Chords for Sixteen Military Wives

Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

G

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sixteen Military Wives chords
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[E]
Sixteen [G] military wives, [A] thirty-two softly focused, [E] brightly colored eyes
Staring at the [G] national fan, thirty [A]-two gently clenching [Em] wrinkled little [E] hands
[A] Seventeen [B] company men, out of [C#] which [C#m] only twelve [D] will make [A] it back again
[E] Charge sends a letter [G] divine, military [A] wives tear-stripped down [E] to ten little eyes
Cheer [B] them on to their rivals, cause [A] America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
And [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, it should
And [F#m] the anchor person on [A] TV [E] goes la-da-da-da-da
Fifteen [G] celebrity minds, leading [A] their fifteen sordid wretched [E] checkered lives
Will define the [G] solution in time, [A] using their fifteen pristine moderate [E] liberal minds
[A] Eighteen [B] academy chairs, [C#m] out of which only [D] seven really [A] even care
[E] Doling out [G] a garland of fines, [A] celebrity minds they're humbly taken [E] by surprise
Cheer [B] them on to their rivals, [A] cause America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
And [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, it should
And [F#] the [F#m] anchor person on [A] TV [E] goes la-da-da-da-da
Fourteen [G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] cannibal kings, [C#m] wondering blithely what [D] the dinner bell [A] will bring
[E] Fifteen celebrity [G] minds, they're [A] gonna leave feet there to sixteen [E] military wives
[B] Cheer them on to their rivals, [E] cause [A] America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
And [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, it should
And [F#m] the anchor person on [A] TV [E] goes la-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn The Decemberists - 16 Military Wives chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, A, E, G, E, B and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 92 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sixteen [G] military wives, [A] thirty-two softly focused, [E] brightly colored eyes _
_ _ _ Staring at the [G] national fan, thirty [A]-two gently clenching [Em] wrinkled little [E] hands _
_ [A] _ _ Seventeen [B] company men, out of [C#] which [C#m] only twelve [D] will make [A] it back _ again
[E] _ _ Charge sends a letter [G] divine, military [A] wives tear-stripped down [E] to ten little eyes
Cheer [B] _ _ them on to their rivals, cause [A] America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
And _ [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, _ it should
And [F#m] the anchor person on [A] TV _ _ [E] goes la-da-da-da-da
_ _ _ _ Fifteen [G] celebrity minds, leading [A] their fifteen sordid wretched [E] checkered lives
_ _ Will define the [G] solution in time, [A] using their fifteen pristine moderate [E] liberal minds
_ _ [A] _ Eighteen [B] academy chairs, [C#m] out of which only [D] seven really [A] even care
_ [E] _ _ Doling out [G] a garland of fines, [A] celebrity minds they're humbly taken [E] by surprise
_ Cheer [B] _ them on to their rivals, [A] cause America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
And _ [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, _ it should _
And [F#] the [F#m] anchor person on [A] TV _ _ [E] goes la-da-da-da-da _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Fourteen _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] cannibal kings, [C#m] wondering blithely what [D] the dinner bell [A] will bring _
_ [E] _ _ Fifteen celebrity [G] _ minds, they're [A] gonna leave feet there to sixteen [E] military wives
[B] Cheer _ them on to their rivals, [E] cause [A] America [E] can't, and [A] America [E] can't say [B] no
_ And [A] America [E] does if [A] America [E] said it [B] should, _ it should
And [F#m] the anchor person on [A] TV _ _ [E] goes la-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, _ la-da-da-da-da _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Picaresque, written by Colin Meloy, this one shines.

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