Artist: The Decemberists Song: Dear Avery Album: The King Is Dead Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: [email protected] Standard Tuning: [Capo II] Chords used: EADGBe A: 002220 B: 224442 E: 022100 Eadd9:022102 E+5: 022110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: [Eadd9 - E+5] x2 Verse 1: Eadd9 E+5 Dear Avery, I think of you only Eadd9 E+5 Were you waiting, were you dead on the vine Eadd9 E+5 Oh Avery, I think of you lonely Eadd9 E+5 I could just grab you by the nape of your neck Chorus 1: B A E There are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs B A E You'll still find a way, the boy you've never been B A E So you bend back, and shake at the frame of the frame you've made A B A B E Don't you shake alone, please Avery-y-y-y come home Interlude: [Eadd9 - E+5] x2 Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Headstrong, you and your long arms Listing lazily on the cusp of your teeth You were my Avery and when you needed saving I could just grab you by the nape of your neck Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] There are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs You'll still find a way, the boy you've never been So you bend back, and shake at the frame of the frame you've made Don't you shake alone, please Avery-y-y-y come home [don't you shake alone] Please Avery-y-y-y come home Outro: [Eadd9 - E+5], repeat as desired