Tain

Song

The Tain - The Decemberists

Part I

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| Riff 1
A|------2-1h2p1----------2-5-6-7--|
E|--0-3----------3-0--3-----------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-0-2--|  Riff 2
A|-------2-1h2p1---------0-2----------|
E|--0-3-----------3p0--3-----0--------|

Intro:

Riff 1 x2

Verse:

Riff 1 x2

Riff 2 x1

Riff 1 (end the riff on the second time you play low E)

Verse: (electric)

Verse: (acoustic)

Verse: (electric)

Part II

Intro Riff: (the chord changes are subtle, but there)

Em D Em D Em D Em [F# G]

(sometimes the F# and G are left out)

Intro Riff x4

Verse:

Intro Riff x2

Damn your ankles

And eyes wide

C D

From your fingernails to your ponytails too.

Intro Riff x1

Intro Riff x2

King of the insects and the M-5 over

C D Em D Em D

Charlemagne in a motorcade too.

F G Em D Em D

Baby needs a new prize

F G Intro Riff

Baby needs a new and shiny prize.

Chorus:

E C

In this place called heavenly

E C

You were born here.

E C

This place called heavenly

E C

You were born here.

D

You were born here.

Intro Riff x 2

Verse: (with different lyrics)

Chorus:

C

You were born here

Part III

Verse: Em C D C

Verse x7

Chorus:

B

Here come loose the hounds

A E A A A

To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)

B

On this stretch of ground

A G#

I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)

F#

To sleep

Verse x4

Chorus:

B

Here come loose the hounds

A E E A A A

To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)

B

On this stretch of ground

A E E A A A

I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)

B

Here come loose the hounds

A E E A A A

To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own)

B

On this stretch of ground

A G#

I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own)

F#

To sleep

Part IV - I'll get to it eventually :)

Part V

(drum rolls)

F# E x8

(drum rolls)

F# E x8

(drum rolls)

F# E x2

D|-------------------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0--|
E|--2----------------|

F# E x2

D|---------2-3-4--|
A|----0--4--------|
E|--2-------------|

(drum rolls)

F# E x2

D|-------------------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0--|
E|--2----------------|

F# E x2

D|---------2-3-4--|
A|----0--4--------|
E|--2-------------|

(drum rolls)

F# E x2

G|--------------------------------1-2-3--|
D|--------------------------2-3-4--------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0----0--4--------------|
E|--2----------------2-------------------|

B C#m A x2

B C#m A

But hush now darling, don't you cry

B C#m A

Your reward's in the sweet by and by

B C#m A

So hush now baby, don't you cry

B C#m A

Your reward's in the sweet by and by

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--------0-1-2--|
A|--0-1-2--------|
E|---------------|

Here's where they tie it back to Part I. Here's how they do it.

Solo electric guitar plays the first half of Riff 1

Full band plays the second half of Riff 1

Organ plays the first half of Riff 1

Full band plays the second half of Riff 1

Bass plays the first half of Riff 1

Full band plays the second half of Riff 2

Full band plays the first half of Riff 1

Verse:

Riff 1 x2

Riff 2 x1

Riff 1 (end the riff on the second time you play low E)

At the very end, Colin improvises with arpeggios on the Em

Tabbed by A. Mike Forgette