Lake Song tab by The Decemberists

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               LAKE SONG - The Decemberists
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Tabbed by: Sachin Monga
E-mail: sachinmonga@gmail.com

INTRO:

D - G - D - G

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

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|------0-------|
A|--0h2---------|
E|--------------|

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:

Bm ---- A ---------------------- G ---
And I / Seventeen and terminally fey

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

------------------------------ 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