The Rake's Song

The Rake's Song easy guitar chords by The Decemberists

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  • Intro 1


    had 
    entered 
    Verse 1

    into 
    a mar
    riage 

    In 
    the sum
    mer 
    of 
    my twenty-first 
    year 

    year 

    And 
    the bells 
    rang 
    for 
    our 
    wed
    ding 

    Only 
    now 
    do 
    remember 
    it 
    clear 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 
    alright 

    Verse 2
    No 
    more 
    rake 
    and 
    no 

    more 
    a bachel
    or 

    was 
    wedded 
    and 
    it 

    whetted 
    my 
    thirst 

    Until 
    her 
    womb 
    start 
    spilling 
    out 
    babies 

    Only 
    then 
    did 
    reckon 
    my 
    curse 

    Alright, 
    alright, 
    alright 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 
    alright 


    Verse 3
    First 
    came 

    Isai
    ah 
    with 
    his 
    crinkled 
    little 
    fingers 

    Then 
    came 
    Charlotte 
    and 
    that 

    wretched 
    girl 
    Dawn 

    Ugly 
    My
    fanwy 
    died 

    on 
    de
    liv
    ery 

    Mercifully 
    tak
    ing 
    her 
    mother 
    along 

    Al
    right, 
    alright, 

    al
    right 


    Verse 4
    What 
    can 
    one 
    do 
    when 
    one 

    is 
    widower

    Shamefully 
    saddled 
    with 
    three 
    little 
    pests 

    All 
    that 
    wanted 
    was 

    the freedom 
    of 
    new 
    life 

    So 
    my 
    burden 
    began 
    to 
    di
    vest 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 
    al
    right 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 

    al
    right 

    Verse 5

    Charlotte 
    buried 
    after 

    feeding 
    her 
    fox
    glove 

    Dawn 
    was 
    easy, 

    she 
    was 
    drowned 
    in 
    the 
    bath 

    Isaiah 
    fought 
    but 
    was 
    easily 
    bested 

    Burned 
    his 
    body 
    for 
    incurring 
    my 
    wrath 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 

    alright 

    Verse 6

    And 
    that's 
    how 
    came 
    your 

    humble 
    nar
    rat
    or 

    To 
    be 
    living 
    so 
    easy 
    and 
    free 

    Expect 
    you think 
    that 

    I should 
    be 
    haunted 

    But 
    it 
    never 
    really 
    bothers 
    me 

    Alright, 
    al
    right, 
    alright 

    Al
    right, 
    al
    right, 

    al
    right 

    Outro 1


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