e
[E]My mother birthed me fa[Cmaj7]r too soon[Asus2]
[E]Born at nine and dead at [B]noon  [Asus2]

[A]Fifteen years gone now, I still wander this [C#m]parapet
And shake my rattle bone[A]
[A]Fifteen years gone now, I still cling to the [C#m]petticoats
Of the [C]girl who d[B]ied with m[E]e

[E]    [Cmaj7]  [Asus2]

On the roofs above the streets
The only love I've known's a chimney sweep
Lost and lodged inside a flue
Back in 1842

Fifteen years gone now, I still wail from these catacombs
And curse my mother's name
Fifteen years gone now, still a wastrel mesallied
Has brought this fate on me

[E]    [Cmaj7]  [Asus2]

My name is Leslie Anne Levine
I've no one left to mourn for me
My body lies inside its grave
In a ditch not far away

Fifteen years gone now, I still wander this parapet
And shake my rattle bone
Fifteen years gone now, I still cling to the petticoats
Of the girl who died with me

[E]    [Cmaj7]  [Asus2]

Chords:
[E] [022100]
[C] [x32010]
[Cmaj7] [032000]
[Asus2] [002200]
[B] [x24442]
[A] [002220]
[C#m] [x46654]

That's pretty much it. A great song by a great band. Email me if you have questions,
comments, corrections, complaints, etc.

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| [B]  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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