Chord Picaresqueties by Decemberists

1 . the bandit queen 2 . bridges and balloons 3 . constantinople 4 . the kingdom of spain 1 . the bandit queen originally tabbed by : unregistered verse 1 C C7 as the sun is sinking low , F Fm and the evening’s tucked in tow , C Am G G7 on the horizon , my true love i see - E - E - E - eee . C C7 she ain’t fancy , she ain’t fine F Fm while her fingers number only nine C Am F G she’s the belle of the ball of the insurgency . chorus C Am she’s my bandit queen , laying beneath the moon F G in a bandit cave , a blanket laid for two C Am if i could find a way to your hideaway by the sea F G7 C o bandit queen , steal away to me . bridge Am somewhere on a mountain , by a starry water fountain C C/B in an alcove hid by some trees Am amidst a pile of treasure , reclining at her leisure , F G my ladylove sniffs at the breeze . F and sitting up , she adjusts her turban C and takes another swig from a bottle of bourbon D7 G and listening to the whistling of the train in station n . C odds are it will never reach its destination . C Am ’cause the bandit queen , astride her steed will ride F G C oh , let me be the one to lay within your theivin’ arms tonight . chorus C Am she’s my bandit queen , laying beneath the moon F G in a bandit cave , a blanket laid for two C Am if i could find a way to your hideaway by the sea F G7 C o bandit queen , steal away to me . 2 . bridges and balloons capo 4 verse 1 G we sailed away on a winter’s day Cadd9 with fate as malleable as clay G but ships are fallible , i say Cadd9 and the nautical , like all things , fades G and i can recall our caravel Cadd9 a little wicker beetle shell G with four fine maste and lateen sails Cadd9 its bearings on cair paravel chorus Am Cadd9 oh my love G oh it was a funny little thing Am to be C the ones G to’ve seen verse 2 G the sight of bridges and balloons Cadd9 makes calm canaries irritable G and they caw and claw all afternoon Cadd9 catenaries and dirigibles G brace and buoy the living room Cadd9 a loom of metal warp woof wimble G and a thimbles worth of milky moon Cadd9 can touch hearts larger than a thimble chorus Am Cadd9 oh my love G oh it was a funny little thing Am to be C the ones G to’ve seen outro Am Cadd9 oh my love G it was a funny little thing Am C G oh it was a funny funny funny little thing Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G 3 . constantinople originally tabbed by : aflowerandagun intro : C C/B verse 1 C C/G C C/G o the minarets of constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E are plated gold , ivory , and opal F F/C F F/C G G G G their cupolas all onion domed and light . verse 2 C C/G C C/G and the magistrate of constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E has made a match; his family was hopeful F F/C F F/C G G G G their daughter would be promised a wedding night . chorus F G but the sultan’s weary bride , she won’t be wed tonight C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E nor fall beneath a canopy to lie F F/C F F/C G G G G for far across the town , her lover now is drowned C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E and painted by the bosporus in blue F F/C F F/C G G G G and there’s nothing for a broken heart to do . verse 3 C C/G C C/G down the dirty streets of constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E the beggars weep , their hands all wide open F F/C F F/C G G G G their severed leper limbs all swing and sway . verse 4 C C/G C C/G at a windowsill in constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E our hero sighs to melodies noteful F F/C F F/C G G G G and gazes on the walls that hold his love . chorus F G but the sultan’s weary bride , she won’t be wed tonight C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E nor fall beneath a canopy to lie F F/C F F/C G G G G for far across the town , her lover now is drowned C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E and painted by the bosporus in blue F F/C F F/C G G G G and there’s nothing for a broken heart to do . outro F F/C F F/C G G G G no , there’s nothing for a broken heart to do . C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E F F/C F F/C G G G G except cry . G G G7 C 4 . the kingdom of spain originally tabbed by : unregistered G G C D G verse 1 C in the kingdom of spain D G Em there are such colors C they defy any name D G Em like drab and dolor chorus C D but oh the king and the queen of spain G Em with their long unpronounceable names C D Em D grace the table at the long lost kingdom of spain verse 2 C in the kingdom of light D G Em a lithe young lawyer C tries a case for D G Em her unjustly arrested brother chorus C D but oh the king and the queen of light G Em rule with unbendable might C D Em D so it’s to the gallows with the long lost kingdom of light bridge G G C D G verse 3 C in the kingdom of love D G Em oh , we’re all just fodder C as the cannonades drub D G Em our sons and daughters chorus C D but oh the king and the queen of love G Em in their long white fingerless gloves C D Em D bang the gavel for the long lost kingdom of love outro D Em of love D Em of love D