Artist: The Decemberists Song: Dont Carry It all Album: The King Is Dead Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: [email protected] Standard Tuning: Chords used: EADGBe Am: 002210 Bm: 224432 C: 032010 Cadd9:032033 D: 000232 Em: 022000 G: 320033 Intro: [G - Cadd9]x2 Verse 1: G Cadd9 Here we come to a turning of the season G Cadd9 Witness to the arc toward the sun G Cadd9 A neighbors blessed burden within reason G Cadd9 Becomes a burden borne of all-in-one, and nobody, nobody knows Chorus: Cadd9 G Let the yoke fall from our shoulders Cadd9 Em Don't carry it all, don't carry it all Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 We are all our hands and holders, beneath this bold and brilliant sun G This I swear to all Interlude: G - Cadd9 Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] A monument to build beneath the arbors Upon a cliff that towers towards the trees But every vessel pitching hard to starboard Lay its head on summer's freckled knees, and nobody, nobody knows Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] Let the yoke fall from our shoulders Don't carry it all, don't carry it all We are all our hands and holders, beneath this bold and brilliant sun This I swear to all, this I swear to all Bridge: Bm C There a wreath of trillium and ivy Bm Em Laid upon a body of a boy Bm C Lazy will the long come from its hiding Am D Return his quiet certitude to the soil Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords] Raise the glass to the turning of the seasons Watches as it arcs toward the sun And you must bear your neighbors burden within reason And your labors will be borne when all is done Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] Let the yoke fall from our shoulders Don't carry it all, don't carry it all We are all our hands and holders, beneath this bold and brilliant sun This I swear to all, this I swear to all
