The Tain - The Decemberists
Part I
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| Riff 1
A|------2-1h2p1----------2-5-6-7--|
E|--0-3----------3-0--3-----------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-0-2--| Riff 2
A|-------2-1h2p1---------0-2----------|
E|--0-3-----------3p0--3-----0--------|
Intro:
Riff 1 x2
Verse:
Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x1 (end riff second time you play low E)
Verse: (electric)
Verse: (acoustic)
Verse: (electric)
Part II
Intro Riff: (the chord changes are subtle, but there)
Em D Em D Em D Em [F# G]
(sometimes the F# and G are left out)
Intro Riff x4
Verse:
Intro Riff x2
Damn your ankles
And eyes wide
C D
From your fingernails to your ponytails too.
Intro Riff x1
Intro Riff x2
King of the insects and the M-5 over
C D Em D Em D
Charlemagne in a motorcade too.
F G Em D Em D
Baby needs a new prize
F G Intro Riff
Baby needs a new and shiny prize.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/decemberists/the_tain_tab.html ]
Chorus:
E C
In this place called heavenly
E C
You were born here.
E C
This place called heavenly
E C
You were born here.
D
You were born here.
Intro Riff x 2
Verse: (with different lyrics)
Chorus:
C
You were born here
Part III
Verse: Em C D C
Verse x7
Chorus:
B
Here come loose the hounds
A E A A A
To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)
B
On this stretch of ground
A G#
I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)
F#
To sleep
Verse x4
Chorus:
B
Here come loose the hounds
A E E A A A
To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)
B
On this stretch of ground
A E E A A A
I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)
B
Here come loose the hounds
A E E A A A
To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)
B
On this stretch of ground
A G#
I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)
F#
To sleep
Tabbed by A. Mike Forgette
