Chords for Colin Meloy of The Decemberists - Down By The Water (Bing Lounge)
Tempo:
88.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
C
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Um, alright.
[G] I guess I'll do this one [E] since Kink has been so kind to play it on their radio station.
[Am]
[B] [F#] It's called Down by the Water.
[G] [C] [Em]
[C]
[D] See [G] this ancient river bed, [D] see where all my follies are led.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main drag.
I was [G] just some toehead teen, [D] feeling round for fingers to [C] get in between.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The season [D] rubs me [Em] wrong, the [D] summer [G] swells on on.
[C] So [Em] knock me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag.
[C] [Em]
[Em]
Sweet descent, [G] they shrabble around, [D] pretty little powder [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water [D] and rolling down the old [Em] main drag.
All dolled up [G] in gabardine, [D] the lash flashing lead of [C] pure 19.
[Em] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [Em] main drag.
The season [D] rubs [Em] me wrong, [Bm] the summer [D] swells [G] on on.
[C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[G]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
season [D] rubs [Em] me wrong, the summer [D] swells [G] on on.
[C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag.
Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
[C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old main [Em] drag.
[N] Thank you.
[F#]
Um, alright.
[G] I guess I'll do this one [E] since Kink has been so kind to play it on their radio station.
[Am]
[B] [F#] It's called Down by the Water.
[G] [C] [Em]
[C]
[D] See [G] this ancient river bed, [D] see where all my follies are led.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main drag.
I was [G] just some toehead teen, [D] feeling round for fingers to [C] get in between.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The season [D] rubs me [Em] wrong, the [D] summer [G] swells on on.
[C] So [Em] knock me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag.
[C] [Em]
[Em]
Sweet descent, [G] they shrabble around, [D] pretty little powder [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water [D] and rolling down the old [Em] main drag.
All dolled up [G] in gabardine, [D] the lash flashing lead of [C] pure 19.
[Em] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [Em] main drag.
The season [D] rubs [Em] me wrong, [Bm] the summer [D] swells [G] on on.
[C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[G]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
season [D] rubs [Em] me wrong, the summer [D] swells [G] on on.
[C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag.
Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
[C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old main [Em] drag.
[N] Thank you.
[F#]
Key:
Em
D
C
G
F#
Em
D
C
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Um, alright. _ _ _
[G] I guess I'll do this one [E] since Kink has been so kind to play it on their radio station.
_ [Am] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ It's called Down by the Water.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ See [G] this ancient river bed, [D] see where all my follies are led.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main drag.
I _ _ _ was [G] just some toehead teen, [D] feeling round for fingers to [C] get in between.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag. _ _ _ _
The season [D] _ rubs me [Em] wrong, _ _ _ _ the [D] summer _ [G] swells on on.
_ [C] So [Em] knock me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Sweet descent, [G] they shrabble around, [D] pretty little powder [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water [D] and rolling down the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
All dolled up [G] in gabardine, [D] the lash flashing lead of [C] pure 19.
[Em] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _
The season [D] _ rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ [Bm] the summer [D] _ swells [G] on on.
[C] _ So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ season [D] _ rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ the summer [D] _ swells [G] on on.
_ [C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag. _ _ _ _
[C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old main [Em] drag. _ _
_ [N] _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Um, alright. _ _ _
[G] I guess I'll do this one [E] since Kink has been so kind to play it on their radio station.
_ [Am] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ It's called Down by the Water.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ See [G] this ancient river bed, [D] see where all my follies are led.
[Em] Down by the water, [D] down by the old [Em] main drag.
I _ _ _ was [G] just some toehead teen, [D] feeling round for fingers to [C] get in between.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag. _ _ _ _
The season [D] _ rubs me [Em] wrong, _ _ _ _ the [D] summer _ [G] swells on on.
_ [C] So [Em] knock me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Sweet descent, [G] they shrabble around, [D] pretty little powder [C] of a seaport town.
[Em] Rolling in the water [D] and rolling down the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
All dolled up [G] in gabardine, [D] the lash flashing lead of [C] pure 19.
[Em] Queen of the water [D] and queen of the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _
The season [D] _ rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ [Bm] the summer [D] _ swells [G] on on.
[C] _ So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all [C] broken just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag.
The _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ season [D] _ rubs [Em] me wrong, _ _ _ the summer [D] _ swells [G] on on.
_ [C] So knock [Em] me down and tear [G] me up, but I [D] would bear it all broken [C] just to fill my cup.
[Em] Down by the [D] water, down by the old [Em] main drag. _ _ _ _
Down by the [D] water, down by the [Em] old main drag. _ _ _ _
[C] Down by the [D] water, down by the old main [Em] drag. _ _
_ [N] _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _