The Mariner's Revenge Song
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D-DU-UDU
We are two Mariners, our ship's sole survivors, in this belly of a whale
It's ribs our ceiling beams, it's guts our carpeting, I guess we have some time
to kill. You may not remember me, I was a child of three, and you a lad of
eighteen. But I remember you, and I will relate to you, how our histories
interweave.
At the time you were a rake and a rastabout. Spending all your money on the
whores and hounds. Oh-oh
You had a charming air, all cheap and debonair, my widowed mother found so
sweet. And so she took you in, her sheets still warm with him, now filled
with filth and fowl disease.
As time wore on you proved a debt-ridden drunken mess. Leaving my mother a
poor consumptive wretch. Oh-oh
And then you disappeared. Your gambling arrears, the only thing you left
behind. And then the magistrate, reclaimed our small estate, and my poor
mother lost her mind.
Then one day in spring my dear, sweet mother died. But before she did I took
her hand as she dying cried, Oh-oh,
"Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his fingers to splinters,
drag him to a hole until he wakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his
grave, oh-oh." (Little Am fill right here)
It took me fifteen years to swallow all my tears, among the urchins in the
street. And then a priory, took pity and hired me to keep their vestry nice
and neat.
But never once in the employ of these holy men, did I ever once turn my mind
from the thought of revenge. Oh-oh.
One night I overheard, the prior exchanging words with a penetant whaler from
the sea. The captain of his ship, who matched you toe to tip, was known for a
wanton cruelty.
The following day I shipped to sea with the privateer. And in the whistle of
the wind I could almost hear, oh-oh.
"Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his fingers to splinters,
drag him to a whole until he wakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his
grave.
There is one thing I must say to you, as you sail across the sea. Always your
mother will watch over you, as you avenge this wicked deed.
And then one fateful night, we had you in our sights, after 20 months at sea.
Your starboard flank abeam, I was getting my muskets clean, when came this
rumbling from beneath.
The ocean shook, the sky went black and the captain quailed. And before us
grew the angry jaws of a giant whale, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Don't know how I survived, the crew all was chewed alive, I must have slipped
between his teeth. But oh what providence, what divine intelligence, that you
should survive as well as me.
It gives my heart great joy to see your eyes fill with fear. So lean in close
and I will whisper the last words you'll hear, oh-oh
(Solo at end,all on high E)
E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7x2
E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-5-7-8--12(hold)-10-8-7-5-8-7
(repeat until end of song, get faster and faster each time)
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Readable chord sheet for The Mariner's Revenge Song by Decemberists
[Am]We are two Mariners, our ship's sole survivors, in this belly of a [E]whale [E]It's ribs our ceiling beams, it's guts our carpeting, I guess we have some time to [Am]kill. You may not remember me, I was a child of three, and you a lad of [E]eighteen. But I remember you, and I will relate to you, how our histories interwe[Am]ave. [Fm]At the time you were a rake and a rastabo[Am]ut. S[Fm]pending all your money on the whores and h[E]ounds. [Fm]Oh-[E]oh [Am]You had a charming air, all cheap and debonair, my widowed mother found so [E]sweet. And so she took you in, her sheets still warm with him, now filled with filth and fowl [Am]disease. [Fm]As time wore on you proved a debt-ridden drunken [Am]mess. [Fm]Leaving my mother a poor consumptive w[E]retch. [Fm]Oh-[E]oh [Am]And then you disappeared. Your gambling arrears, the only thing you left [E]behind. And then the magistrate, reclaimed our small estate, and my poor mother lost her [Am]mind. [Fm]Then one day in spring my dear, sweet mother d[Am]ied. B[Fm]ut before she did I took her hand as she dying c[E]ried, [Fm]Oh-[E]oh, "[Fm]Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his [Am]fingers to splinters, drag him to a hole until he [Fm]wakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his [E]grave, [Fm]oh-[E]oh." (Little Am fill right here) [Am]It took me fifteen years to swallow all my tears, among the urchins in the [E]street. And then a priory, took pity and hired me to keep their vestry nice and n[Am]eat. [Fm]But never once in the [Am]employ of these[Fm] holy men, did I ever once turn my mind from the thought of [E]revenge. O[Fm]h-o[E]h. [Am]One night I overheard, the prior exchanging words with a penetant whaler from th[E]e sea. The [E]captain of his ship, who matched you toe to tip, was known for a wanton [Am]cruelty. [Fm]The following day I shipped to sea with the [Am]privateer. And in the whistle of the wind I could almost [E]hear, [Fm]oh-[E]oh. "[Fm]Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his f[Am]ingers to splinters, drag him to a whole until he [Fm]wakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his [E]grave. [C]There is one thing I must [G]say to you, [C]as you sail across the [G]sea. A[Am]lways your mother will watch [Em]over you, [Fm]as you avenge this wicked d[E]eed. [Am] [E] [Fm] [E] [Am]And then one fateful night, we had you in our sights, after 20 months at [E]sea. Your starboard flank abeam, I was getting my muskets clean, when came this rumbling from b[Am]eneath. [Fm]The ocean shook, the sky went bl[Am]ack and the captain [Fm]quailed. And before us grew the angry jaws of a giant [E]whale, oh-oh, oh, [Fm]oh-[E]oh [Am]Don't know how I survived, the crew all was chewed alive, I must have slipped between his [E]teeth. But oh what providence, what divine intelligence, that you should survive as well as [Am]me. [Fm]It gives my heart great joy to see your eyes fill with [Am]fear. [Fm]So lean in close and I will whisper the last words you'll [E]hear, [Fm]oh-[E]oh (Solo at end,all on high E) E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7x2 E--8--7--8--7--8-7-5-7-8-5-7-8--12(hold)-10-8-7-5-8-7 (repeat until end of song, get faster and faster each time) Hope you enjoyed!