Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect tab

tabbed by:Nate Turner
email me at:Lazinesslover@aol.com

Hi this is my First tab, so be nice.


The song has 2 guitar parts, one part has already been posted, the chords that Colin 
Ill be submitting what Chris Funk plays.Although when I saw them live he was playing a 
The Cd version sounds like a electric guitar.

The majority of the song has 2 phrases:

Ie|--------0-------0---0-------|B|--0-----------3---3---------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|

IIe|-------0--------------------|B|--0---------3--1--0---------|G|---------------------2--0---|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|


When you see "I" play the first phrase when you see "II" play the second

inrto: play I four times

I                          I
  And here I dreamt I was a soldier
I                            I
  And I marched the streets of Birkenau
I
  And I recall in spring
I
  The perfume that the air would bring
I                      II
  To the indolent town
I                           I
  Where the barkers call the moon down
I                          I
  The carnival was ringing loudly now
I
  And just to lay with you
I
  There's nothing that I wouldn't do
I                        II
  Save lay my rifle down

(I cant hear  Chris Funks guitar in the chorus so I guess he doesnt play)

And try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to,
Alright, its ok, guess its better to turn this way


Starting on "way" Play I four times

I                      I
  And I am nothing of a builder
I                          I
  But here I dreamt I was an architect
I
  And I built this balustrade
I
  To keep you home, to keep you safe
I                       II
  From the outside world
I                   I
  But the angles and the corners
I                     I
  Even though my work is unparalleled
I
  They never seemed to meet
I
  This structure fell about our feet
I                       II
  And we were free to go

And try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
Alright, okay, guess it's better to turn this way


Starting on way I x 8 and end with a open B

(In the Spaniard verse guitar 2 drops out but guitar 1 stops playing chords and plays 
very softly, so I thought I would add it)

IIIe|--0-----------|B|------1--0----|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|--------------|E| -------------|


   And here in Spain I am a Spaniard
III
   I will be buried with my marionettes
III                III
   Countess and courtesan
                    III
  Have fallen beneath my tender hand
                             III
  When their husbands were not around


(Guitar to comes back in)

I                           I
  But you, my soiled teenage girlfriend
I                          I
  Or are you furrowed like a lioness
I
  And we are vagabonds
I
  We travel without seatbelts on
I                             II
  We live this close to death

At this point I can make out  what sounds like a guitar 2 part for the chorus but I cant 
for sure. Here is what I think it is:

IVe|-----------------|B|----------0---3--|G|--0---2----------|D|-----------------|A|-----------------|E|-----------------|

(This might been playing through all of the chorus', but i just couldnt hear it)

             IV            IV
  And try one, and try two
           IV                 IV
Guess it always comes down to
       IV         IV          IV                   IV
Alright, it's okay, guess it's better to turn this
         IV           IV
But I won, so you lose
              IV              IV
Guess it always comes down to
        IV        IV          IV
Alright, it's okay, guess it's better to turn this way

On "way" play I seven times then II once

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