Chords for The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect (Lyrics)
Tempo:
95.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
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Bm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
And here I dreamt I was a soldier, and I marched the streets of Birkenau.
And I recall in spring the perfume that the air would bring to the indolent town.
Where the barkers called the [C] moon down, [D] [C] the [D] carnival was [C] ringing loudly now.
[G] And just to lay with you, there's nothing that I wouldn't do, save lay my rifle [C] down.
[D] Try [G] [C] one, try [D] two, I guess [G] it [C] always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [Bm] it's [C] better to turn this [G] way.
And I am [D] nothing of [C] a builder,
[D] [C] [G] but here I dreamt I was an architect.
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe [C] from the outside [D] world.
[C]
[G] But the angles and the corners, even though my work is unparalleled,
[C] They never [D] seemed to meet, [C] the structure fell [Bm] about our feet [C] and we were free [Em] to go.
[C]
[D] Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess it [C] always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, [D] it's okay, guess [Bm] [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G]
[Bm] [Em] And here in Spain I am a [C] Spaniard, I will [G] be buried with [C] my
[G] marionettes.
Countess and courtesan have fallen, leave my tender hand when their husbands were not [C] around.
[G] [C] And you [G] my soiled [C] teenage girlfriend, [G] are you furrowed like [C] a
[G] lioness.
[C] And we are [D] [C] vagabonds, we travel [G] without seatbelts [C] on, live this close to death.
[D] Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess [C] it always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [C] it's better to turn [D] this.
But [G] I [C] won, so you [D] lose, [G] guess [C] it always comes down [Bm] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, [G] guess [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] [Bm] [C]
And here I dreamt I was a soldier, and I marched the streets of Birkenau.
And I recall in spring the perfume that the air would bring to the indolent town.
Where the barkers called the [C] moon down, [D] [C] the [D] carnival was [C] ringing loudly now.
[G] And just to lay with you, there's nothing that I wouldn't do, save lay my rifle [C] down.
[D] Try [G] [C] one, try [D] two, I guess [G] it [C] always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [Bm] it's [C] better to turn this [G] way.
And I am [D] nothing of [C] a builder,
[D] [C] [G] but here I dreamt I was an architect.
And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe [C] from the outside [D] world.
[C]
[G] But the angles and the corners, even though my work is unparalleled,
[C] They never [D] seemed to meet, [C] the structure fell [Bm] about our feet [C] and we were free [Em] to go.
[C]
[D] Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess it [C] always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, [D] it's okay, guess [Bm] [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G]
[Bm] [Em] And here in Spain I am a [C] Spaniard, I will [G] be buried with [C] my
[G] marionettes.
Countess and courtesan have fallen, leave my tender hand when their husbands were not [C] around.
[G] [C] And you [G] my soiled [C] teenage girlfriend, [G] are you furrowed like [C] a
[G] lioness.
[C] And we are [D] [C] vagabonds, we travel [G] without seatbelts [C] on, live this close to death.
[D] Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess [C] it always comes down [D] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [C] it's better to turn [D] this.
But [G] I [C] won, so you [D] lose, [G] guess [C] it always comes down [Bm] to
All [C] right, it's [D] okay, [G] guess [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] [Bm] [C]
Key:
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Bm
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C
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And here I dreamt I was a soldier, _ _ and I marched the streets of Birkenau.
_ And I recall in spring the perfume that the air would bring to the indolent town. _ _ _
_ _ Where the barkers called the [C] moon down, [D] _ [C] _ the [D] carnival was [C] ringing loudly now.
[G] _ And just to lay with you, there's nothing that I wouldn't do, save lay my rifle [C] down. _
_ _ [D] _ Try [G] [C] one, try [D] two, I guess [G] it [C] always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [Bm] it's [C] better to turn this [G] way. _ _ _ _
_ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ I am [D] nothing of [C] a builder, _
[D] _ _ [C] [G] but here I dreamt I was an architect.
_ And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe [C] from the outside [D] world.
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ But the angles and the corners, _ _ even though my work is _ unparalleled,
[C] They never [D] seemed to meet, [C] the structure fell [Bm] about our feet [C] and we were free [Em] to go.
[C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Try [C] one, try _ [D] two, I [G] guess it [C] always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, _ _ [D] it's okay, guess [Bm] [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] And here in Spain I am a [C] Spaniard, _ _ I will [G] be buried with [C] my _
[G] marionettes.
_ Countess and courtesan have fallen, leave my tender hand when their husbands were not [C] around. _
[G] _ _ [C] And you [G] my soiled [C] teenage girlfriend, [G] _ _ are you furrowed like [C] a _
[G] lioness.
[C] And we are [D] [C] vagabonds, we travel [G] without seatbelts [C] on, live this close to death. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess [C] it always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, it's [D] okay, _ guess [C] it's better to turn [D] this.
But [G] I [C] won, so you [D] _ lose, [G] guess [C] it always comes down [Bm] to
_ All [C] right, it's _ [D] okay, [G] guess [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And here I dreamt I was a soldier, _ _ and I marched the streets of Birkenau.
_ And I recall in spring the perfume that the air would bring to the indolent town. _ _ _
_ _ Where the barkers called the [C] moon down, [D] _ [C] _ the [D] carnival was [C] ringing loudly now.
[G] _ And just to lay with you, there's nothing that I wouldn't do, save lay my rifle [C] down. _
_ _ [D] _ Try [G] [C] one, try [D] two, I guess [G] it [C] always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, it's [D] okay, guess [Bm] it's [C] better to turn this [G] way. _ _ _ _
_ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ I am [D] nothing of [C] a builder, _
[D] _ _ [C] [G] but here I dreamt I was an architect.
_ And I built this balustrade to keep you home, to keep you safe [C] from the outside [D] world.
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ But the angles and the corners, _ _ even though my work is _ unparalleled,
[C] They never [D] seemed to meet, [C] the structure fell [Bm] about our feet [C] and we were free [Em] to go.
[C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Try [C] one, try _ [D] two, I [G] guess it [C] always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, _ _ [D] it's okay, guess [Bm] [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] And here in Spain I am a [C] Spaniard, _ _ I will [G] be buried with [C] my _
[G] marionettes.
_ Countess and courtesan have fallen, leave my tender hand when their husbands were not [C] around. _
[G] _ _ [C] And you [G] my soiled [C] teenage girlfriend, [G] _ _ are you furrowed like [C] a _
[G] lioness.
[C] And we are [D] [C] vagabonds, we travel [G] without seatbelts [C] on, live this close to death. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Try [C] one, try [D] two, I [G] guess [C] it always comes down [D] to
_ All [C] right, it's [D] okay, _ guess [C] it's better to turn [D] this.
But [G] I [C] won, so you [D] _ lose, [G] guess [C] it always comes down [Bm] to
_ All [C] right, it's _ [D] okay, [G] guess [C] it's better to turn this way.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _