January Hymn The Decemberists
I'm compiling this tab using jimts and Don Tago's versions, so thanks goes
to them for laying all of the ground work. The only major change to this
tab you'll see are the Csus2 and Csus4 chords that Colin uses to fill in
between the FM7 chords. I've seen him play this live and it isn't that
difficult to get the hang of the chord changes.
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd Fret
Chords (relative to capo)
EADGBe
C :032010
Csus2:030010
Csus4:033010
F :033210 actually an FM7
G :320030
Gsus2:300030
G6 :322000
G7 :323003
Intro: C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 G x3
Verse 1:
[C]On a winter's S[F]und[G]ay I g[C]o [Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
To c[F]lear aw[G]ay the s[C]now[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
And g[F]reen the g[G]round b[C]elo[Csus2]w[C] [Csus4] [F] [G]
[C]April all an o[F]cea[G]n awa[C]y[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
Is t[F]his the better w[G]ay to spend the d[C]ay?[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
[F]Keeping the [G]winter at [C]ba[Csus2]y[C] [Csus4] [F] [G]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/decemberists/january_hymn_crd_ver_3.html )
Chorus 1:
[F]What were the wo[G]rds I meant to sa[C]y before you le[F]ft?
When[Am] I could see your br[C]eath lead where you were goi[G]ng [G7]to[G6] [G]
[C]Maybe I should j[F]ust l[G]et it b[C]e[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
And m[F]aybe it will a[G]ll come back to m[C]e[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
Sing: [F]O, Jan[G]u--ary, [C]O
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 x2
Verse 2:
[C]How I lived a c[F]hildh[G]ood in sn[C]ow[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
And a[F]ll my t[G]eens in [C]tow[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
Stuff[F]ed in stra[G]ta of clo[C]the[Csus2]s[C] [Csus4] [F] [G]
[C]Pale the win[F]ter d[G]ays after da[C]rk[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
[F]Wandering the gr[G]ay memorial pa[C]rk[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
A f[F]leeting be[G]ating of he[C]art[Csus2]s [C] [Csus4] [F] [G]
Chorus 2:
[F]What were the wo[G]rds I meant to s[C]ay before she l[F]eft?
When[Am] I could see her bre[C]ath lead where she was goi[G]ng [G7]to[G6] [G]
[C]Maybe I should j[F]ust l[G]et it b[C]e[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
And m[F]aybe it will a[G]ll come back to m[C]e[Csus2] [C] [Csus4]
Sing: [F]O, Ja[G]nu-, [F]O Jan[G]u--ary, [C]O
C Csus2 C Csus4 FM7 G Gsus2 G x4 End on C
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