Calamity Song Chords by The Decemberists

Tempo:
77.025 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - Calamity Song chords
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[D] .
[A] [A] [D] .
Had a dream, you and me in the war [A] of the end times.
[A] [D] .
And I believe, California succumbed [A] to the fault line.
We keep relief as scores [D] of [G] innocents die.
And the [D] Andalusian tribes, .
[G] setting the land of Nebraska [D] alight.
And we still all [A] that remains as the arms [G] of the angels.
[D] Hedy Green, queen of supply, [A] siphoned in the bond draft.
You know what I mean.
[D] Andoro, well advised to follow [A] your own back.
.
In the year of the two herbal [G] handmaidens past.
And the [D] Panamanian child, [G] stands at the Dowager and [D] Brissa's side.
And all [A] that remains is the arms of [G] the angels.
.
[D] And all [A] that remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
[D] Ow, [G] ow, ow, [D] ow, [G] ow.
.
[Em] You've receded into [A] a lawn.
.
[E] And that picking at [A] your bones will [G] come [D] home.
Will [A] come home.
.
[D] Quiet now.
Will we gather to conjure [A] the rain now?.
[D] .
Will we now build a civilization [A] below ground?.
And I'll be crowned.
The community can't [G] get around.
And the [D] Andalusian tribes, .
[G] setting the land of Nebraska [D] alight.
And all that [A] remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
[D] And all [A] that remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
Yeah.
[D] [G] [D] .
[G] [D] .
[G] [D] .
[G] [D] .
[E] [A] [D] .
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn The Decemberists - Calamity Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, G, D and G. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 77. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ Had a dream, you and me in the war [A] of the end times.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
And I believe, _ California succumbed [A] to the fault line.
We keep relief as scores [D] of [G] innocents die.
And the [D] Andalusian tribes, _ _ .
[G] setting the land of Nebraska [D] alight.
And we still all [A] that remains as the arms [G] of the angels.
_ _ [D] _ Hedy Green, queen of supply, [A] siphoned in the bond draft.
You know what I mean.
_ _ [D] _ _ Andoro, well advised to follow [A] your own back.
_ .
In the year of the two herbal [G] handmaidens past.
And the [D] Panamanian child, _ _ [G] stands at the Dowager and [D] Brissa's side.
And all [A] that remains is the arms of [G] the angels.
_ _ .
[D] And all [A] that remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
[D] Ow, _ _ _ [G] ow, ow, [D] ow, _ _ [G] ow.
_ _ .
[Em] You've receded into [A] a lawn.
_ _ .
[E] And that picking at [A] your bones will [G] come [D] home.
_ _ _ _ Will [A] come home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Quiet now.
Will we gather to conjure [A] the rain now?.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Will we now build a civilization [A] below ground?.
And I'll be crowned.
The community can't [G] get around.
And the [D] Andalusian tribes, _ _ .
[G] setting the land of Nebraska [D] alight.
And all that [A] remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
_ _ _ [D] And all [A] that remains is the arms [G] of the angels.
Yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was written by Colin Meloy.

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