The Chimbley Sweep chords by The Decemberists

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I am a chimbley,  (E minor) 
B 
a  (B major) chimbley sweep
A 
No  (A major) bed to lie,
Em 
no shoes to hold my feet  (E minor) 
B 
Upon the rooftops in dead  (B major) of night
A 
You'll  (A major) hear me cry,
I'll shake you from your sleep
Em 
 (E minor) 

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Verse 2

To hear me weep

"Your day will come indeed

For I am a poor and a wretched boy

A chimbley,

chimbley sweep."

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Em 
B 
 (E minor) I am an orphan, an  (B major) orphan boy
A 
I've  (A major) known no love,
I've seen no mother's joy
Em 
B 
 (E minor) A dirty doorstep my cradle  (B major) laid
A 
My  (A major) fortune's made,
Em 
I'll shake you from your sleep (E minor) 

Verse 4
G 
To hear me weep  (G major) 
D 
C 
 (D major) "Your day will come indeed  (C major) 
Em 
G 
For  (E minor) I   am a poor  (G major) and a
C 
A 
 (C major) wretched boy  (A major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
A chimbley,  (E minor)  (B major) chimbley sweep."  (E minor) 

Interlude 2

Verse 5
Em 
B 
"O lonely  (E minor) urchin!" the  (B major) widow cried,
A 
"I've  (A major) not been swept since the
day my husband died."
Em 
 (E minor) Her cheeks are blushing,
B 
her legs laid  (B major) bare
Em 
A 
 (E minor) And  (A major) shipwrecked there,
Em 
I'll shake you from your sleep (E minor) 

Verse 6
G 
To hear me weep  (G major) 
D 
C 
"Your  (D major) day will come indeed  (C major) 
Em 
G 
C 
Am 
For  (E minor) I   am a  (G major) poor and a  (C major) wretched boy  (A minor) 
A 
Em 
B 
 (A major) A chimbley,  (E minor) chimb (B major) ley sweep."
Em 
 (E minor) 