Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The Hazards Of Love
Song: The Abduction of Margaret
Tabbed by: chi
*Note* With all the power chords I ignored the quality,
i.e. major/minor. I'm pretty sure the
Gs are all minor, but it wasn't really important since
the 3rd is left out anyway.
Drop D Tuning
Intro: D (Power Chords)
(Ocassionally the chord will be double-strummed - up and down stroke)
e|---5---3---0---------5---7---8---7--
B|---------------3--------------------
G|-5---5---5---5-----5---7---7---7----
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------
(Continue Power Chords)
F G D
And all the while whispering arbors provide cover
F G D
What previous witness ardors of our lovers
Bb C (Not power chord)Dm
Our heroine here falls prey to her abductor
Riff:
e|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|--------------------------
D|-0-----0--5----0-----0--7-
(Back To Power Chords)
F G D
All a'gallop with Margaret slung rude cross withers
F G D
Having clamped her innocent fingers in fetters
Bb C
Our villain must calculate crossing the wild river
(riff)
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