The Decemberists - Down by the Water

Transcribed by Todd Christensen Song: "Down By The Water" Artist: The Decemberists G-harp 120 BPM INTRO Drums then harp 56 ↑↑↑ ↑↓↲↓ ↲↑ ↑↓↑ ↲↲ Down by the water, drag Em D Em Em D C The season rubs me wrong, The summer swells a-non So knock me drag Harp Break C | Em | C | Em D | reveler 'round), the last flashing to apdrag Em D Em Em D C (guitaretab.com)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Intro: [C][Em][C][Em][D] Verse 1: [Em] [G] See this ancient riverbed [D] [C] See where all our follies are led [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag [Em] [G] I was just some towhead teen [D] [C] Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag Chorus: [Em] [D] [Em] The season rubs me wrong [Em] [D] [C] The summer swells anon [Em] [G] So knock me down, tear me up [D] [C] But I (guitaretab.com)

The inverted chords are to taste. They fit within the song's progression, and you can add them if you want to. I play the F# in the D major chord with my thumb. I'm taking the lyrics from the unregistered chord sheet on this site for ease of use, but I'm changing the chords since, well, they were wrong. Lines in parentheses are words I can't quite make out. ~~~~~~~~~ INTRO C | Em | C | Em / D / | VERSE Down by the water, d reveler 'round) the The last flashing to aain drag ~~~~~~ (guitaretab.com)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Intro: [C][Em][C][Em][D] Verse 1: [Em] [G] See this ancient riverbed [D] [C] See where all our follies are led [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag [Em] [G] I was just some towhead teen [D] [C] Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag Chorus: [Em] [D] [Em] The season rubs me wrong [Em] [D] [C] The summer swells anon [Em] [G] So knock me down, tear me up [D] [C] But I (guitartabs.cc)

Transcribed by Todd Christensen Song: "Down By The Water" Artist: The Decemberists G-harp 120 BPM INTRO Drums then harp 56 ↑↑↑ ↑↓↲↓ ↲↑ ↑↓↑ ↲↲ Down by the water, drag Em D Em Em D C The season rubs me wrong, The summer swells a-non So knock me drag Harp Break C | Em | C | Em D | reveler 'round), the drag last flashing to apdrag Em D Em E (guitartabs.cc)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Done entirely by listening to a live video. Definitely don't think it's perfect, but... intro x2 Emin, Dmaj [Emin]See this ancient [Gmaj]riverbed [Dmaj]See where all our [Cmaj]follies are led [Emin]Down by the water and [Dmaj]down by the old main [Emin]drag [Emin]I was just some [Gmaj]towhead teen [Dmaj]Feeling around for fingers [Cmaj]to get in between [Emin]Down by the water and [Dmaj]down by the old main [Emin]drag [Emin]The season [Dmaj]rubs me wron[Em (guitaretab.com)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Intro: [C][Em][C][Em][D] Verse 1: [Em] [G] See this ancient riverbed [D] [C] See where all our follies are led [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag [Em] [G] I was just some towhead teen [D] [C] Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between [Em] [D] [Em] Down by the water and down by the old main drag Chorus: [Em] [D] [Em] The season rubs me wrong [Em] [D] [C] The summer swells anon [Em] [G] So knock me down, tear me up [D] [C] But I (azchords.com)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Done entirely by listening to a live video. Definitely don't think it's perfect, but... intro x2 Em9, D [Em9]See this ancient[G] riverbed [D]See where all o[C]ur follies are led [Em9]Down by the water and[D] down by the old m[Em9]ain drag [Em9]I was just some[G] towhead teen [D]Feeling around for finge[C]rs to get in between [Em9]Down by the water and[D] down by the old m[Em9]ain drag [Em9]The season[D] rubs me [Em9]wrong [Em9]The summer[D] swells[C] anon (azchords.com)

The inverted chords are to taste. They fit within the song's progression, and you can add them if you want to. I play the F# in the D major chord with my thumb. I'm taking the lyrics from the unregistered chord sheet on this site for ease of use, but I'm changing the chords since, well, they were wrong. Lines in parentheses are words I can't quite make out. ~~~~~~~~~ INTRO C | Em | C | Em / D / | VERSE Down by the water, d reveler 'round) the The last flashing to aain drag ~~~~~~ (guitartabs.cc)

Down by the Water The Decemberists Done entirely by listening to a live video. Definitely don't think it's perfect, but... intro x2 Emin, Dmaj [Emin]See this ancient [Gmaj]riverbed [Dmaj]See where all our [Cmaj]follies are led [Emin]Down by the water and [Dmaj]down by the old main [Emin]drag [Emin]I was just some [Gmaj]towhead teen [Dmaj]Feeling around for fingers [Cmaj]to get in between [Emin]Down by the water and [Dmaj]down by the old main [Emin]drag [Emin]The season [Dmaj]rubs me wron[Em (guitartabs.cc)

The inverted chords are to taste. They fit within the song's progression, and you can add them if you want to. I play the F# in the D major chord with my thumb. I'm taking the lyrics from the unregistered chord sheet on this site for ease of use, but I'm changing the chords since, well, they were wrong. Lines in parentheses are words I can't quite make out. ~~~~~~~~~ INTRO C | Em | C | Em / D / | VERSE Down by the water, dain drag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, that's their latest song! Li (azchords.com)