Chords for The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song with LYRICS

Tempo:
96.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bb

F

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song with LYRICS chords
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[Dm] [A] [Dm]
There's a place your mother goes when [A] everybody [Dm] else is soundly [G] sleeping
[D] Through the lights the beacons beat and if you [A] listen [Dm] you can [G] hear her weeping [A] She's weeping
Cause [Bb] the gentle [F] men are [Bb] calling and the snow is softly falling [F] on her petticoat
And [Bb] she's standing [F] in the [Bb] harbour and she's waiting [F] for the sailor in the jolly boat
[A] Surrounded by a crowd [Fm] [A]
with dirty hands and trousers on they grapple till she's [Dm] safe within [G] the keeping
A [Gm] [D]
gag is placed [Dm] between her lips to keep her sorry tongue [G] from any speaking [A] or screaming
And [Bb] they roll her out to pack her to the sailor's story ragged [F] clothed for maintenance
And [Bb] she's scarce above the gunwales when her clothes fall [F] to a bundle and she's laid in bed [A] on the upper deck
La la [G] la la la [Gm] la [A]
la
[D]
[A]
And so she goes from ship to ship her ankles clasped her arms [Dm] so [G] rudely pinioned
[D]
Till at last she's satisfied the lot of the marinas [G] dreaming ninjas [D] in [A] their opinion
And [Bb] they tell her not to say a thing, to cause indigretion again, [F] or she'll end up dead.
And [Bb] they throw her thirty dollars and return her to [F] the harbor where she goes to bed, and
[A] it's how you're fed.
So [Gm] be kind to your mother, though [A] she may seem an awful bother, [Gm] and the next time she
tries to feed you, call [A] her dreams.
Remember [E] what she does when you're asleep.
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
A
1231
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To learn The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, Bb, F, A, Gm, A and G of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 47 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 95. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a place your mother goes when [A] everybody [Dm] else is soundly [G] sleeping _ _ _ _ _
[D] Through the lights the beacons beat and if you [A] listen [Dm] you can [G] hear her weeping [A] She's weeping _
_ _ Cause [Bb] the gentle [F] men are [Bb] calling and the snow is softly falling [F] on her _ petticoat
_ And [Bb] she's standing [F] in the [Bb] harbour and she's waiting [F] for the sailor in the jolly boat
[A] Surrounded by a crowd _ _ _ [Fm] _ [A]
with dirty hands and trousers on they grapple till she's [Dm] safe within [G] the keeping
A [Gm] _ _ [D]
gag is placed [Dm] between her lips to keep her sorry tongue [G] from any speaking [A] or screaming _ _
_ And [Bb] they roll her out to pack her to the sailor's story ragged [F] clothed for maintenance _ _
And _ [Bb] she's scarce above the gunwales when her clothes fall [F] to a bundle and she's laid in bed [A] on the upper deck
_ _ La la [G] la la la [Gm] la _ _ _ [A] _ _
la_
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And so she goes from ship to ship her ankles clasped her arms [Dm] so [G] rudely pinioned
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Till at last she's satisfied the lot of the marinas [G] dreaming ninjas [D] in [A] their opinion _ _ _
_ And [Bb] they tell her not to say a thing, to cause indigretion again, [F] or she'll end up dead. _
_ And [Bb] they throw her thirty dollars and return her to [F] the harbor where she goes to bed, and
[A] it's how you're fed.
_ So [Gm] be kind _ to your mother, though [A] she may seem an awful bother, _ [Gm] and the next time she
tries to feed you, call [A] her dreams.
_ _ _ Remember [E] what she does when you're asleep.
[A] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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