Down By The Water Uke tab by The Decemberists

5 Chords used in the song: Em, G, D, C, Em/G

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Year:  2011
Difficulty: 
3.9
(Intermediate)
Key: G, EmChords
Em Em               G G
See this ancient riverbed
D D C C
See where all the follies led
Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

Em Em G G
I was just some tow-head teen
D D C C
Feeling round for fingers to get in between
Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

Em Em D D Em/G Em/G
The season rubs me wrong
Em Em D D C C
The summer swells anon

Em Em G G
So knock me down, tear me up,
D D C C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

C C Em Em C C Em Em D D

Em Em G G
Sweet descend this rabble round
D D C C
The pretty little patter of a seaport town
Em Em
Rolling in the water and
D D Em Em
Rolling down the old main drag

Em Em G G
All dolled up in gabardine
D D C C
The lash-flashing Leda Of Pier Nineteen
Em Em
Queen of the water and
D D Em Em
Queen of the old main drag

Em Em D D Em/G Em/G
The season rubs me wrong
Em Em D D C C
The summer swells anon

Em Em G G
So knock me down, tear me up,
D D C C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

C C Em Em C C Em Em D D
C C Em Em C C Em Em D D

Em Em D D Em/G Em/G
The season rubs me wrong
Em Em D D C C
The summer swells anon

Em Em G G
So knock me down, tear me up,
D D C C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag


Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

Em Em
Down by the water and
D D Em Em
Down by the old main drag

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About this song: Down By The Water

According to the Down By The Water Songfacts, the song features R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, who contributes 12-string guitar, and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, who provides vocal harmonies. Even before Buck

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