The Rake's Song The Decemberists
Intro: G Em G Em
[G]I [Em]had[G] e[Em]ntered into a marriage
[G]In[Em] th[G]e [Em]summer of my twenty-first year
[G]An[Em]d t[G]he[Em] bells rang for our wedding
[G]On[Em]ly [G]no[Em]w do I remember it clear
A[Am]lright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[G]No[Em] mo[G]re[Em] a rake and no more a bachelor
[G]I [Em]was[G] w[Em]edded and it whetted my thirst
[G]Un[Em]til[G] h[Em]er womb started spilling out babies
[G]On[Em]ly [G]th[Em]en did I reckon my curse
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[G]Fi[Em]rst[G] c[Em]ame Isaiah with his crinkled little fingers
[G]Th[Em]en [G]ca[Em]me Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn
[G]Ug[Em]ly [G]My[Em]fanwy died on delivery
[G]Me[Em]rci[G]fu[Em]lly taking her mother along
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[G]Wh[Em]at [G]ca[Em]n one do when one is a widower
[G]Sh[Em]ame[G]fu[Em]lly saddled with three little pests?
[G]Al[Em]l t[G]ha[Em]t I wanted was the freedom of a new life
[G]So[Em] my[G] b[Em]urden began to divest
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[G]Ch[Em]arl[G]ot[Em]te I buried after feeding her foxglove
[G]Da[Em]wn [G]wa[Em]s easy, she was drowned in the bath
[G]Is[Em]aia[G]h [Em]fought but was easily bested
[G]Bu[Em]rne[G]d [Em]his body for incurring my wrath
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[G]An[Em]d t[G]ha[Em]t's how I came your humble narrator
[G]To[Em] be[G] l[Em]iving so easy and free
[G]Ex[Em]pec[G]t [Em]that you think that I should be haunted
[G]Bu[Em]t i[G]t [Em]never really bothers me
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[Am]Alright, alri[C]ght, alright
[G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
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