The Desert Babbler chords by Iron & Wine

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

Artist: Iron & Wine
Song: The Desert Babbler
Album: Ghost on Ghost


Standard Tuning: CAPO II


Chords used:

  EAFGBe
Am:002210
Bm:224432
C: 032010
D: 000232
Em:022000
G: 320033

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Intro: [G+G - C majorC - A minorAm - D MajorD]x2


Verse 1 chords:
G+G         C majorC  A minorAm
 It's New Year's Eve
         D MajorD
and California's gonna kill you soon
G+G       C majorC   A minorAm
  The Barstow boys
        D MajorD
buckeyes in the shadow of the moon


Verse 2 chords:
G+G    C majorC                A minorAm
 Black houses in the hill and roadside hearts
      D MajorD
Dying for a place to fall apart
G+G   C majorC                   A minorAm
 Who knew what you could learn to live without
       D MajorD
Mother Mary's lying in your mouth

Chorus 1 chords:
B minorBm   E minorEm                   A minorAm
 Back home the kitchen's warm with Christmas wine
          D MajorD
and every girl has got an axe to grind
B minorBm  E minorEm
 You left to look for heaven
      A minorAm      D MajorD
But you're far from that hard light tonight


Interlude: [G+G - C majorC - A minorAm - D MajorD]x2


Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
So quietly we've lost another year
the desert put a babbler in your ear
mean firewood and I miss you again
Barstow boys are spit into the wind


Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
Back home the hammer always has to fall
crosses barely hanging on the wall
Someday I know you'll never leave me