Villagers - Cecilia And Her Selfhood Chords & Tabs

(Capo 4, Standard Tuning)

Newly recorded version of their popular live song, listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-Kox34wgk


I'm pretty sure the chords are 100% accurate, but I don't know the correct
names. The exact guitar melody that plays through the entire song is a 
slightly simplified version of what Conor plays. Listen to the song for
timing. Kind of a weird song structure with different chord patterns all
over the place. Beautiful song though. Oh and first tab so go easy ;)



These are some of of the less obvious chords.

      FM7      E7       A7
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----3---------3-------2-----------------------|
|-----3---------1-------0-----------------------|
|-----2---------0------ 2-----------------------|
|-----1---------2-------0-----------------------|
|-----------------------3-----------------------|




Intro (No instruments)

In the center of the city was a statue and her twin
And together they watched over everything
Oh, they saw me when I stumbled and they watched you help me stand
I'd swear Cecilia and her sister had it all planned
Tabbed by: Brandon Peralta [tabster9000]
Email: michaeljamesblake@hotmail.com

Then one morning I was walking, from my window to your door
Well I nearly hit the ground with what I saw
Cecilia had been broken, while her sister had been spared
And the vandals had scattered the pieces everywhere



This is the kind of finger pick to do throughout the song
C
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------1--------1--------1--------1-------------|
|------0--------0--------0--------0-------------|
|------2--------2--------2--------2-------------|
|----3--------3--------3--------3---------------|
|---------0-3------0-3------0-3------0-3--------|

AM
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------1--------1-------------------------------|
|------2--------2-------------------------------|
|------2--------2-------------------------------|
|----0--------0---------------------------------|
|---------0-3------0-3--------------------------| Back to C



Verse A (Guitar enters here, Strum once for the first Verse):

FM		      C      AM			  FM
And I knew it made me wonder what kind of twisted mind
	   C      	AM		FM
Would ever hurt her, so thoughtless and unkind
	         C      	AM           FM7
But a monster so cruel can't be that hard to find

FM
Boys



Verse B:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/villagers/cecilia_and_her_selfhood_crd.html ]
     C	
So I started wearing warpaint and I gathered all my friends
     AM					    C
For Cecilia we'd be hunters 'till the end
She was built for a perfect picture, but she came to represent
	 AM			  C
Though I guess I never understood exactly what it meant



Verse A: 

	  FM		  C		   AM		   FM
Oh I know Cecilia and her sister were just statues made of stone
	    C      		   AM		 FM
But I still missed her and now her sister's all alone
		   C
No that just won't do!
         AM                FM7
So let's raid the vandal's homes

FM
Boys



Verse C:

      C
So we ventured out at sunrise
				  AM
With our torches and our spears
	C
And our shotguns and our fears
				  AM
And our carefully hidden tears
	     C
For Cecilia, Cecilia



Verse A:

	FM		C
Now I'm thinking of the moment
	    AM		     FM
When we can look them in the eye
	      C             AM	                  FM
And make them sorry, 'cause tonight they're gonna die
	                  C
Yeah, we'll shoot them up dead!
	    AM		      FM7
Leave their bodies where they lie

FM
Boys



Verse D:

  C
So now we're following the pieces of Cecilia to the door
      AM                          C
Every shattered limb repeatedly reminding us of what we're searching for
And the sleepers have woken for now they have an aim
	    AM					       C
Yes they're quite aware of the cold hard fact that the city's loss could be their gain



Verse A:

         FM		  C
They are dreaming of, the feeling of!
  AM		  FM             C		   AM		    FM
A trophy in their arms, a hero's welcome, claiming women with their charms
		  C                    AM		FM7
Oh I'm sorry if I hurt you, you know I swear I meant no harm

FM
Baby



Verse E:

       C		  EM7		AM		   CM7
So the trail, it keeps on turning as we wander through the streets
       FM	       C         EM7           FM  
I keep looking at, the pieces of Cecilia at my feet



	C
But the strangest thing occurs to me
When I stop to look around
       AM			     C
Oh I'd swear we are returning to the center of the town!



Verse A (Strum once for last verse.):

	  FM		      C
Yes we're back here, where we started
      AM		   FM	    		  C
Where Cecilia used to stand, but her sister looks different
	AM		     FM
Please, tell me boys, if you can?
                       C
Is that a smile on her face?
          AM            FM7
Is that a hammer in her hand?