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Artist: The Decemberists Album: Her Majesty Song: Red Right Ankle [http://www.indieguitartabs.com/bands/decemberists/08_redrightankle.html] Capo 5th D/F#: 2 0 0 0 3 3 D/F# G D|------------------0h2------ A|----------------------0h2-- (x2, w/ verse chords) E|--2---0h2-0h2--3----------- D/F# G D/F# G This is the story of your red right ankle, and how it came to meet your leg D/F# G D/F# G And how the muscle bone and sinews tangled, and how the skin was softly shed Em A Em A And how it whispered, oh, adhere to me, for we are bound by symmetry Em A D G G D/F# And whatever differences our lives have been, we together make a limb Em A D/F# G D/F# G This is the story of your red right ankle D/F# G D/F# G This is the story of your gypsy uncle, you never knew cause he was dead D/F# G D/F# G And how his face was carved and ripped wrinkles, in the picture in your head Em A Em A (Asus4) And remember how you found the key, to his hideout in the Pyrenees Em A D G G D/F# But you wanted to keep his secret safe, so you threw the key away Em A D/F# G D/F# G This is the story of your gypsy uncle Em A Asus4 A Em A Asus4 A D/F# G (x2) D/F# G D/F# G This is the story of the boys who loved you, who love you now and loved you then D/F# G D/F# G And some were sweet and some were cold and snuffed you, and some just laid around in bed Em A (Asus4) Em A (Asus4) And had crumbled you straight to your knees, did it cruel did it tenderly Em A D G G D/F# And some had crawled their way into your heart, to rend your ventricles apart Em A G/B (B-A-G) G (G-F#-E) This is the story of the boys who loved you Em A D This is the story of your red right ankle