Artist: The Decemberists Song: Annan Water Album: The Hazards of Love Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: recebedou@yahoo.com Standard Tuning Chords Used: EADGBe A: 002220 A7: 002020 D: 000232 Dm: 000231 E: 022100 F#m:244222 Intro and verse tabs: [listen to CD for rhythm] e|----0--0---0----0--0---0----0--0---0----0--0---0--0--| B|----1--1---1----1--1---1----1--1---1----1--1---1--1--| G|----2--2---2----2--2---2----2--2---2----2--2---2--2--| repeat, D|----2--2---2----2--2---2----2--2---2----2--2---2--2--| A|--0------0-------------------------------------------| E|--------------3------3----1------1----0------1---0---| Verse 1 (use verse tab) Annan water, you loom so deep and wide I'll cross over if you would stem the tide Build a boat that I might thwart the other side To reach the farther shore where my true love lies in wait for me In wait for me, in wait for me, in wait for me Verse 2: (use verse tab) Oh, gray river, your waters ramble while The horses shiver and bide against the bridal But I will cross if mine own horse is pulled from me Though my mother cries that if I try I sure will drown it be Will drown it be, will drown it be, will drown it be Chorus Chords: D (xx0232@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) F#mBut (244222@1)if you call and let me pass D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7You (x02020@1)may render me a wreck when I come back D (xx0232@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) A7So (x02020@1)calm your waves and slow the churn D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) [start verse tabs here] And you may have my precious bones on my return Verse 3: (use verse tab) Annan water, oh hear my true love's call Hear her holler above your water's pall God, that I could that my two arms could give me way And I would cross your breath and rest my breast about her amber ring Her amber ring, her amber ring Chorus Chords: But if you call and let me pass You may render me a wreck when I come back So calm your waves and slow the churn and you may have my precious bones Dm (xx0231@1)On my, on my return