The Gymnast, High Above the Ground

The Gymnast, High Above the Ground easy guitar chords by The Decemberists

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E A D G B E

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  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • C

  • Cm

    3
  • Am

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • C

  • Cm

    3
  • Am

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    The gymnast, 

    high 
    above 
    the ground, 

    Limbers 
    up 
    and falls 
    timber 
    town 

    Ankles 
    splayed 
    and all 
    tied 

    The 
    gym
    nast 
    long 
    has 
    ar
    rived 

    Lasy, your 

    long 
    sis
    ter 
    lays 

    Wait
    ing 
    out 
    this 
    long 

    light 
    brigade 

    Prayed 
    for 
    snow 
    long 
    time 

    And lazy, 
    it 
    long 

    has 
    arrived 

    Verse 2

    Through 
    the 
    tarlatan 
    holes 

    You've 
    been 
    slipping, 

    been 
    slipping 
    away 

    And 
    the 
    weather 
    will 
    hold 

    It's 
    been 
    ever, 
    so 
    ever, 
    so 
    gray 

    Verse 3

    And 
    here 
    as 
    we're 
    coming 
    down 

    We're 
    sounding 
    out: 
    it's 
    terrible, 

    terrible 
    tide 

    As 
    it 
    lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye 

    Verse 4
    But 
    there 
    on 
    the 
    motorway, reeks 

    of 
    marmalade, 

    It's 
    chemical, 
    chemic
    al 
    kind 

    As 
    it 
    lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye... 

    Lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye

    Interlude 1



    Verse 5
    The 
    bosun 
    call

    upon 
    the 
    quay 

    Com
    pass 
    gone, 

    he 
    long 
    has 
    lost 
    his 
    way 

    To 
    light
    house 
    shine, 
    to calm 
    tide 

    The 
    bosun 
    long 

    has 
    arrived 

    Verse 6

    Through 
    the 
    tarlatan 
    holes 

    You've 
    been 
    slipping, 

    been slipping 
    away 

    And 
    the 
    weather 
    will 
    hold 

    It's 
    been 
    ever, 
    so 
    ever, 
    so 
    gray 

    Verse 7

    And 
    here 
    as 
    we're 
    coming 
    down 

    We're 
    sounding 
    out: 
    it's 
    a ter
    rible, 

    ter
    rible 
    tide 

    As 
    it 
    lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye 

    Verse 8
    But 
    there 
    on 
    the 
    motorway, reeks 

    of 
    marmalade, 

    It's 
    chem
    ical, 
    chem
    ical 
    kind 

    As 
    it 
    lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye... 

    Lights 
    upon 
    your 
    eye 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 9
    April 
    marches 
    on 

    April 
    marches 
    on 

    April 
    marches 
    on 

    April 
    marches 
    on 

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