Based on Colin Meloy's live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkZVTEqh4Q. If there's a mistake, let me know/fix it! Watch the video/listen for the strumming pattern. CHORDS: G/D - x5543x D4(?) - x54033 Em - x22000 Cmaj7 - x32000 D2 - x54030 C - x32010 Am - x02210 Bm - x24432 (Note: Colin seems to mute both E strings on all of his chords, but I'm not entirely sure so feel free to do otherwise.) G/D D4 Em Cmaj7 x2

^G/DG/Dray Jean was a^D4 river child ^EmBorn down by the^Cmaj7 river wild ^G/D ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7 ^G/DSaid hey, what ya w^D4anna be? ^EmNobody's gonna ^Cmaj7intervene ^G/D[Cho^D4rus^Em:] ^Cmaj7 ^D2And she wants you ^Cbut you won't do ^D2And it won't leave you a^Clone ^D2And the rain falls o^Cn the wrong year ^D2And it won't leave you ^Calone, ^D2it won't leave you a^G/Dlone ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7

G/D D4 Em Cmaj7

^G/DCould be that he's i^D4nto you ^EmCould be that th^Cmaj7e obverse is true ^G/D ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7 ^G/DStruck down as a su^D4mmer child ^EmTen steps just to^Cmaj7 run a mile G/D D4 Em Cmaj7

^D2And he wants you b^Cut you won't do ^D2And it won't leave you a^Clone ^D2And the rain falls o^Cn the wrong year ^D2And it won't leave you ^Calone, ^D2it won't leave you a^G/Dlone ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7It won't leave you alon^G/De ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7

^BmYour spirit's w^Ameiling ^BmFlesh is getting ^Ambored ^BmSpeaker's ^Amblaring out some ^Clong forgotten chord Some misbegotten ^D4long forgotten chord^G/D

D4 Em Cmaj7 G/D D4 Em Cmaj7

^G/DSing me some eid^D4olon ^EmAnd I'll sleep all the^Cmaj7 winter long ^G/D ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7 ^G/DTill then I can on^D4ly be, ^Emnobody's gonna ^Cmaj7intervene

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^D2And she wants you ^Cbut you won't do ^D2And it won't leave you a^Clone ^D2And the rain falls o^Cn the wrong year ^D2And it won't leave you ^Cmalone, i^D2t won't leave you al^G/Done ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7It won't leave you alon^G/De ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7It won't leave you alon^G/De ^D4 ^Em ^Cmaj7 G/D D4 Em Cmaj7 G/D

Decemberists - The wrong year