Chords for The Decemberists - Cocoon (from Castaways & Cutouts)
Tempo:
96.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[D] This [A]
cocoon [D] caught in Vesuvius' [G] shadow Only the ashes [D] remain
And [A]
[G] I waited there for you Why [D] couldn't you?
[A]
[G]
[D] Here [A] we lie, waiting for something [G] to startle To shake us from [Bm]
[D] gravity's pull
[G] And so the sleeping hours are through What can [D] we do?
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[G]
[Bm] The sorry conclusion,
[G] the low dirty water [Em] It happened before you came to
[B] But [Bm] this is the solution, [G] and this is a mess [Em] The joke always tends to [E] come true
[B]
[C] And there on your [Am] windowsill, over the unmoving [E] platoon
[C] Written in [Am] paperback, a view to a [Em] quarterback's room
[G] Under waning moon, this quiet [F] serves only [E] to
Find
[Em] you, [G] provide [F#]
[E] you [Em] What
[G] I knew, what [Gm] I knew
We [G] come back [A] to you,
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] take [A] this poem [D] Follow the [A] lines here [G] are written
Tracing the bends and [D] the shapes [A]
[D]
[G] And [D] feel your fingers [G]
falling slack
And all [D] folding back
[A]
[G]
[Bm] The tainted lectern, [G] the hole in the sky
[E] Command [B] what is tried, what is true
[Bm] Without solution, [G] the feet on the ground [E] It won't make a sound until you're through
[B]
[C] So loosen your shoulder [Am] blades, this is your hour to [E] make do
[C] And there on the [Am] timberline, deep cold November
[E] Shines through, [G] soft and absolute
[F#m] This quiet [F] serves only [B] to find [Em] you
[E] Provide [F#] [E]
and you
What [G] I knew, what
[Gm] I knew We come back [D] to you
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[N]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[D] This [A]
cocoon [D] caught in Vesuvius' [G] shadow Only the ashes [D] remain
And [A]
[G] I waited there for you Why [D] couldn't you?
[A]
[G]
[D] Here [A] we lie, waiting for something [G] to startle To shake us from [Bm]
[D] gravity's pull
[G] And so the sleeping hours are through What can [D] we do?
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[G]
[Bm] The sorry conclusion,
[G] the low dirty water [Em] It happened before you came to
[B] But [Bm] this is the solution, [G] and this is a mess [Em] The joke always tends to [E] come true
[B]
[C] And there on your [Am] windowsill, over the unmoving [E] platoon
[C] Written in [Am] paperback, a view to a [Em] quarterback's room
[G] Under waning moon, this quiet [F] serves only [E] to
Find
[Em] you, [G] provide [F#]
[E] you [Em] What
[G] I knew, what [Gm] I knew
We [G] come back [A] to you,
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] take [A] this poem [D] Follow the [A] lines here [G] are written
Tracing the bends and [D] the shapes [A]
[D]
[G] And [D] feel your fingers [G]
falling slack
And all [D] folding back
[A]
[G]
[Bm] The tainted lectern, [G] the hole in the sky
[E] Command [B] what is tried, what is true
[Bm] Without solution, [G] the feet on the ground [E] It won't make a sound until you're through
[B]
[C] So loosen your shoulder [Am] blades, this is your hour to [E] make do
[C] And there on the [Am] timberline, deep cold November
[E] Shines through, [G] soft and absolute
[F#m] This quiet [F] serves only [B] to find [Em] you
[E] Provide [F#] [E]
and you
What [G] I knew, what
[Gm] I knew We come back [D] to you
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[N]
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[D] _ This [A] _ _
cocoon [D] caught in Vesuvius' [G] _ shadow _ _ Only _ the ashes [D] _ remain _ _
And _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ I waited there for you Why [D] couldn't you? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Here [A] we lie, _ waiting for something [G] to _ startle To _ shake us from [Bm] _
[D] gravity's pull _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] And so the sleeping hours are through _ What can [D] we do?
_ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bm] The sorry _ conclusion, _
[G] the low dirty water [Em] It happened before you came to
_ _ [B] But [Bm] this is the solution, [G] and this is a mess [Em] The joke always tends to [E] come true
_ [B] _ _
[C] And there on your _ [Am] windowsill, over the _ unmoving [E] platoon _ _ _ _
[C] Written in _ [Am] paperback, a view to a _ [Em] quarterback's room _ _ _
[G] Under waning moon, _ this quiet [F] serves only [E] to
_ _ Find _
_ [Em] you, _ _ [G] provide _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ you [Em] What _ _
[G] I knew, _ _ _ _ _ _ what [Gm] I knew _
We _ _ [G] come back [A] to you, _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] take [A] this poem _ [D] Follow the [A] lines here [G] are written _ _ _ _
_ Tracing the bends and [D] the _ _ shapes [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] And [D] feel your fingers [G]
falling slack
And all [D] folding _ _ back _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bm] The tainted lectern, [G] the hole in the sky
[E] Command [B] what is tried, what is true _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Without solution, [G] the feet on the ground [E] It won't make a sound until you're through
_ [B] _ _
[C] So loosen your shoulder [Am] blades, this is your hour to [E] make do _ _ _
[C] And there on the _ [Am] timberline, deep cold November _
[E] Shines through, _ [G] soft and absolute _ _
[F#m] This quiet [F] serves only [B] to _ _ _ find [Em] you _ _ _ _
[E] _ Provide [F#] _ _ [E]
and you
_ What [G] I knew, _ _ what _ _ _ _
[Gm] I knew _ We _ _ _ come back [D] to you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ This [A] _ _
cocoon [D] caught in Vesuvius' [G] _ shadow _ _ Only _ the ashes [D] _ remain _ _
And _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ I waited there for you Why [D] couldn't you? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Here [A] we lie, _ waiting for something [G] to _ startle To _ shake us from [Bm] _
[D] gravity's pull _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] And so the sleeping hours are through _ What can [D] we do?
_ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bm] The sorry _ conclusion, _
[G] the low dirty water [Em] It happened before you came to
_ _ [B] But [Bm] this is the solution, [G] and this is a mess [Em] The joke always tends to [E] come true
_ [B] _ _
[C] And there on your _ [Am] windowsill, over the _ unmoving [E] platoon _ _ _ _
[C] Written in _ [Am] paperback, a view to a _ [Em] quarterback's room _ _ _
[G] Under waning moon, _ this quiet [F] serves only [E] to
_ _ Find _
_ [Em] you, _ _ [G] provide _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ you [Em] What _ _
[G] I knew, _ _ _ _ _ _ what [Gm] I knew _
We _ _ [G] come back [A] to you, _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] take [A] this poem _ [D] Follow the [A] lines here [G] are written _ _ _ _
_ Tracing the bends and [D] the _ _ shapes [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] And [D] feel your fingers [G]
falling slack
And all [D] folding _ _ back _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bm] The tainted lectern, [G] the hole in the sky
[E] Command [B] what is tried, what is true _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Without solution, [G] the feet on the ground [E] It won't make a sound until you're through
_ [B] _ _
[C] So loosen your shoulder [Am] blades, this is your hour to [E] make do _ _ _
[C] And there on the _ [Am] timberline, deep cold November _
[E] Shines through, _ [G] soft and absolute _ _
[F#m] This quiet [F] serves only [B] to _ _ _ find [Em] you _ _ _ _
[E] _ Provide [F#] _ _ [E]
and you
_ What [G] I knew, _ _ what _ _ _ _
[Gm] I knew _ We _ _ _ come back [D] to you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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