Tain
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
soldier: they settled dust in your hair
to watch you shake and shout it out.
with our armaments bared
we shed our bags and travel alls.
from the lee of the wall
he comes in the chang and the chariot
and all his eunuchs in thrall
can scarce lift his line and lariat.
here com loose his hounds
to blow me down.
chorus of waifs: blow me down.&[E]12[A]28[A]8;[E]
soldier: on this stretch of ground
i'll lay me down.
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
soldier: to sleep.
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chaplain: and now stricken with pangs
that tear at our backs like thistle down
the mirror's soft silver tain
reflects our last and birthing hour
soldier: here come loose his hounds
to blow me down.
chorus of waifs: blow me down.
soldier: on this stretch of ground
i'll lay me down.
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
soldier: to sleep.
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Readable chord sheet for Tain by Decemberists
[Em7] [Cadd9] [D] [Cadd9] soldier: [Em7]they settled dust in your [Cadd9]hair [D]to watch you shake and [Cadd9]shout it out. [Em7]with our armament[Cadd9]s bared [D]we shed our bags and trav[Cadd9]el alls. [Em7]from the lee of th[Cadd9]e wall [D]he comes in the chang and the[Cadd9] chariot [Em7]and all his eunuchs in [Cadd9]thrall [D]can scarce lift his line and[Cadd9] lariat. [B]here com loose his hounds [A]to blow me down. chorus of waifs: blow me [E]down.& [B]soldier: on this stretch of ground [A]i'll lay me down. chorus of waifs: l[Ab]ay me down. soldier: to [F#]sleep. [Em7] - [Cadd9] [D] - [Cadd9] chaplain: [Em7]and now stricken with[Cadd9] pangs that [D]tear at our backs like t[Cadd9]histle down [Em7]the mirror's soft silver[Cadd9] tain [D]reflects our last and birt[Cadd9]hing hour soldier: [B]here come loose his hounds [A]to blow me down. chorus of waifs: blow me [E]down. [E] [A] [A] [E] soldier: [B]on this stretch of ground [A]i'll lay me down. chorus of waifs: lay[Ab] me down. soldier: to[F#] sleep.