----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELI THE BARROW BOY - The Decemberists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: GabrielHP Email: CAPO 3 ( this is how they play it) - Key Cm with capo, move capo if is in wrong key for your voice INTRO Am Am Then repeat if you want e|----0------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|----1------------------------1--------------------------------------------| G|----2--================>-----2--------------------------------------------| D|----2------------------------2--------------------------------------------| A|----0------------------------0--------------------------------------------| E|------------------------0---3---------------------------------------------| Strum for first 3 beats then do second part, you can throw the second part in before each verse or even before each Am , wherever you see fit Am Eli, the barrow boy C Of the old town Am Sells coal and marigolds C As he cries out G Am All down the day Am Below the tamaracks C He is crying: Am Corn cobs and candle wax C for the buying G Am All down the day F C ?Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe F Am Made of gold and silk Arabian thread F C But she is dead and gone and lying in a pine grove G Am And I must push my barrow all the day G Am And I must push my barrow all the day? Am Eli, the barrow boy Am When they found him Am Dressed all in corduroy C He had drowned in G Am The river down the way Am They laid his body down C in a churchyard Am But still when the moon is out C With his push cart G Am He calls down the day F C ?Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown F Am Made of gold and silk Arabian thread F C But I am dead and gone and lying in a church ground G Am And still I push my barrow all the day G Am Still I push my barrow all the day? Thank You Gabriel HP