Lake Song tab by The Decemberists

Tabs

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               LAKE SONG - The Decemberists
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Tabbed by: Sachin Monga
E-mail: [email protected]

INTRO:

D MajorD - G+G - D MajorD - G+G

While transitioning between the G-D, add this little riff:

e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|------0-------|
A augmentedA|--0h2---------|
E MajorE|--------------|

VERSE:

E-minor
Down by the lake / We were overturning pebbles / And upending all the animals alight

(Go back to intro chords and riff between lines, repeat as necessary)

CHORUS:

B minorBm ---- A augmentedA ---------------------- G+G ---
And I / Seventeen and terminally fey

- F#min ------------------------ Emin --
I wrote it down and threw it all away

------------------------------ G+G --
Never gave a thought to what I paid

(repeat as necessary)


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To get a sense of the strumming patterns, check out this video of Colin Meloy busking in Brooklyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnPxXyQI6M

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