The Rains of Castamere Chords & Lyrics by The National

The Rains of Castamere

guitar chords lyrics

The National

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THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE - The National
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Tabbed by: Lachlan
Email: [email protected]


Notes:
- The bracketed chords don't appear in the recording, but are implied in the
harmonies. So they're optional.

- In the verses, the Dm chords have the top string muted.

Verse 1:
(Dm) (C) (Dm) (C)
And who are you, the proud lord said,
(Dm) (C)
that I must bow so low?
(F) (C) (F) (C)
Only a cat of a different coat,
(Gm) (Am)
that's all the truth I know.

Verse 2:
Dm (C) (Dm) (C)
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
(Dm) C
a lion still has claws,
F (C) (F) C
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
Gm Am D
as long and sharp as yours.

Chorus 1:
Dm C
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
Dm C
that lord of Castamere,
Bb Gm
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
Bb Am Dm
with no one there to hear.
Bb Gm
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
Bb Am Dm
and not a soul to hear.


Instrumental Section :

Dm C Dm C Dm C
e|------1-----------0-----------1-----3-----0----------3---1---0-------0-----|
B|------3-----------1-----------3-----------1----------2-----------3---1-----|
G|--2---2-------2---0-------2---2-----------0------2---3---------------0-----|
D|------0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------0---------------2-----|
A|------x-----------3-----------x-----------3----------x---------------3-----|
E|------x-----------x-----------x-----------x----------x---------------x-----|

F C F C Gm Am Dm
e|------5-----------x-----------5-----6-----x----------6---5---3---0---x-----|
B|------6-----------8-----------6-----------8----------3-------1-------3-----|
G|--5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------5------5---3-------2-------2-----|
D|------7-----------5-----------7-----------5----------5-------2-------0-----|
A|------8-----------7-----------8-----------7----------5-------0-------0-----|
E|------5-----------8-----------5-----------8----------3-------0-------x-----|


Chorus 2:
Dm C
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
Dm C
that lord of Castamere,
Bb Gm
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
Bb Am Dm
with no one there to hear.
Bb Gm
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
Bb Am Dm
and not a soul to hear.


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h 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

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