Down By The Water Chords - The Decemberists






Done entirely by listening to a live video. Definitely don't think it's perfect, but...


intro x2 Em9, D


Em9             G
See this ancient riverbed
D              C
See where all our follies are led
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Em9            G
I was just some towhead teen
D                       C
Feeling around for fingers to get in between
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Em9       D        Em9
The season rubs me wrong
Em9       D      C
The summer swells anon
Em9              G
So knock me down, tear me up
D                                  C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Em9, D, Em9 x2

Em9           G
All on up this tab around
D                      C
Pretty little patter of a seaport town
Em9                       D                      Em9
Rolling down the water and rolling down the old main drag

Em9             G
All dolled up in gabardine
D                      C
The last flashing isle to appear nineteen
Em9                   D                  Em9
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag

Em9       D        Em9
The season rubs me wrong
Em9       D      C
The summer swells anon
Em9              G
So knock me down, tear me up
D                                  C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Em9, D, Em9 x4

Em9       D        Em9
The season rubs me wrong
Em9       D      C
The summer swells anon
Em9              G
So knock me down, tear me up
D                                  C
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Em9                  D                 Em9
Down by the water and down by the old main drag