“Till The Water’s All Long Gone” – The Decemberists
Tabbed by Ian Cummings on 1/23/15.
Time: 3/4
*On the recording, the Em is played in the following manner:
e--3
B--5
G--4
D--2
Intro:
Em Bm
e------3-5—5b7--7b5p3--------------------------------------
B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7--5-3--5/7--5-3---
G----------------------------2/4-------------------------4-
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Em Bm
e------3-5—5b7--7b5p3----------------------5-----5-------------------------|
B--3/5----------------5-5-5------3-5--5/7----5/7--7-5/3/2----3p2-----------|
G----------------------------2/4--------------------------4------4p2-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------4p3p2-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Bm
They came down from the mountain
Em Bm
They’d strayed too long from the fountain
Em
And all the while
Em Bm
All the while they longed for us
Bm Em
But I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
D A Em
Till the water's all long gone
(Intro)
Em Bm
And you, my sweet flower
Em Bm
And how you grew more sweet by the hour
Em
And loathe was I
Em Bm
Loathe was I to lose you
Bm Em
My tender rose
Bm Em
My limber rose
Bm Em Bm
My slender loping daughter
Bm Em
My tender rose
Bm Em
My slender rose
Bm Em Bm
My limber loping daughter
D A Em
But my daughter’s long, long gone
(Intro)
*Fingerpick the first two lines, strum after:
Em Bm
They came down from the mountain
Em Bm
They'd strayed too long from the fountain
Em Bm
O my girl, o my love I've lost you
Bm Em
But I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em
No I won't betray
Bm Em Bm
No I won't betray our water
D A Em
Till the water's all long gone
Intro X4 (with some variation on the tab)
