• Song:

    For My Own True Love Lost At Sea

  • Artist:

    Decemberists

Intro: Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm/Ab Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm/Ab

Cm         Cm/G    
Four score years

Cm     Cm/G  Cm/Ab  F          Cm    Cm/G  Cm Cm/G Cm/Ab
Living down in this rain swept town

Cm       Cm/G  
Sea salt tears

Cm       Cm/G          F         Cm    Cm/G    Cm Cm/G Cm/A
Swimming round as the rain comes down


Bb                         Cm        Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm/A
Mr Postman, do you have a letter for me?

Bb                         Cm
Mr Postman, do you have a letter for me?

   Ab
A letter for me

        Cm      Cm/G   Cm               
From my own true love

Bb
Lost at sea

Bb   Bb/B   Cm   Cm/G Cm Cm/G
Lost  at    sea


Bridge: Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G F Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G F Cm Cm/G Cm
 Cm/G Cm/A


Bb                         Cm        Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm/A
Mr Postman, do you have a letter for me?

Bb                         Cm
Mr Postman, do you have a letter for me?

   Ab
A letter for me

        Cm      Cm/G   Cm   Cm/G        
From my own true love

Bb
Lost at sea

Bb   Bb/B   Cm   Cm/G
Lost  at    sea


Outro: Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G F Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G Cm Cm/G F Cm Cm/G Cm
 Cm/G Cm/A


I realize that Bb and A# are basically synonomous, but don't play Bb on the 1st fret, play A# on the 6th.
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