The Rakes Song
DecemberistsVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
] x4
I had entered into a marriage
In the summer of my twenty-first year
And the bells rang for our wedding
Only now do I remember it clear
Alright, alright, alright
]
No more a rake and no more a bachelor
I was wedded and it whetted my thirst
Until her womb start spilling out babies
Only then did I reckon my curse
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
] x2
First came Eziah with his crinkled little fingers
Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn
Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery
Mercifully taking her mother along
Alright, alright, alright
What can one do when one is widower
Shamefully saddled with three little pests
All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life
So my burden I began to divest
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove
Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath
Eziah fought but was easily bested
Burned his body for incurring my wrath
Alright, alright, alright
And that's how I came your humble narrator
To be living so easy and free
Expect you think that I should be haunted
But it never really bothers me
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
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Readable chord sheet for The Rakes Song by Decemberists
[[G] [Em]] x4 [G]I had [Em]entered [G]into a [Em]marriage [G]In the [Em]summer of my [G]twenty-first [Em]year [G]And the [Em]bells rang [G]for our [Em]wedding [G]Only [Em]now do I [G]remember it [Em]clear Al[A]right, al[C]right, alright [[G] [Em] [G] [Em]] [G]No more a [Em]rake and [G]no more a [Em]bachelor [G]I was [Em]wedded and it [G]whetted my [Em]thirst [G]Until her [Em]womb start [G]spilling out [Em]babies [G]Only then [Em]did I [G]reckon my [Em]curse Al[A]right, al[C]right, alright[G] [Em] [G] [Em] Al[A]right, al[C]right, alright [[G] [Em] [G] [Em]] x2 [The rest of the verses follow the same chords] First came Eziah with his crinkled little fingers Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery Mercifully taking her mother along Alright, alright, alright What can one do when one is widower Shamefully saddled with three little pests All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life So my burden I began to divest Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath Eziah fought but was easily bested Burned his body for incurring my wrath Alright, alright, alright And that's how I came your humble narrator To be living so easy and free Expect you think that I should be haunted But it never really bothers me Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright