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Artist: The Decemberists Song: The Bandit Queen Tablature by Matt- 02/21/06 Thanks to Steve Goldberg for the original version of this tablature. It made the tweaking that much easier. CAPO ON THE 5TH FRET G - 320033 C - X32010 Cm - X35543 Gmaj7 - 200033 Em - 022000 D - XX0323 D7 - XX0212 Am - X02210 G As the sun is sinking low C Cm And the evening's tucked in tow G Gmaj7 Em D D7 On the horizon, my true love I see G G7 She ain't fancy, she ain't fine C Cm While her fingers number only nine G Gmaj7 Em D She's the belle of the ball of the insurgency G Em She's my bandit queen laying beneath the moon C D In a bandit cave, a blanket laid for two G Em If I could find a way to your hideaway by the sea C D G G Gmaj7 Oh, bandit queen, steal away to me Em Somewhere on a mountain by a starry water fountain G G7 In an alcove hid by some trees Em Amidst a pile of treasure, reclining at her leisure C D My lady love sniffs at the breeze C And sitting up she adjusts her turban G And takes another swig from a bottle of bourbon Am And listening to the whistling of the train in station D Odds are it will never reach its destination G Em 'Cause the bandit queen astride her steed will ride C D G Oh, let me be the one to lay within your thievin' arms tonight G Gmaj7 Em C D D7 G Em She's my bandit queen laying beneath the moon C D In a bandit cave, there's a blanket laid for two G Em If I could find a way to your hideaway by the sea C D G Gmaj7 Em Oh, bandit queen, steal away to me C D G Oh, bandit queen, steal away to me
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