The Bachelor And The Bride Chords & Tabs
The Bachelor And The Bride Tab
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The Bachelor and the Bride - Decemberists
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Tabbed by: cflat
Email: cflat@earthlink.net
Tempo: Upbeat but melancholy, oooh
Tuning: e,a,d,g,b,e
Capo: 1st fret (fret 1 (not 0) on the tab is fret 1)
VERSE
Gtr. 1 (12 string Acoustic)
Fm7 Bbsus
e|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
B|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
There's a wrinkle in the water
Hear the corncrakes and the deerhooves
AbM7 BbM7
e|------------------------------------|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
B|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|x-x-x-x--x----x-x----x-x------x-x-x-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|
A|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|
Where we laid our first daughter
And the sleet rain on the slate roof
Fm7 Bbsus
e|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
B|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
And I think the wind blows so sweetly there
A medallion locked inside her
BbM7 BbM7
e|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|------------------------------------|
G|x-x-x-x--x----x-x----x-x------x-x-x-|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|
D|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|
E|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
Over there
hands In her hands
Fm7 Bbsus
e|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
B|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
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| Gtr. 2 (Electric) |
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------8----------8-----------------|-------8----------7-----------------|
D|--6-----------6---------------------|--8-----------8---------------------|
A|8---8-------8---8-------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|6---6-------6---6-------------------|
And the windows and the cinders
And his fingers, are they telling
AbM7 BbM7
e|------------------------------------|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
B|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|x-x-x-x--x----x-x----x-x------x-x-x-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|
A|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------8----------8-----------------|------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------8---------------------|-------5----------5-----------------|
D|------------------------------------|--6-----------6---------------------|
A|6---6-------6---6-------------------|4---4-------4---4-------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
And the willows in the timbers
Of the barren of her belly?
Fm7 Bbsus
e|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
B|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------8----------8-----------------|-------8----------7-----------------|
D|--6-----------6---------------------|--8-----------8---------------------|
A|8---8-------8---8-------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|6---6-------6---6-------------------|
The infernal rattling of the rain
Do his calluses cure her furrowed
BbM7 BbM7
e|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|------------------------------------|
G|x-x-x-x--x----x-x----x-x------x-x-x-|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|
D|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|
E|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---4--------------------------------|---5--------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
D|-6----------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
A|4-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Still remains
brow, Even now?
CHORUS
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Fm7 BbM7
e|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|------------------------------------|
B|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
G|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
D|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|
E|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|------------------------------------|
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e|8-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-9----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|9--------8---------6--------5-------|
D|---10-------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
A|-----8------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|8-----------------------------------|
But I, said the bachelor to the
Fm7 BbM7
e|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|------------------------------------|
B|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
G|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
D|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|5-5-5-5--5----5-5----5-5------5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|
E|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|------------------------------------|
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e|8-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-9----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|9--------8---------6--------5-------|
D|---10-------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
A|-----8------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|8-----------------------------------|
bride Am not waiting for tonight
Db (C) Ab (g)
e|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|4-4-4-4--4----4-4----4-4------4-4-4-|
B|2-2-2-2--2----2-2----2-2------2-2-2-|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|
G|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|
D|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|
A|4-4-4-4--4----4-4----4-4------4-4-4-|3-3-3-3--3----3-3----3-3------3-3-3-|
E|1-1-1-1--1----1-1----1-1------1-1-1-|4-4-4-4--4----4-4----4-4------4-4-4-|
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e|----1-------------------------------|-----3------------------------------|
B|---2--------------------------------|----1-------------------------------|
G|--1-----------1---------------------|---1--------------------------------|
D|-3-------1h3------------------------|--1----------1----------------------|
A|4-----------------------------------|-3--------3-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|4-----------------------------------|
No, I, I will
Bb (a) Ab (g)
e|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
B|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
G|3-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
D|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
A|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
A|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
box your ears And leave you here stripped bare
(4th) box your ears and take your tears and (goto OUTRO)
BRIDGE
Fm7 Bbsus
e|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
B|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
A|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------8----------8-----------------|-------8----------7-----------------|
D|--6-----------6---------------------|--8-----------8---------------------|
A|8---8-------8---8-------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|6---6-------6---6-------------------|
stripped bare
AbM7 BbM7
e|------------------------------------|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
B|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|0-0-0-0--0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-|
G|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|x-x-x-x--x----x-x----x-x------x-x-x-|
D|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|10--10---10---10-----10-------10--10|
A|6-6-6-6--6----6-6----6-6------6-6-6-|8-8-8-8--8----8-8----8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------|9-9-9-9--9----9-9----9-9------9-9-9-|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------8----------8-----------------|------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------8---------------------|-------5----------5-----------------|
D|------------------------------------|--6-----------6---------------------|
A|6---6-------6---6-------------------|4---4-------4---4-------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(2nd time) stripped bare
(3RD time) ah la lo
1st repeat go to VERSE
2nd repeat go to BRIDGE
3rd repeat go to CHORUS
OUTRO
Bb (a) Ab (g)
e|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
B|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
G|3-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
D|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
A|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|3-----------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
A|1-----------------------------------|3-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
leave you, leave you here stripped bare
Bass and drums play 4 bars of the verse alone
then start up with the verse again without lyrics, maybe solo over it.
Become a jam band.
