Decemberists - Grace Cathedral Hill guitar tab

'Grace Cathedral Hill' from the 2003 album "Castaways and Cutouts"

written by Colin Meloy

Chords used

G 320033

Em 022000

C 032010

D 000232

D7 000212

Cm 035543

Verse

G-Em-C-D-D7

Chorus

C-G-Em-C-G-Em-C-Cm-D-D7

C-D-G-Em-C-Cm

G Em

Grace Cathedral hill, all wrapped in the

C

bones of a setting sun, all dust and stone

D

and moribund. I paid twenty-five cents to

D7 G

light a little white candle for a New Year's

Em

Day. I sat and watched it burn away then

C

turned and weaved through the slow decay.

D D7

We were both a little hungry so we went

G Em

to get a hotdog. Down the Hyde St. Pier, the light was slight and

C D

dissapeared. The air, it sunk of fish and beer. We heard

D7

a superman trumpet play the National Anthem.

CHORUS

C G Em C

And the world may belong for you, but he'll

G Em C Cm

never belong to you. But on a motorbike, when

D D7

all the city lights blind your eyes tonight, are you

C D G Em

feeling better now? .......Are you feeling be...ttttter..nooooww.

C Cm

Are you feeling better now?

VERSE 2

Some way to greet the year: your eyes all

bright and brimmed with tears. The

pilgrims, pills and tourist here all sing

"Fifty three bucks to buy a brand new halo."

I'm sweet on a green-eyed girl, all fiery

Irish clip and curl, all brine and piss and

vinegar. I paid twenty-five vents to light a little white candle.

CHORUS

And the world maybe be long for you, but he'll

never belong to you. But on a motorbike, when

all the city lights blind your eyes, are you

feeling better now?

CODA

G-Em-C-Cm

La..la...la...la...