Chimbley Sweep Uke tab by Decemberists

7 Chords used in the song: E7, Am, A, D7, C, G, F

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Year:  2003
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Intro: E7 E7, Am Am

Am Am
I am a chimbley,
E7 E7
a chimbley sweep
D7 D7
No bed to lie,
Am Am
no shoes to hold my feet
Upon the rooftops
E7 E7
in dead of night
D7 D7
You'll hear me cry,
Am Am
I'll shake you from your sleep
C C
Hear me weep
G G F F
your day will come in peace


Am Am C C F F D7 D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am Am E7 E7 Am Am
A A chimbley, chimbley sweep


Am Am
I am an orphan,
E7 E7
an orphan boy
D7 D7
I've known no love,
Am Am
I've seen no mother's joy
a dirty doorstep
E7 E7
my cradle laid
D7 D7
my fortune's made,
Am Am
I'll shake you from your sleep

C C
Hear me weep
G G F F
your day will come in peace


Am Am C C F F D7 D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am Am E7 E7 Am Am
A A chimbley, chimbley sweep


Am Am
Oh, lonely urchin
E7 E7
the widow cried
D7 D7
i've not been swept
Am Am
since the day my husband died
her cheeks a-blushing
E7 E7
her legs laid bare
D7 D7
and shipwrecked there,
Am Am
I'll shake you from your sleep

C C
Hear me weep
G G F F
your day will come in peace


Am Am C C F F D7 D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am Am E7 E7 Am Am
A A chimbley, chimbley sweep

Am Am C C F F D7 D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am Am E7 E7 Am Am
A A chimbley, chimbley sweep

Uke tab by , 15 Aug 2011

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This is my favorite Decemberists song and this s dead on for the most part. The only critique I have is that the G shouldn't be on "your" but rather I think it should be on the next word ("day"). The chord progression seems to fit more naturally and truer to the song changing to G on 'day' instead of 'your'
03 Dec 2011
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Skogan avatar
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love it, big smile :)
16 Oct 2011
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