A Beginning Song chords by The Decemberists

Chords with lyrics

G+G D MajorD x2

G+G           D MajorD     G+G
Let's commence to coordinate our sights
     D MajorD    G+G
Get them square to rights
     D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD
Get them square to rights
G+G            D MajorD  G+G
Condescend to calm this riot in your mind
       D MajorD G+G
Find yourself in time
     D MajorD   G+G   D MajorD
Find yourself in time

[Chorus:]
C majorC   G+G    D MajorD      C majorC     G+G D MajorD
 I am waiting, should I be waiting?
C majorC     G+G     D MajorD     C majorC
 And I am wanting, should I be wanting?
   D MajorD     C majorC    D MajorD     G+G
When all around me? When all around me?

G,D X2

[Verse 2:]
G+G           D MajorD     G+G
 Document the world inside your skin
D MajorD       G+G
Tenor of your shins,
       D MajorD   G+G   D MajorD
The timbre of your limbs
G+G          D MajorD       G+G
Now commence to kick each brick of apart
      D MajorD   G+G
to center on your heart
     D MajorD     G+G          C majorC D MajorD
Starting with your heart, bright heart

[Chorus:]
C majorC   G+G    D MajorD      C majorC    G+G D MajorD
 I am waiting, should I be waiting?
C majorC     G+G        D MajorD  C majorC
 And I am wanting, should I be wanting?
   D MajorD     C majorC    D MajorD     G+G
When all around me? When all around me?
D MajorD     G+G
All around me X3

[Bridge:]
C majorC   G+G    D MajorD      C majorC    G+G D MajorD
 I am waiting, should I be waiting?
C majorC     G+G    D MajorD      C majorC    G+G D MajorD
 And I am wanting, should I be wanting?
C majorC   G+G    D MajorD      C majorC    D MajorD     C majorC
 I am hopeful, should I be hopeful all around me
D MajorD     C majorC  D MajorD C majorC X2
All around me

[Verse 3:]
    C majorC    D MajorD    C majorC    D MajorD
Is the sunlight, is the shadow
C majorC      D MajorD  C majorC      D MajorD
Is the quiet,  is the work
    C majorC       D MajorD
Is the beating heart
    C majorC   D MajorD    C majorC   D MajorD
Is the ocean... Is the boy
  C majorC D MajorD
Is you, my sweet love
Oh, my love
And the light, bright light
And the light, bright light
Bright light, bright light
It's all around me
It's all around me
It's all around me