------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROX IN THE BOX - The Decemberists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jake Wasson Email: jake.l.wasson@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo 2 All chords and tabs relative to capo Intro / Fill thing: 2x e|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---2---2p0-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2------------2-2---0h2----0h2---2p0-----------------------------------------| A|-0--------------------------------------2---0--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is variously played by the guitar in the intro Verse: Am Get the rocks in the box G Get the water right down to your socks G Am This bulkhead's made of fallen brethren bones Am We all do what we can G We endure our fellow man G And we sing our songs to the headframe's creaks and moans Chorus: F C And it's one, two, three on the wrong side of the lee G What were you meant for? Am What were you meant for? F C And it's seven, eight, nine, you get your shovel back in line G Am And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again G Am And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again FILL - Same as intro, but played on fiddle an octave higher And you won't make a dime On this gray granite mountain mine Of dirt you're made and to dirt you will return But while we're living here Let's get this little one thing clear There's plenty of men to die; you don't jump your turn CHORUS FILL - Fiddle again ACCORDION SOLO CHORUS 2x FIDDLE OUTRO End on Am I might come back and transcribe the solos, but not today. Have fun! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | B hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | B Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************