Artist: The Decemberists Song: The Chimbley Sweep Label: Kill Rock Stars Tabbed by [email protected] Standard tuning: EADGBE Intro: Eb Abm Verse: Abm I Am A chimbley Eb A chimbley sweep Db No bed to lie Db Abm No shoes to hold my feet On the rooftop Eb In dead of night Db You hear me cry Pre-Chorus: Abm I'll shake you from your sleep F# Hear me weep B E Your day will come in peace Chorus: Abm B E Db For I am a poor and a wretched boy Abm Eb Abm A chimbley, chimbley sweep Verse 2: I am an orphan An orphan boy I know no love I see no mother joy A dirty doorstep My cradle lay My fortune made Pre-Chorus: I'll shake you from your sleep Hear me weep Your day will come in peace Chorus: For I am a poor and a wretched boy A chimbley, chimbley sweep Verse 3: A lonely urchin The widow cried I've not been spoiled Since the day my husband died Her cheeks are blushing Her legs lay bare And shipwrecked there Pre-Chorus: I'll shake you from your sleep Hear me weep Your day will come indeed Chorus 2x: For I am a poor and a wretched boy A chimbley, chimbley sweep
