Artist: The Decemberists
Song: East India Lanes
Tabbed by: Verence
Tuning: Drop D
Keep the bass drone notes going while picking out this melody:
D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7----------------------|
G|--------7-5-4-5-4-2-0-------7-5-4-5---------7-5-4-5-4-2-0--|
D|----------------------4------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0------2-0------------0--------0-2-0-------------|
D|--4--2-4----2-4--------4-2--2-4------2-4----------4-2-0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D
all hands holding tight to the wheel
A
all hands reaching fore
D
all hands holding tight to the wheel
[chorus]
A
bring 'er round, filling tight with the wind
D
coming down, back on the east india lanes
D
we're there 15 girls to a man
A
we're there 15 boys
D
we're there 15 girls to a man
[repeat chorus]
D
cape horn devils blowing a gale
A
all born, 't pull us down
D
cape horn 'll wreck and tatter the sails
[repeat chorus]
D
hold boys the sultan promises all
A
more gold than we can store
D
hold boys let your bilge hakes ball (???)
[repeat chorus]
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