E. Watson chords by 
The Decemberists 
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
D
The
Em
year old painted pallid gray,
A
G
the storm was coming in .
D
G
Em
Folks were lining out in all dir ections.
Me and 'Hord' and Henry Short
A
G
were pitch ing on the skiff,
D
Csus2
Try ing to make it home be
G
Em
fore the night
Bm
A
And the gray waves were rolling.
Verse 2
Bm
A
Bold the brave, brave ocean and
G
Em
G
roll the suckers in .
Em
Well I don't keep to goings on,
A
G
I tend to stick with kin,
Csus2
But Watson had it in
G
Em
from the begin ning.
Verse 3
Em
Built that house on Chatham bed,
A
G
wine wash knotted pine.
D
Csus2
Ninety acres 'bur
G
Em
rowed' for the cane
Bm
A
He drove it down from Geor gia,
Bm
A
His dad a martyred sol dier in the
G
war between the states.
Em
G
Verse 4
A
G
D
G
Lord, bring down the flood.
A
G
D
G
Em
Wash away the blood. Drown these ever glades,
Bm
Em
and put us in our place.
Bm
C
We laid Edgar Watson in his grave.
We laid him in his grave.
Em
G
Em
Verse 5
D
Em
'Till I'm dust I'll never know
A
G
why he came ashore,
D
With all those killers gathered
Bm
Em
on the shoreline.
Kicking holes in ugly mud,
A
G
trig ger fingers pinched,
D
Csus2
G
Em
Brace your rifles, bristled in the wind.
Bm
A
And we towed his body north bound,
Bm
A
Buried him all face down with
G
a good view into Hell.
Em
G
Verse 6
A
G
D
C
Lord, bring down down the flood.
A
G
D
Wash away the blood.
G
Drown these
Em
G
D
Em
Everglades, put us in our place.
Bm
C
We laid Edgar Watson in his grave.
Em
We laid him in his grave.
We laid him in his grave.
G
We laid him in his grave.
Outro 1
Em
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ChordsEm D A G Csus2...
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D
A
G
Csus2
Bm
C
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